An engineered phage-derived particle (PDP) for expressing a transgene in a target cell transduced with a bacteriophage, the PDP includes (i) less than about 500 bp of DNA from the bacteriophage genome, (ii) an ITR-flanked therapeutic gene up to 20 kb, (iii) an endosomal escape sequence, (iv) a nuclear localization sequence, and (v) a cell-specific targeting moiety. The PDP may escape lysosomal degradation, traffic across the nuclear envelope and expressed a therapeutic gene in a mammalian cell.

This disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems comprising a papillomaviral delivery vehicle for the delivery of gene editing material to cells. The papillomaviral delivery vehicle comprises a papillomavirus-derived capsid and DNA encoding a gene editing material encapsulated by the capsid. The papillomaviral delivery vehicle can be transduced into a cell under conditions conducive for the cell to synthesize the gene editing material. The cell can comprise a polynucleotide target and the gene editing material can target the polynucleotide target. The polynucleotide target can be a DNA polynucleotide target or RNA polynucleotide target.

This disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems comprising a papillomaviral delivery vehicle for the delivery of gene editing material to cells. The papillomaviral delivery vehicle comprises a papillomavirus-derived capsid and DNA encoding a gene editing material encapsulated by the capsid. The papillomaviral delivery vehicle can be transduced into a cell under conditions conducive for the cell to synthesize the gene editing material. The cell can comprise a polynucleotide target and the gene editing material can target the polynucleotide target. The polynucleotide target can be a DNA polynucleotide target or RNA polynucleotide target.

The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for genetically modifying lymphocytes, for example T cells and/or NK cells. In some embodiments, the methods include reaction mixtures, and resulting cell formulations, that are created using whole blood, or a component thereof that is not a PBMC, and additionally comprise T cells and recombinant retroviral particles having polynucleotides that encode a CAR. In some embodiments, modified lymphocytes are reintroduced into a subject subcutaneously. In some embodiments, polynucleotides that provide T cells the ability to regulate cell survival and proliferation in response to binding to a CAR, are provided.

The present disclosure generally relates to viral-based expression systems suitable for the production of molecule of interests in recombinant host cells. The disclosure particularly relates to nucleic acid constructs, such as expression vectors, containing a modified arterivirus genome or replicon RNA in which at least some of its original viral sequence has been deleted. Also included in the disclosure are viral-based expression vectors including one or more expression cassettes encoding heterologous polypeptides. In some embodiments, the expression cassettes are configured and positioned at defined locations on the viral genome so as to enable expression of the heterologous polypeptides in a tunable manner.

The present disclosure generally relates to viral-based expression systems suitable for the production of molecule of interests in recombinant host cells. The disclosure particularly relates to nucleic acid constructs, such as expression vectors, containing a modified arterivirus genome or replicon RNA in which at least some of its original viral sequence has been deleted. Also included in the disclosure are viral-based expression vectors including one or more expression cassettes encoding heterologous polypeptides. In some embodiments, the expression cassettes are configured and positioned at defined locations on the viral genome so as to enable expression of the heterologous polypeptides in a tunable manner.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for regulating expression of effector molecules using regulatable transcription factors and/or activation inducible promoters.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for regulating expression of effector molecules using regulatable transcription factors and/or activation inducible promoters.

The present disclosure relates to a viral gene delivery vector particle and a bispecific polypeptide configured to bind a viral gene delivery vector particle and target cell-specific receptor protein. The disclosure also relates to gene delivery systems, compositions, and methods of use thereof.

A BVP8 protein for killing tetranychid mites and use thereof are provided. The protein is as set forth in SEQ ID NO. 2. The BVP8 protein has a median lethal concentration of 12.98 μg/mL against Tetranychus urticae, 33.45 μg/mL against Panonychus citri, and 26.32 μg/mL against Tetranychus cinnabarinus, and shows an inhibitory effect against the hatching and cleavage of Tetranychus urticae eggs, with the egg cleavage rate of 75.86% after 72 h. The protein provides a new option for the preparation of a novel miticide.