The present disclosure relates to a class of engineered polypeptides having a binding affinity for interleukin-1 receptor type-I (IL-1R-I) which comprise the binding motif (BM) EX.sub.2X.sub.3X.sub.4X.sub.5X.sub.6X.sub.7EIX.sub.10X.sub.11LPNLX.sub.16RX.sub.18QYX.sub.21AFIX.sub.25X.sub.26LX.sub.28D. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such an IL-1R-I binding polypeptide as a therapeutic, prognostic and/or diagnostic agent.

D domain (DD) containing polypeptides (DDpp) that specifically bind targets of interest (e.g., BCMA, CD123, CS1, HER2, AFP, and AFP p26) are provided, as are nucleic acids encoding the DDpp, vectors containing the nucleic acids and host cells containing the nucleic acids and vectors. DDpp such as DDpp fusion proteins, are also provided as are methods of making and using the DDpp. Such uses include, but are not limited to diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Subject matter of the present invention is an anti-adrenomedullin (ADM) antibody or an anti-adrenomedullin antibody fragment or anti-ADM non-Ig scaffold for use in therapy or to prevention of symptoms of illness and/or for use in therapy or prevention of diseases characterized by said symptoms. The symptoms of illness may be selected from the group of nausea, headache, muscle aches, back pain, shivering, vomiting in a subject wherein said antibody or fragment or scaffold may bind to ADM of amino acids 1 to 52 (SEQ ID NO: 1), or to fragments thereof.

Formulations of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-specific fusion protein antagonist are provided including a pre-lyophilized formulation, a reconstituted lyophilized formulation, and a stable liquid formulation. Preferably, the fusion protein has the sequence of SEQ ID NO:4.

Bispecific EGFR/c-Met antibodies and methods of making and using the molecules.

Provided herein are methods and systems for low-cost, low-equipment detection of pathogens in biological sample. In particular, provided herein is a low-cost method for detecting norovirus that provides reliable, visible test with femtomolar, attomolar, and zeptomolar detection limits and that uses materials suitable for deployment of the methods in the field.

A group of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) having two, three or four CAR molecules, wherein the members of the group of CARs can be different in their amino acid sequences, and wherein each of the CAR molecules of the group includes at least a transmembrane domain and an ectodomain comprising either an antigen binding moiety or a binding site to which another polypeptide is able to bind, wherein the polypeptide comprises an antigen binding moiety; wherein each CAR molecule of the group includes at least one dimerization domain, wherein this dimerization of a pair of dimerization domains is either induced by a regulating molecule and optionally reduced by another regulating molecule, or occurs in the absence of a regulating molecule and is reduced by a regulating molecule, and wherein the antigen binding moieties of the CAR molecules of the group specific for one target antigen.

A trifunctional molecule comprising a target-specific ligand, a ligand that binds a protein associated with the TCR complex and a T cell receptor signaling domain polypeptide is provided. The ligand that binds a protein associated with a TCR complex is UCHT1 with a Y177 mutation. Engineering T cells with this novel receptor engenders antigen specific activation of numerous T cell functions, including cytokine production, degranulation and cytolysis.

The invention relates to variants of OB-fold proteins, in particular of the Sac7d family that are able to bind a subunit of a multimeric protein and inhibit the formation of the multimer.

The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), particularly CARs that have adaptable receptor specificity (arCARs). Also provided are polypeptides of the CARs and other related molecules, polynucleotides, vectors, and cell compositions comprising the same. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptides, polynucleotides, vectors, or cells of the present disclosure, and their uses in treating a disease in a subject are also provided.