An apparatus and method for determining administration form of a composition of an engineered virus-based nanoparticle for a treatment of an autoimmune condition are disclosed. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to obtain administration data, wherein the administration data comprises a plurality of administrations of a composition of an engineered virus-based nanoparticle for a treatment of an autoimmune condition, compare the administration data and determine a critical administration as a function of the comparison.

The present invention relates to a polypeptide binding to human serum albumin and comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) GVTLFVALYDY(X.sup.1)(X.sup.2)(X.sup.3)(X.sup.4)(X.sup.5)(X.sup.6)D(X.sup.7)SFHKGEKFQIL(X.sup.8)(X.sup.9)(X.sup.10)(X.sup.11)(X.sup.12)G(X.sup.13)(X.sup.14)W(X.sup.15)(X.sup.16)RSLTTG(X.sup.17)(X.sup.18)G(X.sup.19)IPSNYVAPVDSIQ (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein (X.sup.1) is A, V, I, L, M, G, P, S, T, N, Q, C, R, H, K, D or E; (X.sup.2) is R, H, K, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, S, T, N, Q or C; (X.sup.3) is R, H, K, S, T, N, Q, C, F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.4) is S, T, N, Q, C, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H, K, F, Y, W, D or E; (X.sup.5) is S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X.sup.6) is F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H, K, S, T, N, Q or C; (X.sup.7) is A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X.sup.8) is S, T, N, Q, C, D or E; (X.sup.9) is S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, F, Y or W; (X.sup.10) is A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.11) is F, Y, W, R, H or K; (X.sup.12) is S, T, N, Q, C, F, Y or W; (X.sup.13) is F, Y, W, R, H, K, S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.14) is F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.15) is D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.16) is A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.17) is D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X.sup.18) is S, T, N, Q, C, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.19) is F, Y, W S, T, N, Q or C; and (b) an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of (a), wherein the identity determination excludes amino acid positions (X.sup.1) to (X.sup.19).

A cell comprising a mutant protein, the mutant protein causing the cell to be insensitive toward an inhibitor which affects the activity and; or killing function thereof; a universal chimeric antigen receptor T cell which is related to the cell and which is suitable for administration to non-specific patients; and a method for preparing the described cells and an application of the cells in cell therapy.

The disclosure relates to a recombinant membrane span protein complex, comprising (1) a fusion protein, comprising a membrane span protein fused to a kinase domain, preferably a constitutive kinase and (2) a reporter construct comprising a polypeptide, interacting with the membrane span protein, fused to a reporter phosphorylation domain. The disclosure relates further to the uses of such membrane span protein complex for the detection of compounds that interact with the membrane span protein and for the screening and/or detection of inhibitors of the compound-membrane span protein interactions. In a preferred embodiment, the membrane span protein is a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) and the method is used for the screening and/or detection of inhibitors of the ligand-receptor binding.

A method for promoting the reprogramming of a non-cardiomyocytic cell or tissue into cardiomyocytic cell or tissue comprising is carried out by contacting a non-cardiomyocytic cell or tissue with a modulator of histone methyltransferase activity or expression.

The present invention relates to a polypeptide binding to human serum albumin and comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) GVTLFVALYDY(X.sup.1)(X.sup.2)(X.sup.3)(X.sup.4)(X.sup.5)(X.sup.6)D(X.sup.7)SFHKGEKFQIL(X.sup.8)(X.sup.9)(X.sup.10)(X.sup.11)(X.sup.12)G(X.sup.13)(X.sup.14)W(X.sup.15)(X.sup.16)RSLTTG(X.sup.17)(X.sup.18)G(X.sup.19)IPSNYVAPVDSIQ (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein (X.sup.1) is A, V, I, L, M, G, P, S, T, N, Q, C, R, H, K, D or E; (X.sup.2) is R, H, K, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, S, T, N, Q or C; (X.sup.3) is R, H, K, S, T, N, Q, C, F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.4) is S, T, N, Q, C, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H, K, F, Y, W, D or E; (X.sup.5) is S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X.sup.6) is F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H, K, S, T, N, Q or C; (X.sup.7) is A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X.sup.8) is S, T, N, Q, C, D or E; (X.sup.9) is S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, F, Y or W; (X.sup.10) is A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.11) is F, Y, W, R, H or K; (X.sup.12) is S, T, N, Q, C, F, Y or W; (X.sup.13) is F, Y, W, R, H, K, S, T, N, Q, C, D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.14) is F, Y, W, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.15) is D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.16) is A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.17) is D, E, A, V, I, L, M, G, P, R, H or K; (X.sup.18) is S, T, N, Q, C, A, V, I, L, M, G or P; (X.sup.19) is F, Y, W, S, T, N, Q or C; and (b) an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of (a), wherein the identity determination excludes amino

Provided are methods for the identification of mutant kinases that are resistant to inhibition by a kinase inhibitor. In some embodiments, the methods may be used to assess a test compound or kinase inhibitor for the risk of the development of resistance in vivo, e.g., during clinical administration to treat a disease such as a cancer.

Disclosed are nucleic acid sequences comprising a cardiomyocyte-specific, cardiac stress-induced promoter operably linked to a mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS) and/or a gene of interest. Disclosed are vectors comprising one or more of the disclosed nucleic acids. Disclosed are methods of using the disclosed nucleic acid sequences or vectors for treating a subject in need thereof. Disclosed are methods of treating pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a vector to the subject, wherein the vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence comprising a cardiomyocyte-specific, cardiac stress-induced promoter operably linked to a mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS) and/or a gene that encodes a PH therapeutic, wherein the PH therapeutic is expressed in cardiomyocytes undergoing cardiac stress.

A formulation comprising an ingestible carrier and an isolated strain of Bifidobacterium longum.

Provided is an siRNA in tandem expression and uses thereof in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and particularly, provided are a method of a tandem expression for siRNA of BTK, and an siRNA in tandem expression and uses thereof in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.