The present invention relates to peroxiredoxin 6 or a synthetic analogue thereof for use as a hypoglycaemic agent, for example in the treatment of diabetes, such as type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The present invention relates to genes conferring acetic acid tolerance in yeast. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of DOT5, preferably in combination with CUP2 and/or HAA1 to obtain acid tolerance in yeast. Even more preferably, the invention relates to specific alleles of said genes, and to yeast strains comprising said specific alleles.

The present invention relates to a biomarker for prediction of proliferation and migration capacity of mesencymal stem cells and a use thereof, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a biomarker for prediction of proliferation or migration capacity of mesenchymal stem cells including peroxiredoxin 6 and a use thereof.

According to the present invention, by measuring the expression level of the biomarker, the proliferation and migration capacity of mesenchymal stem cells can be predicted.

The present invention provides compositions and methods of use in investigations of the formation of multiprotein assemblies implicated in disease. Also provided are assays for screening candidate compounds of potential utility in preventing and/or treating such diseases by preventing the assembly of or disrupting the function of multiprotein assemblies.

A pharmaceutically compatible antioxidant for use in the treatment or the prevention of an unwanted immune response, the corresponding pharmaceutical and vaccine compositions, and the corresponding clinical and ex-vivo applications.

The invention provides synthetic nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins of interest that are particularly adapted to express well in plants. The claimed synthetic sequences utilize plant-optimized codons roughly in the same frequency at which they are utilized, on average, in genes naturally occurring in the plant species. The invention further includes synthetic DNA sequence for herbicide tolerance, water and/or heat stress tolerance, healthy oil modifications and for transformation marker genes and selectable marker genes are used. DNA construct and transgenic plants containing the synthetic sequences are taught as are methods and compositions for using the plants in agriculture.

The present disclosure relates to the use of host cell protein biomarkers to assess disulfide bond reduction in compositions comprising a protein of interest. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of predicting the occurrence of disulfide bond reduction or low molecular weight protein species in compositions comprising a protein of interest, wherein the expression or activity level of at least one host cell protein is measured and provides a benchmark value associated with the occurrence of disulfide bond reduction or low molecular weight species of said protein of interest. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of producing a protein of interest, wherein host cells capable of producing the protein of interest are cultured, the expression or activity level of at least one host cell protein is measured, and downstream isolation of the protein of interest is informed by the host cell protein measurements.

The present invention relates to genes conferring acetic acid tolerance in yeast. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of DOT5, preferably in combination with CUP2 and/or HAA1 to obtain acid tolerance in yeast. Even more preferably, the invention relates to specific alleles of said genes, and to yeast strains comprising said specific alleles.

The invention relates a method for producing a stable recombinant protein, comprising growing a non-naturally occurring host cell in a culture medium to produce a recombinant protein, and making a composition comprising the recombinant protein and a polysorbate. The production of endogenous lipoprotein lipase by the host cell is reduced. The endogenous lipoprotein lipase is present in the composition in a small amount, and is capable of degrading the polysorbate. The invention also relates to the relevant host cells and compositions, and preparation thereof.

The present invention relates to the use of a multimeric protein of the peroxiredoxin family as a scaffold protein, characterized in that one or more proteins(s) of interest are linked to one or two N- and C-terminal end(s) of one or more monomers(s) of the peroxiredoxin, said peroxiredoxin having no redox activity.