Toll-like receptor-induced cytokines as immunotherapeutic targets in cancers and autoimmune diseases

MC Patra, M Shah, S Choi - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune cells of the myeloid and lymphoid lineages express Toll-like receptors (TLRs) to
recognize pathogenic components or cellular debris and activate the immune system …

The role of differential expression of human interferon-A genes in antiviral immunity

P Génin, A Vaccaro, A Civas - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Immune recognition of virus-associated molecules by Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and/or RIG-I-
like receptors (RLRs) triggers intracellular signaling cascades that converge on the …

[HTML][HTML] Structural linkage between ligand discrimination and receptor activation by type I interferons

C Thomas, I Moraga, D Levin, PO Krutzik… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Summary Type I Interferons (IFNs) are important cytokines for innate immunity against
viruses and cancer. Sixteen human type I IFN variants signal through the same cell-surface …

Receptor dimerization dynamics as a regulatory valve for plasticity of type I interferon signaling

S Wilmes, O Beutel, Z Li, V Francois-Newton… - Journal of Cell …, 2015 - rupress.org
Type I interferons (IFNs) activate differential cellular responses through a shared cell surface
receptor composed of the two subunits, IFNAR1 and IFNAR2. We propose here a …

A De Novo Strategy To Improve Pharmacokinetics of Proteins from mRNA Therapeutics via Zwitterionic Polypeptide Fusion

S Luozhong, R Li, Z Tian, Z Cao… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Achieving therapeutic efficacy in protein replacement therapies requires sustaining
pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles, while maintaining the bioactivity of circulating proteins. This is …

Site-selective protein conjugation at histidine

K Peciak, E Laurine, R Tommasi, J Choi… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Site-selective conjugation generally requires both (i) molecular engineering of the protein of
interest to introduce a conjugation site at a defined location and (ii) a site-specific …

IFNA2: The prototypic human alpha interferon

F Paul, S Pellegrini, G Uzé - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
The human interferon α2 (IFNα2) was the first highly active IFN subtype to be cloned in the
early eighties. It was also the first IFN and the first cytokine to be produced and …

A low-immunogenic genetically-fusible zwitterionic polypeptide

P McMullen, S Luozhong, C Tsao, H Xu, L Fang… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein, nucleic acid, and small-molecule drugs frequently require chemical modification
with polymers such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), to increase their in vivo circulation time …

Mutation of the IFNAR-1 receptor binding site of human IFN-α2 generates type I IFN competitive antagonists

M Pan, E Kalie, BJ Scaglione, ES Raveche… - Biochemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Type I interferons (IFNs) are multifunctional cytokines that activate cellular responses by
binding a common receptor consisting of two subunits, IFNAR-1 and IFNAR-2. Although the …

Engineered antibody-interferon mutant fusion molecules

I Grewal, S Khare, M Gresser, R Syed - US Patent 8,980,267, 2015 - Google Patents
The field of the present invention relates to genetically engi neered fusion molecules,
methods of making said fusion mol ecules, and uses thereof in anti-tumor immunotherapies …