Fusion proteins for promoting an immune response, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of making and use thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Miami
InventorsGeoffrey W. Stone, Sachin Gupta
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions, cells, kits, and methods for inducing an immune response in a subject. The compositions can be used as vaccines or vaccine adjuvants against cancer (e.g., melanoma, glioma, prostate, breast) and infectious diseases (e.g., therapeutic and preventative vaccination for viruses), and can be used in cell-based therapies for preventing and treating disorders such as cancer and infection. The compositions, cells, kits and methods involve one or more nucleic acids that encode one or more LMPI fusion proteins (chimeric proteins), and in a typical embodiment, synergistic activation of immune responses by a combination of two or more LMPI fusion proteins.
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A vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a fusion protein, the fusion protein comprising a transmembrane domain of LMP1 and an amino acid sequence comprising one or more signaling motifs from immune activating receptors and/or adaptor proteins, where the immune activating receptor is not a TNF Receptor Superfamily (TNFRSF) protein.
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