| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080311095 | Methods and compositions for increased transgene expression - Described herein are methods of expressing nucleic acids in T cells pre-exposed to a co-stimulatory signal and then transduced with adenoviral vectors. In some embodiments, the co-stimulation is provided by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies and the adenoviral vector is pseudotyped for T-cell entry. The invention also relates to compositions for carrying out these methods, provided as kits or pharmaceutical compositions that can be used to treat diseases including immunological conditions and hematological malignancies. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090117617 | Methods and compositions for targeted integration - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted integration of one or more copies of a sequence of interest using zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) comprising a zinc finger protein and a cleavage domain or cleavage half-domain and integrase defective lentiviral donor constructs. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090263900 | Linear donor constructs for targeted integration - Disclosed herein are linear donor molecules comprising homology arms of 50-750 base pairs (e.g., 50-100 base pairs) flanking one or more sequences of interest. The donor molecules and/or compositions comprising these molecules can be used in methods for targeted integration of an exogenous sequence into a specified region of interest in the genome of a cell. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100111907 | Methods and compositions for gene inactivation - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for inactivating CCR-5 genes, using zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) comprising a zinc finger protein and a cleavage domain or cleavage half-domain. Polynucleotides encoding ZFNs, vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding ZFNs, such as adenovirus (Ad) vectors, and cells comprising polynucleotides encoding ZFNs and/or cells comprising ZFNs are also provided. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100291048 | Modification of CXCR4 using engineered zinc finger proteins - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating activity of CXCR4 genes, for example using zinc finger transcription factors (ZF-TFs) or zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) comprising a zinc finger protein and a cleavage domain or cleavage half-domain. Polynucleotides encoding ZF-TFs or ZFNs, vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding ZF-TFs or ZFNs and cells comprising polynucleotides encoding ZF-TFs or ZFNs and/or cells comprising ZF-TF or ZFNs are also provided. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110014616 | Rapid screening of biologically active nucleases and isolation of nuclease-modified cells - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for rapidly identifying active nucleases and cells having nuclease-mediated genomic modifications. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110027235 | Targeted integration into stem cells - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted integration of sequences of interest such as lineage-specific or cell fate reporter constructs or protein encoding sequences into stem cells. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110030076 | Methods and compositions for targeted cleavage and recombination - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted cleavage of a genomic sequence, targeted alteration of a genomic sequence, and targeted recombination between a genomic region and an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to the genomic region. The compositions include fusion proteins comprising a cleavage domain (or cleavage half-domain) and an engineered zinc finger domain and polynucleotides encoding same. Methods for targeted cleavage include introduction of such fusion proteins, or polynucleotides encoding same, into a cell. Methods for targeted recombination additionally include introduction of an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to a genomic region into cells comprising the disclosed fusion proteins. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110136895 | Methods and compositions for modulating PD1 - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for modulating expression of a PD1 gene. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110158957 | Targeted disruption of T cell receptor genes using engineered zinc finger protein nucleases - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for inactivating TCR genes, using zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) comprising a zinc finger protein and a cleavage domain or cleavage half-domain in conditions able to preserve cell viability. Polynucleotides encoding ZFNs, vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding ZFNs and cells comprising polynucleotides encoding ZFNs and/or cells comprising ZFNs are also provided. Disclosed herein are also methods and compositions for expressing a functional exogenous TCR in the absence of endogenous TCR expression in T lymphocytes, including lymphocytes with a central memory phenotype. Polynucleotides encoding exogenous TCR, vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding exogenous TCR and cells comprising polynucleotides encoding exogenous TCR and/or cells comprising exogenous TCR are also provided. | 06-30-2011 |