Juno Therapeutics Gmbh

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Rupesh Amin

Aye Chen

Collin Hauskins

Eric L Smith

Yan Chen

Steven M Shamah

Csaba Pazmany

Semih Ullah Tareen

Jui Dutta-Simmons

Blythe D Sather

Melissa Works

Kimberly Harrington

Ruth Salmon

Rebecca Wu

Erik Hess

Mariana Cota Stirner

Cyr De Imus

Jon Jones

Audrey Olshefsky

Stefan Ponko

Stephen Jacob Goldfless

Brian J Belmont

Yue Jiang

Andreia Costa

Catherine Sierra

Yeonjoo Oh

Jenna Bailey

Samriti Bedi

Madeline Williams

Eric Jeffery

Provided herein are chimeric receptors, including chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), comprising BCMA-binding molecules, including anti-BCMA antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, including heavy chain variable (V) regions and single-chain antibody fragments, and encoding polynucleotides. In some embodiments, the anti-BCMA chimeric receptors specifically bind to BCMA. Among the anti-BCMA-binding molecules are human antibodies, including those that compete for binding to BCMA with reference antibodies, including a non-human reference antibody. Also provided are genetically engineered cells expressing the CARs and uses thereof including in adoptive cell therapy.

Chimeric antigen receptors specific for B-cell maturation antigen and encoding polynucleotides

Provided are receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1)-binding molecules, in particular, to human antibodies specific for ROR1, including antibody fragments. The present disclosure further relates to recombinant receptors, including chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that contain such antibodies or fragments, and polynucleotides that encode the antibodies, antigen-binding fragments or receptors specific for ROR1. The disclosure further relates to genetically engineered cells, containing such ROR1-binding proteins and receptors, and related methods and uses thereof in adoptive cell therapy.

Antibodies and chimeric antigen receptors specific for receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1)

Methods to create chemically-induced dimerizing (CID) protein systems and uses thereof are described. The methods utilize antibody binding domain dimerizing proteins. The created systems can be used to regulate cellular events such as gene expression, receptor signaling and cell death to effectuate a variety of clinically relevant treatment outcomes.

Methods to create chemically-induced dimerizing protein systems for regulation of cellular events

Provided herein are reporter T-cells containing a reporter operably linked to the Nur77 locus. Also provided are methods for screening for an activity of a recombinant receptor, including those containing an extracellular antigen-binding domain and an intracellular signaling domain, such as a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), including assessing activity of a cell expressing the recombinant receptor based on a detectable expression of a reporter molecule responsive to a signal through the intracellular signaling region of the recombinant receptor. In some embodiments, the activity assessed is an antigen-dependent or an antigen-independent activity. In some embodiments, the methods can be used to screen a plurality of reporter cells each containing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a candidate recombinant receptor, e.g. CAR, and assessing such cells for one or more property or activity. The methods can be high-throughput. Also provided are reporter cells, cell compositions, nucleic acids and kits for use in the methods.

Method of assessing activity of recombinant antigen receptors

Provided herein are chimeric receptors, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), comprising BCMA-binding molecules, such as anti-BCMA antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, such as heavy chain variable (V) regions and single-chain antibody fragments, and encoding polynucleotides. In some embodiments, the anti-BCMA chimeric receptors specifically bind to BCMA. Among the anti-BCMA-binding molecules are human antibodies, including those that compete for binding to BCMA with reference antibodies, such as a non-human reference antibody. Also provided are genetically engineered cells expressing the CARs and uses thereof such as in adoptive cell therapy.

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Rupesh Amin