Flagship Pioneering Innovations VII, LLC

Provided herein are, inter alia, immunomodulatory proteins and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising the same; as well as methods of making the immunomodulatory proteins and compositions. The immunomodulatory proteins provided herein are useful in e.g., pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use, including e.g., in the modulation of an immune response in a subject.

The disclosure provides, for example, single stranded, covalently closed DNA that does not form a double stranded structure longer than 100 base pairs. The ssDNA may encode an effector sequence, for instance a therapeutic protein. The ssDNA may comprise a nuclear targeting sequence (NTS). In some embodiments, the ssDNA shows decreased activation of the innate immune system compared to an otherwise similar dsDNA.

The disclosure provides, inter alia, formulations for drug delivery, such as extended release of peptide therapeutics.

Synthetic endornaviral satellite RNA molecules and satellite particles containing the same are disclosed. The synthetic endornaviral satellite RNA molecules can include coding and/or non-coding cargo sequences, and are heritable through generations of plants. Also disclosed are methods of using the endornaviral satellite RNA molecules and satellite particles containing the same to change plant phenotypes, improve plant stress resistance, and improve plant pest and pathogen resistance.

The disclosure provides, for example, a method of making a composition comprising purified DNA molecules. In some embodiments, the method comprises contacting a solution comprising a plurality of circular, double-stranded DNA molecules to a hydrophobic interaction chromatography matrix. In some embodiments, the circular, double-stranded DNA molecules lack one or both of a bacterial origin of replication and a selectable marker.

Disclosed are lipidoid compounds having the structure of formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein the groups are as defined in the application. Also disclosed are nanoparticle compositions comprising a lipidoid of the invention that are capable of delivering a therapeutic agent. The application also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising a lipidoid composition of the invention.

Provided herein are macromolecules that conditionally induce a cellular effector function (e.g., a biological or therapeutic activity) based on the presence of a disease signature ligand, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same.

The disclosure provides, in various embodiments, compositions, such as polypeptides, polynucleotides, gene editing systems, small molecules, vectors or host cells, that comprise and/or modulate expression or activity of immune regulation-associated proteins, such as cytokines. The disclosure also provides, in various embodiments, methods of treating a disease or condition (e.g., a disease or condition associated with the Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS), the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), whole genome sequencing, phenome-wide association study (PheWAS), expression quantitative trait locus (cQTL) studies, or a combination thereof) using an agent that comprises and/or modulates expression or activity of an immune regulation-associated protein, and methods of identifying said agent.

The disclosure provides, for example, double stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecules comprising one or more chemically modified nucleobases. In some embodiments, the dsDNA molecule is circular and comprises a first strand and a second strand, wherein the first strand comprises one or more chemically modified nucleobases, and the second strand is free of chemically modified nucleobases. In some embodiments, the dsDNA molecule comprises a promoter sequence and an effector sequence that encodes an effector.

Synthetic endornaviral satellite RNA molecules and satellite particles containing the same are disclosed. The synthetic endornaviral satellite RNA molecules can include coding and/or non-coding cargo sequences, and are heritable through generations of plants. Also disclosed are methods of using the endornaviral satellite RNA molecules and satellite particles containing the same to change plant phenotypes, improve plant stress resistance, and improve plant pest and pathogen resistance.