Antigen-Presenting Polypeptides with Chemical Conjugation Sites and Methods of Use Thereof

The present disclosure provides antigen presenting polypeptide comprising a TGF-β MOD that is reversibly masked and acts as a TGF-β receptor agonist. The antigen presenting polypeptides comprising one or more chemical conjugation sites for incorporation of, for example, epitope containing polypeptides. The present disclosure provides nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding antigen-presenting polypeptides comprising one or more chemical conjugation sites, as well as cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The antigen-presenting poly peptides and their epitope conjugates are useful for modulating the activity of a T-cell, and accordingly, the present disclosure provides methods of modulating activity of a T-cell in vitro and in vivo as a method of treatment of diseases and disorders including autoimmune diseases, allergies, GVHD, HGVD, and metabolic disorder.