Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Brazilian research group shows that valproic acid (VPA), used to treat epilepsy since the 1960s, modulates gene expression in tumor gene models and acts on DNA conformation and the histones in chromatin Results of recent studies involving valproic acid, used for decades as an anti-convulsant drug, show that it can interact with the conformation of (..)

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Scienmag

APRIL 27, 2022

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Inside embryonic cells, specific proteins control the rate at which genetic information is transcribed from DNA to messenger RNA – a crucial regulatory step before proteins are created. Then, organs develop and hopefully function properly.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Last week geneticist Dr Charles Steward shared with us his experiences of searching for a genetic cause for his children’s rare neurological diseases. Here he gives us a deeper look at how genomic medicine is evolving and the barriers that are preventing it from reaching its full potential.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Rapid and accurate DNA synthesis . Conventional DNA synthesis, typically used for making sequences such as primers, employs phosphoramidite chemistry, a method that was developed in the 1980s and is still considered the gold standard for DNA synthesis. .

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Scienmag

JULY 19, 2021

May also explain liver fat differences among men & women Credit: Sallam Lab/UCLA FINDINGS A chemical modification that occurs in some RNA molecules as they carry genetic instructions from DNA to cells’ protein-making machinery may offer protection against non-alcoholic fatty liver, a condition that results from a build-up of fat in the liver (..)

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Scienmag

APRIL 15, 2021

High resolution electron microscopy imaging shows how damage-sensing proteins recognize DNA breaks and then bridge them together Credit: He Lab From cancer treatment to sunlight, radiation and toxins can severely damage DNA in both harmful and healthy cells.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. Nucleases are enzymes that hydrolytically cleave the phosphodiester backbone of DNA.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In celebration of the Nobel Prize for Medicine going to two of the early proponents of mRNA technology for creating therapeutics, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, this week our round-up highlights the importance of genetics, genomics and gene editing in drug discovery.

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Scienmag

APRIL 15, 2021

Zenk The DNA molecule is not naked in the nucleus. Instead, it is folded in a very organized way by the help of different proteins to establish a unique spatial organization of the genetic information. This […].

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Precision medicine promises a paradigm shift to confidently match the right patients to the right treatment at the right time. Inherent to therapies developed during this era of precision medicine is the notion that many of these new therapies only work in a subset of patients.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These efforts encompass programs related to the shingles vaccine, Tdap vaccine and plague vaccine, reinforcing Dynavax’s commitment to advancing the field of vaccines and medicine. The year 2022 has proven to be a momentous period for Fulgent Genetics, marked by significant expansion of its product portfolio across various medical conditions.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 26, 2023

In March, the collaborative T2T consortium published the first complete telomere-to-telomere sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8% of the 3 billion base pairs that make up our DNA. Moreover, research has shown that genetic testing can reduce adverse reactions to drugs by nearly one third.

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Scienmag

APRIL 14, 2021

In the cell nucleus histones play a crucial role packaging DNA into chromatin. Histones are however very sticky to both DNA and RNA, so to ensure they are transported to the cell nucleus after synthesis and bind to the right portion of DNA to organize the chromatin, they are guarded by complexes of histone chaperones. […].

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Roots Analysis

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Genome Editing is a way of making changes in the DNA. These technologies act as scissors, cutting the DNA at specific spots. They also allow genetic material to be added, removed, or altered at particular locations in the genome. The TAL protein consists of 33-34 amino acid repeat patterns, with two variable positions.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

— An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the “guardian of the genome” for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells. Research offers new lead for cancer drug discovery Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 2, 2022

Also known as genetic cardiomyopathies, they often go undiagnosed and are a major cause of heart transplants due to how current treatments do not prevent the condition from progressing. . It’s thought that around 12 people under the age of 35 die of an undiagnosed heart condition in the UK every week, according to the BHF.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Gene editing tools such as zinc finger nucleases, transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) nucleases have been heralded for their enormous potential to treat diseases and genetic disorders. In one example, Choi et al.

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Roots Analysis

JANUARY 28, 2024

Pharmaceutical Research: Big data analytics can be applied in various areas of pharmaceutical research, including drug discovery and development, precision medicine , clinical trial optimization, pharmacovigilance and drug safety, supply chain optimization, and real-time monitoring and surveillance.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

However, caveats surrounding the stochastic off-target outcomes of cleaving both strands of the DNA helix to elicit a gene modification remain a source of concern. Traditional CRISPR-Cas9 technology relies on generating a DSB in the DNA to facilitate a genetic modification.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 18, 2023

Rolf Turk , Senior Manager, Genomics Medicine at Integrated DNA Technologies, examines how CRISPR is being used to enhance cancer therapies. These efforts, along with many others, are opening doors for new possibilities in translational medicine. parvovirus B19, Flaviviridae, Ebola, and Coronaviridae), DNA viruses (e.g.,

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 15, 2022

The remaining 8% of the genome was often referred to as the dark matter of the genome or sometimes even ‘Junk DNA’ 2. This technical tour de force will have far reaching implications for our understanding of the human genome and for practical use of this knowledge in clinical medicine.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As we turn our focus to new potential applications and disease areas for the platform, scientists and companies must consider the potential life-saving impact on rare, inherited diseases, says Archana Gupta , PhD, staff scientist in genetic sciences at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 8, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. These viruses carry the genetic information to synthesise an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

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Scienmag

APRIL 5, 2021

Study shows that tumor-suppressor protein p53 brings speckles and DNA together to boost gene expression PHILADELPHIA – A team led by scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has illuminated the functions of mysterious structures in cells called “nuclear speckles,” showing that they can work in (..)

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Scienmag

MAY 14, 2021

After the p53 tumour suppressor gene, the genes most frequently found mutated in cancer are those encoding two proteins of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complex.

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Roots Analysis

JANUARY 14, 2024

In fact, biologics are anticipated to play a significant role in shaping the pharmaceutical industry and will eventually serve as an integral part of traditional medicines. Overview of Biologics Biologics refer to medicinal / therapeutic products that are either manufactured using living organisms or semi-synthesized from biological sources.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 22, 2023

RNA therapeutics are a novel class of biopharmaceuticals that harness the power of RNA molecules for the treatment and prevention of a wide range of disorders, including oncological, and genetic disorders as well as infectious diseases. These therapeutics are broadly classified into two categories, namely coding RNAs and non-coding RNAs.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 3, 2022

DMD is a severe, progressive muscle-wasting genetic condition caused by the lack of a protein called dystrophin. A gene therapy, it permits the body to read over the DNA mutation and still continue to produce dystrophin. Eventually, they will need assistance with breathing.

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Cloudbyz

MARCH 6, 2024

Understanding Biologics: Biologics are a class of therapeutic agents derived from living organisms, such as cells, tissues, or proteins. Unlike traditional small molecule drugs, which are chemically synthesized, biologics are produced through complex biotechnological processes, often involving recombinant DNA technology.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 15, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. Peptides have a longer shelf life due to their simplicity and ease of transport.

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Scienmag

APRIL 12, 2021

Credit: Mandy Meijer Histones are tiny proteins that bind to DNA and hold information that can help turn on or off individual genes.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Peer went onto say that he believes that, in the near future, there will be many personalized treatments based on genetic messengers. Cas-9 represents the Cas9 protein, an enzyme that cuts foreign DNA. Once the DNA has been cut, the cell’s natural repair mechanisms kick in. ” Source link.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 5, 2023

It targets a pathway that cancer cells are highly dependent upon, involving the heat shock factor 1 protein (HSF1). Mechanism of action HSF1 is a transcription factor, meaning that it controls the production of other important proteins in the cell, through its regulation of the process of reading the genetic code stored in DNA.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The discovery was made by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Grenoble Alpes University in Grenoble in France, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Tumours (yellow) pervade the lungs of mice genetically prone to small cell lung cancer (left) on this computed tomography scan.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies have led to significant developments in healthcare-focused research on precision medicine and diagnostics. Nutritional DNA testing helps in identifying foods that might lead to allergies or intolerance in an individual.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 10, 2023

Reece Armstrong speaks to Neil Dhawan , the Co-founder and CEO of Totus Medicines about the company’s approach to drug discovery using fundamental technologies in chemistry, biology and artificial intelligence (AI). RA: How is Totus Medicines attempting to target untreatable or undruggable diseases? How can this impact drug discovery?

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Scienmag

APRIL 16, 2021

Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR’s basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what’s known as the epigenome — proteins and small molecules that latch onto DNA and control when and where genes are switched on or off.

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