STAT News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Intellia Therapeutics said Friday the first six patients to receive its CRISPR-based treatment for a genetic swelling disorder have safely had small, corrective changes made to dysfunctional DNA inside their liver cells.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

GenScript ProBio has collaborated with the New York Blood Center Enterprises’ business unit, called Comprehensive Cell Solutions (CCS), to accelerate the development and manufacture of cell and gene therapies. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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BioTech 365

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Regulator proteins or symphonies of genes: Statistical modeling points way toward unified theory for DNA folding.At

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 7, 2022

By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence (AI), it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical “off switches” that silence them. The chemical modifications that regulate gene activity are called epigenetic markers. it can be reawakened.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Using artificial intelligence, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells’ protein production. . First it was about being able to fully ‘read’ the DNA molecule’s instructions. The next step is to use human cells.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A novel DNA vaccine in combination with chemotherapy has demonstrated promising clinical results against a deadly form of ovarian cancer. The investigational compound Elenagen is an experimental DNA therapy that consists of a circular piece of DNA called a plasmid that includes a gene for a human protein called p62/SQSTM1.

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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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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 16, 2023

Samir Ounzain , PhD, CEO & Co-Founder of HAYA Therapeutics, looks at how a better understanding of our DNA can lead to increased activity for RNA therapeutics. In actuality, the protein-coding portion of our genome is comparable in identity and number with the humble fruit fly or worm.

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Scienmag

MAY 7, 2021

The two meters of -stretched- DNA contained in human cells are continuously twisting and untwisting to give access to genetic information: when a gene is expressed to generate a protein, the two strands of DNA are separated to give access to all the machinery necessary for this expression, resulting in an excessive accumulation of coiling […]. (..)

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Roots Analysis

JUNE 1, 2022

DNA cloning is the field of synthetic biology which can be helpful to understand the effect of mutation on a particular gene. Many diseases that can be treated using DNA cloning, such as leukemia and sickle cell anemia, involving the replacement of defected gene. DNA Cloning Kit Providers – Current Market Landscape.

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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. Those specific “regulatory” proteins are called transcription factors, and they do their thing by binding to […].

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. Zinc fingers.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 24, 2023

A new research paper, titled "VCP/p97, a pleiotropic protein regulator of the DNA damage response and proteostasis, is a potential therapeutic target in KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer," was published in Genes & Cancer on March 10, 2023.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Sara Donnelly, Director of Research Planning and Business Development at PhoenixBio USA explores why the right pre-clinical model is essential for teams wanting to advance adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapies. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapies hold exceptional promise across a range of disease areas.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. It also affects Hispanic Americans, but at a lower prevalence.

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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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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

When cells copy DNA to produce RNA transcripts, they include only some chunks of genetic material known as exons and throw out the rest. The resulting product is a fully-mature RNA molecule, which can be used as a template to build a protein.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While genetics has made significant strides in healthcare, the field of epigenetics unveils a new dimension in precision medicine, offering insights into the dynamic interplay between genes and experiences that shape our health and disease.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A team of researchers at Northwestern University in the US has devised a new platform for gene editing that could inform the future application of CRISPR-based therapeutics. They created a system to deliver the cargo required for generating the gene editing machine known as CRISPR-Cas9. High gene editing efficiency.

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BioTech 365

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes.Transcription factor proteins are the light switches of the human genome.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

BioMarin Pharma has had another setback in its gene therapy development programme, announcing this morning that the FDA has placed a phase 1/2 trial of its candidate for phenylketonuria (PKU) on hold while it investigates a safety signal. “We are committed to understand and mitigate any risk of cancer causation.”

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

CRISPR gene editing companies Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) and Aldevron have inked a new global distribution agreement to expand CRISPR products for cell and gene therapy customers. The post Partners working to realise the future of genomic medicine appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 21, 2023

Transcription factors are proteins that control every gene in a person’s genome by binding to DNA and flipping the on/off switches that govern gene expression. Talus Bio was also awarded a $2.0M At Talus Bio we believe ‘nothing is undruggable.’ The post $4.3

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Scienmag

MAY 17, 2022

These small, circular DNA molecules are used by scientists to introduce new genes into a target organism. Well known for their applications in the production of therapeutic proteins like insulin, plasmids are broadly used in the large-scale production of many bioproducts. Plasmids have extensive use in basic and applied biology.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 22, 2023

In a new paper published in Nature , researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in the UK have outlined the structure and function of a protein complex which is required to repair damaged DNA and protect against cancer. We now understand its crucial role in DNA repair, which explains why mutations can lead to cancer.”

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Genes code for proteins – the building blocks of life. The current definition of a gene only accounts for around 1.5%

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XTalks

JUNE 20, 2022

Hereditary ATTR has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and is caused by point mutations in the transthyretin ( TTR ) gene that codes for the transthyretin transport protein found in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. These abnormalities can lead to progressive heart failure and death.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 15, 2022

The p53 protein protects our cells from cancer and is an interesting target for cancer treatments. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now found an unusual way of stabilising the protein and making it more potent. The new protein also proved to be more stable than ordinary p53 and capable of killing cancer cells.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 19, 2023

The inhibitors are small molecules that target proteins involved in DNA mismatch repair (MMR), an important process in cells that corrects mistakes that are introduced to DNA when they divide. Image: Human breast cancer cells stained for DNA (red).

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Scienmag

JANUARY 11, 2022

Enhancers are regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, but control how genes are expressed. Super-enhancers are clusters of enhancers that together regulate genes with important roles in cell identity. Scientists at St. Their assessment showed the super-enhancer has four […].

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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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Scienmag

MAY 5, 2021

Transcription is a vital process in bacterial cell, where genetic information in DNA is transcribed to RNA for the translation of proteins that perform cellular function. Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The emergence and spread of new forms of resistance remains a concern that urgently demand new antibiotics.

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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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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 2, 2023

A new paper has solved the 20-year mystery of how epigenetic modifications act as traffic lights to control gene expression and could ultimately speed up the development of a new class of epigenetic cancer drugs. When it gives the green light, H3K4me3 allows RNA polymerase II to move along DNA, transcribing it into RNA as it moves.

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Scienmag

APRIL 15, 2021

Team of Japanese and European scientists identify a novel genetic mitochondrial disorder by analyzing DNA samples from three distinct families Credit: Fujita Health University DNA ligase proteins, which facilitate the formation of bonds between separate strands of DNA, play critical roles in the replication and maintenance of DNA.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Josh Mandel-Brehm , CEO of Massachusetts-based biotech CAMP4, to understand the role regulatory RNAs play in gene expression and how the founders overcame the challenge of launching a business based on brand new science. What are the advantages compared to other gene modulating approaches?

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XTalks

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Adstiladrin is an adenoviral vector-based gene therapy that is non-replicating, so it cannot multiply in human cells. XTALKS WEBINAR: Importance of Early Integrated Evidence Strategy for Cell & Gene Therapies. How Does the Gene Therapy Adstiladrin Work? Live and On-Demand: Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 1pm EST (10am PST).

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