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Gene expression delivery tool ‘slides’ instructions into cells

Drug Discovery World

Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’ genetic instructions into a cell and produce critical proteins missing from those cells. . Two methods currently used to deliver protein-making packages into cells, ‘mini promoters’ and serotype-mediated gene expression, vary widely.

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The Equalizer: An engineered circuit for uniform gene expression

Scienmag

The function of a protein can depend on its abundance in a cell. So, when investigating the properties of a new protein, it is essential to make sure that the same amount is produced by every cell. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University have found a new way to do just that […].

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Study revealing the secret behind a key cellular process refutes biology textbooks

Scienmag

For the first time, researchers describe how Rho protein really stops gene expression COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now – precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned off.

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AZ, Scorpion strike deal on elusive transcription factor targets in cancer

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AstraZeneca has expanded its efforts to develop new therapies targeting transcription factors – proteins that regulate processes in the cell that have become a hot topic for drug discovery in cancer and other diseases.

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Combining the Powers of Single Cell Sequencing and AI in Understanding Disease Biology and Drug Development

XTalks

The detailed complexity of these processes can be captured by creating models that combine correlates of gene and protein expression, providing insight into the molecular composition of tissues. Visium Spatial Gene Expression Solution. Feature barcoding using gel beads. Single Cell Data Analysis.

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The Dose: DDW’s drug discovery highlights

Drug Discovery World

Dr Ramakrishnan, who holds a Bachelor of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering from the University of Kerala in India, presented a proposal examining microbiome-based therapeutics for asthma. . This work is a stepping stone toward engineering these cells in even smarter ways so they work better, for longer, and in more cancer types.”.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

pharmaphorum

Since that discovery, a flurry of gene-editing focused biopharma companies have launched – including Intellia Therapeutics, CRISPR Therapeutics, Caribou Biosciences and Mammoth Biosciences – and the first drug therapies based on the technology are now in human testing for diseases like cancer.