Scienmag

JUNE 14, 2021

A discovery from researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago may lead to new treatments for individuals who suffer from alcohol use disorder and depression.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Orchestrating the naturally occurring conductors of gene expression can shift the functional state of cells and alter gene expression. The epigenome is a system of reversible marks that regulate how the DNA is read, translated, and used. T-cells use epigenetic programs to regulate their maturation.

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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. DS: How easy was it to transfer theoretical research into a viable business?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 4, 2023

Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Transcription factors for genetically modified cells is a key innovation area in the pharmaceutical industry Transcription factors are proteins which control gene expression by controlling the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to RNA.

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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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Delveinsight

JULY 24, 2021

Another therapy by the same company named GTX-102 is also an antisense therapy; however, it silences gene expression by binding to the RNA molecule that regulates its expression. It is designed to target and inhibit the molecule that silences the paternal copy of the gene, called UBE3A antisense transcript (UBE3A-AS).

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The dark genome – a loose term that covers non-coding regions of the genome that are capable of regulating the expression of genes, previously rather inaccurately referred to as junk DNA – is increasingly being explored by biopharma companies for new drug targets. Dr Danuta Jeziorska.

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XTalks

MARCH 13, 2024

Secondly, other funded research is exploring differential gene expression regulated by DNA methylation. By identifying genes affected by DNA methylation in glaucoma, researchers hope to uncover new insights into the disease’s molecular mechanisms.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 1, 2023

Evonetix will use the funding to brings its semiconductor chips to commercial scale and extend gene assembly capabilities for its binary assembly technology to deliver accurate, gene-length DNA in a benchtop instrument. Scientists use human stem cells to create miniature 2D or 3D living systems of tissues and organs.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 3, 2022

Use of the drug verapamil to treat Type 1 diabetes continues to show benefits lasting at least two years, researchers report in the journal Nature Communications. This finding stemmed from more than two decades of her basic research into a gene in pancreatic islets called TXNIP.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Founded by prolific biotech entrepreneur and Harvard professor Gregory Verdine (pictured above) – along with WeiQing Zhou, John McGee, Professor Sir David Lane – FogPharma’s approach draws on research carried at Verdine’s Harvard lab on cell-penetrating miniproteins (CPMPs), of which Helicons are one class.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 11, 2021

The microbiome has been the focus of research for 20 years – ever since a new technique made it possible to analyse these bacteria quickly and precisely: high-throughput sequencing. The research team published the results of its study in the journal Nature Communications. Fatty acids increase the activity of killer cells.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 1, 2021

BOSTON – An important player in the healthy development of female embryos turns out also to play a key role in regulating the behavior of chromosome loops and gene expression in both sexes, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, have now identified a new growth factor produced by blood vessels that enables tumor cells to metastatically colonize organs.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

California-based Sangamo Therapeutics is one such company that believes in the powerful potential of in vivo genome editing and regulation, together known as genome engineering, and has built up a sizable preclinical pipeline of genome regulation treatments for diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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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. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle describe this finding in the journal Cell Reports.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

InteRNA is focusing on the development of gene-silencing drugs based on microRNA, naturally occurring, non-coding strands of RNA that are thought to regulate gene expression in cells.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 31, 2023

Type of Gene Regulation Based on the type of transcription factor ( activators / repressors ), gene regulation has been categorized into positive and negative gene regulation. When activator binds to the operon, it either speeds up or permits gene expression.

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XTalks

AUGUST 12, 2020

Despite the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in significantly improving health, quality of life and reducing mortality among HIV-positive individuals, new research shows that persistent infections may be due to the ability of the virus to take refuge in distinct subsets of immune T cells.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells through epigenetic editing without altering the genetic sequence itself. The research was published earlier this month in the journal Cell.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 30, 2024

Whilst research into mRNA has been ongoing for decade, interest has sparked in recent years and research has begun to expand into areas of vaccinology, infectious diseases and other indications. As such, teams are now researching a variety of medical applications for mRNA-based drugs.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells without editing the genetic sequence itself. These modifications regulate gene expression without altering the sequence or structure of DNA.

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 18, 2021

For instance, GTX-102 , an antisense therapy silencing the gene expression by binding to the RNA molecule behind the regulation of its expression, has also secured USFDA Fast Track Designation. Although, it can be relieving that other players turned to different approaches for finding a cure for Angelman syndrome.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Coding RNAs include messenger RNA (mRNA) and short interfering RNA (siRNA), which encode proteins and silence gene expression, respectively. In the last few years, researchers have become interested in using in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a drug delivery agent.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 18, 2023

Since its discovery in 2012, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology has revolutionised the biomedicine and cell and gene therapy fields, providing a versatile tool for precise and efficient genome editing.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As gene editing technologies like CRISPR progress toward clinical study, researchers must continue to advance new approaches and address inherent challenges, explains Jon Chesnut, PhD, Senior Director, Cell Biology R&D, Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 15, 2022

The first ‘final’ human genome sequence was announced some 20 years ago, and since then ‘next-generation’ sequencing technology and the human genome reference sequence have made it possible to sequence a whole genome within a week, providing widespread applications in both research and clinical medicine.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen. We lead with science through discovery research that is disease-agnostic and biology-first, modality-second. Measures of gene expression in sputum cells can identify TH2-high and TH2-low subtypes of asthma. Reese , M.D., EMJ Allergy Immunol. 2018; 3: 60-9.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 13, 2021

Experimental Diabetes Research. Effects of almond consumption on the reduction of LDL-cholesterol: a discussion of potential mechanisms and future research directions. The trans-fat ban–food regulation and long-term health. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The novel coronavirus behind the pneumonia-like disease was first isolated by Chinese researchers in early January and its genomic sequence was released on January 10. Researchers isolated the virus from nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal samples from the infected patient and characterized its sequence and replication properties.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 15, 2021

Epigenetics is a multi-billion dollar area of research, studied throughout the world and funded by health institutions, universities and by governments. It shows us that we can directly affect a gene’s damaging behavior so that it no longer hurts us. So identical twins can have identical genes – yet different genetic illnesses.

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