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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression

Scienmag

Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell

Scienmag

The type and direction of the force on a cell alters gene expression by stretching different regions of DNA, researchers at University of […]. . — Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.

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Moving the needle of CAR-T beyond oncology 

Drug Discovery World

CAR-T Therapies have revolutionised the field of personalised medicine, especially in oncology. MT: What is genetic tuning? BS: Genetic tuning, also called epigenetic editing, actively manipulates the epigenetic machinery to influence gene transcription. MT: Where is the innovation in this field?

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The epigenetic edge: Harnessing precision medicine’s potential 

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Founder Dr Moshe Szyf Founder shares the potential of harnessing precision medicine. Embarking on a new era of medicine The advent of genomics has ushered in the era of personalised medicine, enabling us to analyse the genetic makeup of individuals with unprecedented accuracy.

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Genetic biomarkers could personalise therapy for TNBC

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A new study has shed light on the genetic messages encoded by genes within ‘triple negative’ breast cancers (TNBC), and shows they could predict response to chemotherapy. Although immune features remained relatively stable, RNA-based features related to DNA damage repair pathways changed significantly.

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Anti-convulsant drug can modify DNA conformation and interact with chromosome proteins

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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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This week in drug discovery (2-6 October)  

Drug Discovery World

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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