Scienmag

JUNE 13, 2022

For many years, the human genome was viewed as a book of life in which sections of great eloquence and economy of expression were interspersed with vast stretches of gibberish.

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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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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 4, 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. There are two main genes in the AAV genome, rep and cap, which encode nine different proteins.

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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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Scienmag

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Genes code for proteins – the building blocks of life. of our entire DNA Very little is known about the function of regions of DNA outside our genes – termed the ‘dark genome’ A Cambridge-led team recently discovered that proteins are produced by over […].

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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. CRISPR nucleases serve as an important genome editing tool.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 23, 2022

It functions as a molecular scissor by slicing long chains of virus’ polypeptide proteins into smaller component proteins. These viruses can develop rapid defences at the cellular level by orchestrating these layers, or folding mechanisms, in viral proteins so the key is to find a way to shut them down.”.

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Scienmag

APRIL 15, 2021

Epigenetic regulator HPI1a drives de novo genome reorganization in early Drosophila embryos Credit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, F. Zenk The DNA molecule is not naked in the nucleus. This […].

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A research team from Cologne has discovered that a change in the DNA structure – more precisely in the chromatin – plays a decisive role in the recovery phase after DNA damage. The key is a double occupation by two methyl groups on the DNA packaging protein histone H3 (H3K4me2).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, DNA chips, tissue culturing automation, and mass spectrometry analysis are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. Codexis, a protein engineering company, is the leading patent filer.

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Roots Analysis

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Gene engineering based on recombination was pioneered in the mid-1990s; Currently, development of gene editing technologies has opened up the possibility of modifying genomic sequences in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Genome Editing is a way of making changes in the DNA. Type of Genome Editing: Zinc-Finger Nuclease.

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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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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Startup Rome Therapeutics has raised $77 million in second-round financing to help mine sequences of DNA – which were dismissed for years as ‘junk’ – for hidden treasure. Most drug discovery programmes target the roughly 2% of the human genome which encodes for protein.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. ZFPs can be engineered to make zinc finger nucleases, or ZFNs, which are proteins that can be used to edit genomes by knocking select genes in or out to specifically modify DNA sequences.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 4, 2022

Unlocking the secrets of the human genome has long been an ambitious pursuit for researchers around the world. Today, the landscape of genomic testing and research is rapidly progressing, with significant scientific and technological advances driving a paradigm shift in the understanding of oncology at a molecular level.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

The tool targets the epigenome, the collection of DNA modifications in a cell such as methylation and post-translational histone modifications. These modifications regulate gene expression without changing the sequence or structure of DNA. DNA methylation occurs endogenously in all mammalian cells in response to various stimuli.

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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. PRC2 can be blocked with chemicals, but they are imprecise, affecting PRC2 function throughout the genome. it can be reawakened.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 28, 2022

Recent advances in multi-omics approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, cytometry and imaging, in combination with bioinformatics and biostatistics, have been translated into several popular bioanalytical platforms, such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), single-cell analysis, flow cytometry and mass spectrometry.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 3, 2023

Blacksmith Medicines has signed a definitive merger agreement with Forge Therapeutics to create a combined entity that will discover and develop medicines targeting a large class of proteins called metalloenzymes. The merged entity will focus on developing medicines with an initial focus on oncology and infection.

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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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Roots Analysis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Over the years, pharmaceutical companies have shifted their priorities from traditional interventions towards more advanced pharmacological strategies, such as protein therapeutics. Further, $400 billion is the anticipated sales of protein-based therapeutics in 2023. The mRNA is then translated into to form functional proteins.

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Bioengineer

JANUARY 16, 2024

This mutation hinders the drug’s binding to the mutant EGFR protein. Osimertinib, however, can covalently bind to the T790M and cysteine-797 (C797) residue at the protein’s ATP binding site, overcoming resistance mechanisms. T790M loss has been linked to earlier resistance and poorer survival in other cohorts.

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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. Base editing to get cell therapies on point.

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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

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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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 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 systems include human and mouse cell lines, and even in vivo in live animals.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The AlzoSure Predict prognostic biomarker Alzheimer’s blood test detects levels of an unfolded conformational variant of the p53 protein in the blood using a proprietary antibody called U-p53AZ. It is known as the “guardian of the genome” given its central role in the DNA damage response. p53 in Alzheimer’s.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Stocks for Exact Sciences leaped 33% after it announced the acquisition of liquid biopsy rival Thrive and UK start-up Base Genomics. The CancerSEEK blood test is designed to detect multiple cancers by analysing tumour specific genomic mutations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and cancer-associated protein biomarkers in plasma.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

AstraZeneca has teamed up with DNA sequencing giant Illumina on a new programme that will use artificial intelligence to find new targets for drug discovery by sifting through vast arrays of data generated from “omics” studies.

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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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Roots Analysis

MARCH 16, 2023

Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule that is complementary to a gene’s DNA. It is important in the process of protein synthesis because mRNA is responsible for transferring genetic information from DNA to ribosomes, which then decodes the genetic information into a protein.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 31, 2022

The key to why this technology could become central to gene editing is due to the specificity with which it can edit DNA and that it is also a relatively cheap process, compared with existing technologies. Although many companies are working with CRISPR technology, there are a variety of approaches within the area.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

The tool targets the epigenome, the collection of DNA modifications in a cell such as methylation and post-translational histone modifications. These modifications regulate gene expression without altering the sequence or structure of DNA. DNA methylation occurs endogenously in all mammalian cells in response to various stimuli.

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XTalks

MAY 10, 2022

Somatic variant classification and interpretation are the most time-consuming steps of tumor genomic profiling,” said the co-author of the study Marilyn M. Li, MD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of Cancer Genomic Diagnostics. CancerVar provides a powerful tool that automates these two critical steps.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Cas-9 represents the Cas9 protein, an enzyme that cuts foreign DNA. “Then the RNA plus the protein [Cas9] will cut — like a pair of scissors — the DNA at that site, and ideally nowhere else.”. . Once the DNA has been cut, the cell’s natural repair mechanisms kick in. ” Source link. .

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The research shows that the activity of the immune messenger type 1 interferon (IFN) protein is diminished, either by genetic mutations or an autoimmune attack by neutralizing antibodies against it, in a subset of COVID-19 patients. The studies found that together, 14 percent of severe COVID-19 cases can be attributed to the immune weakness.

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Delveinsight

JULY 30, 2020

The drug, UCB0107, is designed to impede or decrease the buildup of tau proteins in the brain, which leads to nerve cell damage and death. ‘Genome-tuning’ biotech Omega Therapeutics snags USD 85 Million. These loops occur due to long strands of DNA that need to fit into the cell’s nucleus.

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