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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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Gene Switch: A Novel Platform for Switching Genes On and Off

Roots Analysis

Further, the expression of any gene is dependent on the rate at which it is transcribed into mRNA and translated into proteins. There are various regulatory proteins or transcription factors that are responsible for affecting the transcription rate.

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Elixirgen Therapeutics’ Innovative Approach to mRNA Therapeutics

XTalks

This innovative technology, capable of carrying large protein payloads, has demonstrated potential in restoring muscular function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) through the delivery of a full-length dystrophin protein.

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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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Synthetic biology tools advancing and accelerating drug discovery efforts

Drug Discovery World

The brainchild of multidisciplinary experts in computer science, physics, engineering, and biology, the field of synthetic biology has not only rapidly progressed in the last few decades but it’s also becoming more accessible and cost-effective. Synthetic libraries for antibody drug discovery . This approach has been around for a while.

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

pharmaphorum

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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