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The role of RNA in immunotherapies

Drug Discovery World

Reece Armstrong speaks to Samuel Deutsch , Chief Scientific Officer of Nutcracker Therapeutics about the RNA landscape and how it can benefit the development of immunotherapies. RA: What role does RNA play in the development of effective immunotherapies? SD: This is definitely a challenge.

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RNA companies to watch over the next 12 months

Drug Discovery World

Following the release of Clarivate’s report ‘RNA Technology Companies to Watch’, DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Strand Therapeutics’ Jacob Becraft and HAYA Therapeutics’ Samir Ounzain to find out how this technology could revolutionise disease treatment.

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World RNA Day: What impact RNA it had on drug discovery?  

Drug Discovery World

1 August was first chosen as World RNA Day in 2018 as a play on AUG (adenine, uracil and guanine), a triple sequence of RNA (called a codon) that initiates protein synthesis by the cell. Since then, it has been observed to publicise the importance of this molecule in the generation of proteins in the body.

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Next Generation RNA Therapeutics and Vaccines – A Marvel of The Lifesciences Industry

Roots Analysis

In the past few years, Next Generation RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the key therapeutic modalities in the modern healthcare industry. These RNA based therapeutics play a crucial role in protein production and regulation of gene functions.

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New gene-editing tool is more accurate than CRISPR

Drug Discovery World

SeekRNA uses a programmable ribonucleic acid (RNA) strand that can directly identify sites for insertion in genetic sequences, simplifying the editing process and reducing errors. Dr Ataide added: “SeekRNA can precisely cleave the target site and insert the new DNA sequence without the use of any other proteins.

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UNH team finds repurposed drug hinders enzyme activity linked to Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Targeting a human protein may stop Ebola virus in its tracks

The Pharma Data

Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. The researchers discovered that Ebola virus polymerase hijacks a cellular protein called GSPT1. To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase.

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