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Lilly and ProQR to expand genetic medicine development agreement

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eli Lilly and Company has expanded a licencing and partnership agreement with ProQR Therapeutics to discover, develop and market new genetic medicines. The post Lilly and ProQR to expand genetic medicine development agreement appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Yield10 Bioscience gets grant for genetically engineered oilseed plant expressing plant protein

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover the groundbreaking patent by Yield10 Bioscience Inc for a genetically engineered oilseed plant expressing a plant protein, revolutionizing biotechnology in agriculture.

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Alyftrek: Vertex Expands Cystic Fibrosis Treatment with Triple-Action Combo

XTalks

CF is a progressive genetic disease caused by defective CFTR proteins, which are crucial for regulating salt and water movement in cells. These mutations can vary in severity and impact on CFTR function, from complete protein dysfunction to defects in protein folding, trafficking or regulation.

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A genetic shortcut to help visualize proteins at work

Scienmag

A team of Gladstone and UCSF scientists used a large-scale genetic approach to map the structure of protein complexes in live cells Credit: QBI, UCSF SAN FRANCISCO, CA–December 10, 2020–One of biologists’ most vexing tasks is figuring out how proteins, the molecules that carry the brunt of a cell’s work, do their job.

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Novel genomic screening tool enables precision reverse-engineering of genetic programming in cells

Medical Xpress

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs will drive cell growth and maturation. The study is published in the journal Science.

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Genetic eraser: Newly developed technology precisely and rapidly degrades targeted proteins

Scienmag

Credit: Masato Kanemaki Researchers can now more accurately and precisely target specific proteins in yeast, mammalian cells and mice to study how knocking down specific protein traits can influence physical manifestation in a cell or organism. The Japan-based team published their results on November 11th in Nature Communications.

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Novel CSF biomarkers signal new avenues for Parkinson’s therapeutics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Last week, Nature magazine published a paper detailing an in-situ study of Parkinson’s disease (PD), showing protein structural changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) between healthy individuals and Parkinson’s patients. Genetic biomarkers are being investigated to aid in the development of precision medicine for PD.

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