Scienmag

MARCH 4, 2021

Findings explain how plants use RNA to defend against fungal invaders Credit: Nicole Ward Gauthier/University of Kentucky New research reveals an essential step in scientists’ quest to create targeted, more eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 21, 2023

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, US researchers have modified E coli bacteria to be immune to infection by all natural viruses tested so far. Genetic engineering The findings build on earlier efforts by genetic engineers, which involved genetically reprogramming E.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Scientists at Goethe University within the international consortium COVID19-NMR refine previous 2D models The genetic code of the SARS-CoV2 virus is exactly 29,902 characters long, strung through a long RNA molecule. It contains the information for the production of 27 proteins.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 26, 2023

We are already seeing an increase in projects exploring population genomics in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, with initiatives including the GenomeAsia100K Project and the Genome Aggregation Database focusing on capturing genetic data of non-European individuals. Just one mutation can lead to a complete change in protein formation.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Scientists from an international group led by the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences and Yokohama City University have discovered that a pair of proteins play a key role in allowing an important type of functional non-coding RNA, known as SINEUPs, to act to promote their target messenger RNA.SINEUPs are a recently discovered type of […]. (..)

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

DS: CAMP4 leverages research from co-founder Richard Young on how regulatory RNA (regRNA) molecules control the expression of genes. JMB: Regulatory RNAs (or regRNAS) are molecules that directly control the expression of nearby protein-coding genes. DS: You describe your therapeutics as RNA Amplifiers. How do they work?

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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. . Current minipromoter systems typically get the proteins in the right place about 5% of the time. . Initial success in the lab.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 23, 2022

Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. Now scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Scripps Research have found a promising strategy for stopping Ebola virus polymerase. and University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Professor Alexander Bukreyev, Ph.D.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The answer may lie in the genetic code of the virus, which scientists at Duke University have found contains several silent mutations that affect protein folding. The researchers focused on the spike proteins that protrude from the surface of the coronavirus, which are responsible for viral attachment and entry into host cells.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 5, 2022

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that hepatitis A virus (HAV) replication needs particular interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and TENT4 poly(A) polymerases, a group of enzymes. In addition, the scientists later found that the HAV needs TENT4A/B for its replication.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 11, 2024

Researchers have used messenger RNA (mRNA) to create an effective therapy for a rare liver disease in preclinical studies, demonstrating the technology’s potential therapeutic use in people. mRNA contains instructions that direct the cells to make proteins.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 2, 2023

But the new findings answer a fundamental and longstanding question – how epigenetic proteins regulate the processes of transcription and gene expression, through which our genes are read and translated into proteins. But, until now, scientists lacked an understanding of what the chemical tag does, despite many years of research.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 22, 2021

According to the US biopharma company, genetic analyses of publicly available sequences for the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 suggest the mutations in the viral spike protein that have made them more transmissible shouldn’t affect the way Veklury (remdesivir) works. The UK strain – known as B.1.1.7

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 8, 2024

Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery and the Founding Director of the Translational Research Institute at Duke University, explores the rise of RNA therapeutics. However, the RNA landscape has drastically changed in recent years and we now know that the molecule is more than just a transient, linear carrier of information.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 17, 2024

A global collaboration led by scientists at the University of Oxford has discovered that genetic variants in a specific gene cause a rare neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). It is the changes to these other proteins that disrupt brain development. Most protein-coding genes involved in NDD are thousands of DNA bases long.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 8, 2022

The virus carries the information to produce a series of proteins, capable of inhibiting antiviral recognition systems of the infected cell. Actually, these systems could identify viral genetic material (here: Ribonucleic acids/RNAs) and sound the alarm. For example, viral RNAs are masked by the addition of a methyl group.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

The new variant identified in the UK in December shows significant mutations in the Spike protein and receptor binding domain that increase its infectivity. The variant that originated in South Africa carries a mutation in the Spike protein that has been shown to reduce antibody recognition and could therefore affect efficacy of new vaccines.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 23, 2023

Scientists from Korea and the US have unveiled the mechanism of radioresistance in GBM cells, identifying therapeutic targets to overcome radioresistance. Armed with this understanding, the researchers further demonstrated that the genetic inhibition of DGAT1 suppresses radioresistance.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Their technology is based on synthetic messenger RNA – short for ribose nucleic acid – which is a short transcript of a longer DNA code. As it’s just a messenger molecule, it does not affect the body’s own genetic code when it is injected as a vaccine – but what it does do is instruct cells to code for copies of a certain protein.

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XTalks

APRIL 6, 2022

Scientists at the University of Cambridge evaluated the use of a personalized blood test that detects ctDNA to help predict the relapse risk of lung cancer. XTALKS WEBINAR: Using CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) Viability Screens to Map Long Noncoding RNA Dependencies in Tumor Cells.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The vaccine is based on a strand of messenger RNA – a short segment of genetical material that codes for the “Spike” protein found on the surface of the coronavirus. Around 42% of global participants and 30% of U.S. participants have racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.

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Pharma Mirror

APRIL 21, 2024

With the rapid development of biotechnology and molecular medicine, the introduction of mRNA as a vaccine or therapeutic agent enables the production of almost any desired functional protein/peptide within the human body.

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NY Times

JANUARY 26, 2021

Scientists are exploring the physics of viruses, to understand how these pathogens assemble themselves — and might be rent apart.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 1, 2023

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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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 30, 2024

Messenger RNA (mRNA) has come into focus within the drug discovery and development as an exciting tool to deliver genetic information. Its job is to carry coding information that is essential to the translation and processing of functional proteins.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 27, 2024

Scientists at the University of Sydney have developed a gene-editing tool with greater accuracy and flexibility than CRISPR. 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.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As it stands, there are currently 19 gene therapies approved for clinical use, alongside 18 RNA therapies and 59 non-genetically modified cell therapies, according to the Q2 report by the American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy. Automation. In the UK, six universities received £4.25

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The Pharma Data

JULY 6, 2021

But HIV’s ability to mutate isn’t unique among RNA viruses – most viruses develop mutations, or changes in their genetic code, over time. They compared these sequences with the original SARS-CoV-2 genome, cross-checking the genetic changes against their highly networked epitopes. 1.351 Beta, P1 Gamma, and B.1.617.2

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A company within this ecosystem is STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company creating novel small molecule therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes (RME) for use in oncology and other diseases. Experts speak DDW asked a range of drug discovery experts where they thought the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Action Follows Thorough Evaluation of Available Safety, Effectiveness, and Manufacturing Quality Information by FDA Career Scientists, Input from Independent Experts. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains messenger RNA (mRNA), which is genetic material. SILVER SPRING, Md. , 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 1, 2023

Avtar Singh is a Senior Scientist in the Cell and Tissue Genomics Department at Genentech, where he develops new approaches for image-based screening and high-throughput biological discovery. DDW’s Megan Thomas spoke with Singh about SLAS2023, where he presented Image-based screening of pooled genetic libraries.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

MAY 30, 2024

Tofersen (Intrathecal injection) This is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that targets SOD1 mRNA to reduce the synthesis of SOD1 protein. An area of interest has been deciphering ALS’s genetic underpinnings and delivering functional copies of dysfunctional genes to the patient.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As we turn our focus to new potential applications and disease areas for the platform, scientists and companies must consider the potential life-saving impact on rare, inherited diseases, says Archana Gupta , PhD, staff scientist in genetic sciences at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Roots Analysis

MAY 21, 2024

LNPs comprise of a lipid bilayer that surrounds a hydrophobic core, which can be loaded with therapeutic agents ( such as drugs, genetic material and proteins ). Advantages of Lipid Nanoparticle LNPs are gaining significant attention of formulation scientists in drug delivery due to the various advantages offered by them.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Dr Jennifer Harbottle, senior scientist in the R&D Base Editing team of PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery business, looks at progress made in the realms of biotechnology and next-generation diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, including the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in developing and refining cell therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 14, 2023

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Nautilus Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Parag Mallick , about the company’s recent collaboration which aims to uncover the proteins that could be behind a rare and fatal childhood cancer. These mutated proteins then reprogramme the epigenome, from which the cancer develops.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 5, 2023

Efforts to fulfil the promise of precision medicine, including the use of targeted cancer therapies, necessitate that patients be treated based on the specific genetic alterations that drive their individual cancers. Since the genes are fused, the chimeric RNA transcripts encode different proteins, altering their function.

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