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The potential of deep learning: generating drug targets
Researchers have designed synthetic, soluble versions of cell membrane proteins, which will enable faster and easier screening for new drugs.
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Drug Targets
A drug target is anything within a living organism to which a drug is directed and/or binds, resulting in a change in its behaviour or function.
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Mini-colons offer improved cellular diversity, longevity and function
Mini-colons, which closely resemble in vivo tissue, were used for several applications, including the characterisation of anticancer drug toxicity profiles.
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The value of GPCR cell-based assays in drug discovery
20 June 2024 | By Eurofins DiscoverX
Join this webinar to discover how GPCR functional, cell-based assays determine off-target effects, reveal safety issues, and define drug mechanism of action to ultimately evaluate the therapeutic potential of candidate molecules.
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New 3D genomic profiling technique details PanINs
Researchers have developed a 3D approach to improve the characterisation of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias.
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New ENaC blocker demonstrates an extended duration of action
The novel drug, ETD001, could provide an improved approach for mucus clearance in cystic fibrosis patients.
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Werner syndrome: mechanism behind atherosclerosis elucidated
Researchers have developed a new in vitro co-culture system which enables an in-depth molecular analysis of atherosclerosis.
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P. aeruginosa infection method elucidated with microtissue model
Researchers found, using human respiratory epithelium organoids, that P. aeruginosa breaches respiratory epithelia by goblet cell invasion.
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A T cell receptor immunotherapy against a novel target
In this Q&A, Associate Director, Research at Immunocore, Dr Ana Pereira Ribeiro, talks about IMC-R117C, a T cell receptor bispecific immunotherapy directed towards a novel target, PIWIL1, and about to enter Phase I testing in colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers.
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New biological pathway in IBD discovered
Researchers have identified a new biological pathway driving IBD and similar conditions that could be targeted with MEK inhibitors.
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Mitigating fibrotic barriers in pancreatic cancer
A human pancreatic cancer fibrotic barrier model illuminates how targeting the TGFβ/ROCK2/YAP signalling axis could enhance drug delivery.
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Proteogenomics: finding targets for never-smoker lung cancer
Through multi-omics analysis, researchers find that oestrogen signalling could be a target for never-smoker lung cancer cases.
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Targeting drug resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer models
Researchers discovered that HER2-positive breast cancer drugs must target both HER2 and EGFR receptors to eradicate disease.
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The therapeutic potential of targeting guidance receptors
Researchers found that relaxing glial spacing by targeting Plexin-B1 has great therapeutic potential for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Leveraging ADCs in precision oncology strategy
In this Q&A, senior leaders at Caris Life Sciences discuss how the company is advancing precision medicine by integrating ADCs into patient-specific cancer treatment plans, focusing on novel target discovery through comprehensive molecular profiling and clinico-genomic data.
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Reprogramming immune-suppressive macrophages in tumours
A novel drug, JHU083, turns into its active, glutamine-blocking form inside tumours, shrinking prostate and bladder cancers in mice.