How PD-1 promotes Merkel cell carcinoma progression
Inhibiting mTOR signalling and neutralising mtROS suppressed MCC-PD-1-mediated tumour proliferation in mice.
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Off-switches developed for CRISPR-Cas3 technologies
AcrlC8 and AcrlC9 prevent the CRISPR-Cas3 machine from binding to its DNA target site, providing a safer way to engineer the genome.
Knockdown of FAM3C inhibits breast cancer tumour growth
Inhibition of FAM3C expression in cancer-associated adipocytes during early tumour development holds promise as a novel treatment approach.
Studying the effects of 3D genome organisation on gene silencing
Researchers explored the effects of loops and 3D genome organisation on gene silencing, and found that ‘cohesinopathies’ may be linked it.
New algorithm can predict when cancer will resist chemotherapy
The ML algorithm explores how genetic mutations collectively influence a tumour’s reaction to drugs impeding DNA replication.
Blocking the IL-6 receptor to protect tissues from CRS
The new study’s findings suggest that CRS can be treated with an IL-6 receptor antibody that has a short half-life.
IPSCs used to study common genetic cause of chILD
Researchers observed many quantifiable differences between diseased cells made from affected children and their gene-edited cells.
Finding the fundamental pathway in ALD pathogenesis
Liver-specific knockdown of TRPC3 enhanced alcohol's inhibitory effect on AMPK through a mechanism of Ca2+-dependent CaMKK2 activation.
How breast cancer cells take advantage of the extracellular matrix
Researchers discover a key metabolic process that cancer cells use to grow in a nutrient deprived environment, which could be a new target.
Advancing the understanding of rare heart conditions
A potential link between truncating variants and the development of DCM has been found, and a patient-focused registry about PPCM was made.
Investigating neuron-OPC synapses in live tissue
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells and the synapses they form with neurons could be relevant to many disease conditions, including cancer.
Increased persister cells production leads to antibiotic resistance
Using clinical E. coli bacteraemia isolates, researchers found that high-persister mutants evolved which contributed to antibiotic failure.
RBM5: potential drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia
RBM5 removal from cells meant that HOXA9 mRNA levels were greatly reduced, which could lead to therapies targeting HOXA9-driven leukaemia.
Changes in CD4+ T cells associated with autoimmune diseases
Genetic factors that promote disease development accumulated in CD4+ T cells exhibiting specific gene programmes.
Nasal administration of IgA antibodies protects from SARS-CoV-2
Genetic engineering created IgA antibodies that bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a similar way to IgG antibodies.
