LIG1 is synthetic lethal in BRCA1-mutant tumors

Feb. 12, 2025

Researchers from Tango Therapeutics Inc. have unveiled DNA ligase 1 (LIG1) as a potential new therapeutic target for synthetic lethality in BRCA1-mutant cancers after CRISPR/Cas9 screening.

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CTAD 2025: Diagnosing semaglutide’s failure in Alzheimer’s trials

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A little over a week after announcing that the Evoke and Evoke+ studies failed to show that oral semaglutide could slow cognition decline in patients with...

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ABS-1230 controls seizures in KCNT1-driven severe epilepsy

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Mutations in the KCNT1 gene produce gain-of-function effects that lead to overactivation of the potassium channel and consequent disruption of normal neuronal...

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CTAD 2025: The challenges of combination therapies for dementia

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At the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease 2025 meeting, a panel of experts discussed the need for developing combination therapies for the complex diseases...