N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification, mainly controlled by the m6A methyltransferase METTL3, is crucial for RNA regulation and the development of leukemia. However, how METTL3 stability and function are regulated after translation is not fully understood. Since O-GlcNAcylation commonly modifies nuclear and cytosolic proteins, researchers have hypothesized that METTL3 may be O-GlcNAcylated, affecting its stability and oncogenic activity in myeloid malignancies.
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and common type of brain cancer in adults, with a dismal prognosis despite current treatments. Previous work found that neurodevelopmental pathways drive glioma tumor initiation, maintenance and progression through fetal oncogenes, which are active in development and cancer but largely absent in adult tissues, offering precise therapeutic targets with minimal off-target effects.
Osteosarcoma, the most common bone cancer in children and young adults, has poor outcomes after relapse with only ~18% 5-year survival, underscoring the urgent need for new therapies. Researchers from New York Medical College and colleagues have now demonstrated a new strategy to improve the efficacy of natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy for osteosarcoma.
Immuto Scientific Inc. has closed an $8 million seed 2 financing round and entered into a drug discovery collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. Immuto applies its target discovery platform and structural epitope‑mapping engine to identify disease‑specific surface protein conformations.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC and Peloton Therapeutics Inc. have described transcriptional coactivator YAP1/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Eubulus Biotherapeutics Inc. has identified molecular glue degraders acting as cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Metastatic and relapsed osteosarcoma remains challenging to treat despite the introduction of advanced surgical techniques, intensified chemotherapy and targeted therapies. Adoptive immunotherapies such as CAR T cells, despite being in nascent stages, are considered a potential option for treating aggressive solid tumors such as osteosarcoma.
Amphista Therapeutics Ltd. has released first data on its SMARCA2 program. The company conducted structurally guided discovery using high-resolution cryo-EM to deliver potent DCAF16-dependent Targeted Glues of SMARCA2, with exquisite selectivity over the closely related homologue SMARCA4.
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