New research indicates faults in repairing DNA breaks that are caused by oxidative stress in the noncoding parts of the genome are directly involved in the development of neurological diseases. The discovery of the significance of problems in repairing single-strand breaks in ‘junk’ DNA opens up a new area of biology that will lead on to new drug targets, according to Sherif El-Khamisy, professor of molecular medicine and deputy director of the Health Lifespan Institute at the University of Sheffield, U.K., who is co-author of a Sept. 29, 2022, paper in Nature describing the discovery of a gene that sits at the heart of the repair process.
Almirall SA and Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Simcere's IL-2 mutant fusion protein (IL-2 mu-Fc) autoimmune drug candidate, SIM-0278.
Researchers from the University of Zurich presented data from a study that aimed to investigate the impact of liver-specific apoptosis signal regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) overexpression on the development of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and impaired glucose metabolism.
Flare Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) inverse agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of bladder cancer.
Hitgen Ltd. has divulged NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 1 (NUAK1) and/or NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 2 (NUAK2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Viva Star Biosciences Ltd. has presented son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1)/GTPase KRAS interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Deciduous Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed compounds with the ability to activate invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT) and that are reported to be useful for the treatment of obesity.
Cambridge Enterprise Ltd. has synthesized benzo[c][2,6]naphthyridine derivatives acting as casein kinase II isoform alpha prime (CK2α′) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, ischemia, neurodegeneration, viral infections cardiovascular and inflammatory disorders, among others.
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