Frontier Medicines Corp. has announced the selection of FMC-220, a first-in-class covalent small-molecule activator of p53 Y220C designed to address potency and tolerability challenges of noncovalent approaches. In cancer with mutations, the Y220C mutation destabilizes the p53 protein, impairing its tumor-suppressive functions and contributing to cancer progression.
Affinia Therapeutics Inc. has nominated AFTX-201 as a development candidate for the treatment of BAG3 dilated cardiomyopathy. The gene therapy, using Affinia’s cardiotropic capsid, is given as a one-time intravenous injection.
Researchers from Vera Salus Ricerca Srl and affiliated organizations have reported the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel sigma-1 receptor (S1R) antagonists as potential new analgesic agents.
Plexium Inc. has described compounds acting as probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 (SMARCA2; BAF190B; SNF2-α) and/or transcription activator BRG1 (SMARCA4; BAF190A; SNF2-β) degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers at GSK plc and University of Dundee have identified heterocyclic compounds reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of tuberculosis.
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