Shanghai Euregen Biopharma Co. Ltd. has divulged menin (MEN1)/MLL interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease).
Ubix Therapeutics Inc. has identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands coupled to a Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) targeting moiety via linker acting as BTK degradation inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease.
Celros Biotech Co. Ltd. has synthesized cytochrome b-245 heavy chain (CYBB; NOX2) and NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, cancer, glomerulonephritis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, among others.
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute has disclosed baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 7 (BIRC7; ML-IAP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) activation plays a crucial role in the development of several vascular diseases, including intimal hyperplasia indicative of restenosis. Fragile X-related protein 1 (FXR1) is a muscle-enhanced RNA binding protein that has been proposed to regulate inflammation negatively and is overexpressed in injured arteries. However, the role of FXR1 in vascular disease remains unclear.
Bietti’s crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy (BCD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disease caused by mutations in the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family 4 subfamily V member 2 (CYP4V2) gene, which encodes a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) hydroxylase dominantly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells.
Mutations in the RPGRIP1 gene are associated with rare retinal dystrophies and most commonly with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) type 6, which is characterized by vision loss, among other symptoms.
Intron Biotechnology Inc. has announced the identification of lysogenic bacteriophages prophage and jamphage in the pancreatic cancer-related microbiome. This identification was achieved as part of the ongoing Phageriarus development project that is focused on acquiring bacteriophage-derived proteins that can serve as immune regulators, with the ultimate goal of developing phage-based immunotherapeutics for immune disorders and cancer.
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer with poor prognosis and survival. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a protein that induces apoptosis in cancer cells by binding death receptors type 4 and 5. Researchers at the University of North Carolina explored using hiNeuroS-TRAIL combined with the ClpP activator TR-107 as a potential treatment.
Hilleman Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd. and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have established a collaboration to explore using novel circular ribonucleic acid (circRNA) technology to develop a Nipah virus vaccine and to validate the technology platform for application for other infectious diseases pathogens.