Trimtech Therapeutics closed a £25 million (US$31 million) oversubscribed seed funding round to advance its targeted protein degradation treatments for neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases. Read More
Researchers from General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University presented data from a study that aimed to explore the role of NIMA-related kinase 2 (NEK2) in regulating B-cell immunity in autoimmune diseases. It was demonstrated that NEK2 is highly expressed in patients with multiple sclerosis. Read More
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and a leading monogenic cause of autism, yet effective treatments remain elusive. Previous work showed that N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) play a prominent pathophysiological role in FXS and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Read More
Previous research has demonstrated that activin receptor-like kinase 7 (ALK7) signaling suppresses lipolysis, resulting in increased adipocyte size and lipid content. Additionally, predicted loss of function variants in the ALK7 gene (ACVR1C) have been associated with reduced waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) adjusted for body mass index, protection from type 2 diabetes, as well as reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Read More
Histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) is involved in transcriptional regulation, phosphorylation and the inhibition of tumor suppressor genes. Its upregulation in several types of tumors, such as colorectal, prostate, breast and ovarian cancers, among others, makes it a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Read More
Researchers from Vicero Inc. have developed a Vincobody platform, which allows for design of novel proprietary VHH antibody fragments that possess the efficacy of dual checkpoint blockade while mitigating the toxicity limitations of current monoclonal antibody therapies. Read More
Cancer Targeted Technology LLC has disclosed conjugates comprising a glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 (FOLH1; NAALAD1; PSMA) targeting ligand covalently linked to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of prostate cancer. Read More
Lysine demethylase 6A (KDM6A) is a demethylase that plays a key role at regulating developmental gene expression signatures in several tissues, including neuronal cells. The KDM6A gene is located in chromosome X and pathogenic variants in this gene are tied to Kabuki syndrome type 2. Even though progress in understanding the functions of KDM6A has been made, its role in cochlear development and auditory function remains poorly understood. Read More
Pharmaengine Inc. has synthesized protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Henan Medinno Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has identified deuterated non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 and tyrosine-protein kinase JAK1, JAK2 and JAK3 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of allergy, asthma, cancer, dermatological disorders, diabetes, eye disorders, neurodegeneration and transplant rejection, among others. Read More
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer with a high mortality rate and characterized by frequent local recurrences and metastases. To identify compounds that could be repurposed to treat MCC, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers performed a high-throughput cell viability screen of 3,908 small molecules. Read More
Ribopeutic Inc. has divulged nucleic acid splicing modulators (particularly, Huntingtin [HTT; HD] [mutant] and/or transcriptional activator Myb [c-Myb]) reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and Huntington’s disease. Read More
Shenzhen Sungening Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has described kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Cholangiocarcinoma includes several biliary malignant tumors that have poor prognosis. Post-translational modifications in proteins lead to abnormal protein dynamics and disturbances that may cause pathology. Read More
To date, many cases of prostate cancer still relapse and remain incurable. Novel therapeutic targets for treating the disease remain an unmet need. Read More
