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Compound that targets BRAT1 protein could be used to kill cancer cells
Having synthesised the curcusone D compound, researchers demonstrated its promise as the first BRAT1 inhibitor, making it a potential cancer therapy.
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Novel COVID-19 vaccine could offer broad protection from coronaviruses
A new COVID-19 vaccine could provide protection from severe infection from a range of coronaviruses, studies in pigs have shown.
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Spikes from AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine resemble SARS-CoV-2 S proteins
Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers have shown that the Spike (S) protein on cells exposed to the AstraZeneca vaccine is highly similar to the SARS-CoV-2 S protein.
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Hit discovery for GPCRs: HTS or virtual screens?
8 April 2021 | By Beacon Discovery
Watch our on-demand webinar and learn from an industry expert regarding GPCR virtual screening approaches and challenges and much more.
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Dynamic model of SARS-CoV-2 S protein reveals vaccine targets
A model of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein surface has uncovered vulnerabilities that researchers say could inform the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Article: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with COVID-19
Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome have a unique immunological profile revealed by systems-level analyses.
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Inhibiting Asc-1 protein function could present new drug target for obesity
Researchers have shown that loss of Asc-1 function could help obese patients maintain a healthy metabolism.
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Fighting HIV: could antibodies be the answer?
Although a cure for HIV continues to elude scientists, strategies to control the virus and immunise people are developing at rapid pace. Here, Drug Target Review’s Victoria Rees discusses why researchers are focusing on antibodies as approaches to combat HIV and highlights recent findings from two pre-clinical studies into how…
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Drug Target Review Antibodies ebook 2021
Within this ebook, find articles on how a lead bNAb candidate was identified to combat COVID-19 and why antibodies could present the answer to HIV treatment and vaccines.
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Product hub: Streamlined profiling and quantitation of sialic acids for biotherapeutic glycoproteins
The new AdvanceBio Sialic Acid profiling and quantitation kit from Agilent provides workflows for the robust and rapid preparation of samples for sialic acid analysis, generating reliable downstream LC-FLD and LC-MS data.
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Product hub: Presenting the Fluidity One-W Serum
Don’t miss the latest product hub from Fluidic Analytics, detailing the Fluidity One-W Serum which enables comprehensive profiling of protein-protein interactions, such as the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2, based on affinity – a crucial characteristic of protein interactions that traditional tests cannot easily quantify.
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AI method for generating new proteins could accelerate drug development
A novel artificial intelligence (AI) technique called ProteinGAN has shown success at studying well known proteins to develop new ones.
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Product hub: A cost, time and labour-saving protein purification platform
In February 2021, US biotech company GenScript launched an updated version of its semi-automated system, AmMag™ SA Plus.
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Antibody could be used in tooth regeneration therapy, study shows
A mAb could be used in tooth regeneration therapy, after a single administration generated new teeth in mice and ferrets.
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Inhibiting IRE1α pathway could be novel therapeutic strategy for lupus
A study has revealed that blocking a molecule called IRE1α could prevent the release of neutrophil extracellular traps in lupus pathogenesis.
