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Foxp3 protein governs regulatory T cell genome structure

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The instructions to form a cell are encoded in DNA strands, wrapped in proteins and RNA, and wound together into a 3D structure called chromatin. Nature reviews immunology [Internet] 2008 July [2023 November 10]; 8:523-32. It is challenging to change a cell’s identity, even from an infection-fighting T cell to a regulatory T cell.

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Driving Toward Nanopores

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Their solution was to fuse hairpins, little loops made from RNA or DNA, at various positions along the DNA strand that was being sequenced. But in 2008 , physicists at the University of Washington made a nanopore sequencer using a protein, called MspA, from Mycobacterium smegmatis, a bacterium first described in the 1880s.

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Developing an mRNA therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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There are a few approved therapies for DMD including four exon-skipping drugs and one AAV-microdystrophin drug, which uses a shortened version of dystrophin. AAV-based therapies often can’t be dosed more than once due to concerns about an immune response. Of note, mRNA is redosable as opposed to AAV. Human molecular genetics.

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Research & Innovation 2025 Keynote Speakers Announced

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The free-to-attend event will bring together scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs from across the drug discovery community working on proteins, RNA, cell and gene therapies, PROTACs, as well as the application of big data to support target identification, biomarkers and the development of big molecules.

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Beyond ELISA: the future of biomarker validation

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As precision medicines, including RNA interference (RNAi) and oligonucleotide therapies, become more prominent, the importance of advanced techniques in streamlining biomarker validation and expediting the regulatory review process becomes even clearer. 2008 Aug 1;63(8):879–84. Food and Drug Administration.

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The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology

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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (2008). Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models (2008). Link A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity , by Jinek M. Molecular Systems Biology (2008). Link Modelling and analysis of gene regulatory networks , by Karlebach G. & et al. . &

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A Brief History of GFP

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While initially overlooked, GFP later revolutionized biology and medicine, earning Shimomura a share of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Each cell contains messenger RNA (mRNA) that carries instructions for making proteins, so Prasher first extracted mRNA from Aequorea and converted it into complementary DNA (cDNA).

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