Dark Matter Blog

JULY 16, 2021

As soon as I learned about DNA and RNA, I wanted to be a molecular biologist. Last stops at RNA My last roles in biotech were where my original passion began: DNA and RNA. My last stop at Arrakis Therapeutics is with a company targeting RNA with small molecules. I wanted to use molecular biology to create drugs.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2020

is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel RNA-modulating drug candidates (designed to be eukaryotic ribosomal selective glycosides) that are formulated to treat rare and ultra-rare premature stop codon diseases. Premature stop codons are point mutations that disrupt protein synthesis from messenger RNA.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 23, 2022

Back in 2018, researchers tested a broad-spectrum antiviral candidate called remdesivir/VEKLURY, which acts as a nucleotide decoy to get incorporated into the viral RNA genome and stop viral polymerase. “The virus hijacks this protein and makes it do something different than its normal job in cells.

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Broad Institute

AUGUST 24, 2022

Data from standard DNA and RNA sequencing approaches were integrated with mass spectrometry-based proteomics and phosphoproteomic analyses to derive more complete molecular portraits of treatment-responsive versus treatment-resistant tumors.

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PLOS: DNA Science

JUNE 13, 2024

The most compelling evidence for the origin lies in the RNA genome sequence similarities between RaTG13 and SARS-CoV-2 – specifically, a part that encodes the “furin binding site” of the spike protein with which the virus adheres to host cells. Coincidence? I’ve never thought so. b) in an abandoned mine shaft?

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Broad Institute

MAY 14, 2024

William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform By Corie Lok May 14, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his development of an efficient, scalable method of producing RNA and proteins in the laboratory.

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Broad Institute

MARCH 22, 2024

Messenger RNAs with multiple “tails” could lead to more effective therapeutics By Corie Lok March 22, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Messenger RNAs with multiple “tails” could lead to more effective therapeutics Scientists have engineered long lasting mRNAs that increased therapeutic protein production in cells and animals.

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Codon

MARCH 20, 2023

Basic Science A trailing ribosome speeds up RNA polymerase at the expense of transcript fidelity via force and allostery. Ribozyme-mediated RNA synthesis and replication in a model Hadean microenvironment. Peroxisomal metabolic coupling improves fatty alcohol production from sole methanol in yeast. Szymczak P. Krypotou E.

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Codon

MARCH 24, 2024

Credit: Universität Würzburg Archives His key insight hinged upon the fact that living cells are essentially bags of liquid filled with enzymes, or proteins that speed up chemical reactions. Water accounts for 70 percent of a bacterium by mass; the other 30 percent includes everything else: proteins, RNA, DNA, lipids, and so on.

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Codon

MAY 30, 2023

The researchers first compared the editing efficiency of different versions of IscB when coupled with 'ωRNA,' which guides the enzyme to the right spot on the DNA. A particular variant, named IscB*-ωRNA*, had the highest editing efficiency across multiple different sites in the genome. Read more in Nature Methods.

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Codon

MAY 30, 2023

The researchers first compared the editing efficiency of different versions of IscB when coupled with 'ωRNA,' which guides the enzyme to the right spot on the DNA. A particular variant, named IscB*-ωRNA*, had the highest editing efficiency across multiple different sites in the genome. Read more in Nature Methods.

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Broad Institute

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

PELO encodes a protein responsible for restarting ribosomes when they stall on defective mRNA sequences during protein production. The FOCAD and TTC37 proteins are part of and help stabilize an assembly called the superkiller complex, which extracts RNA from stalled ribosomes.

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Codon

AUGUST 10, 2023

Link A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity , by Jinek M. Link The PURE system for the cell-free synthesis of membrane proteins , by Kuruma Y. & Link An integrated cell-free metabolic platform for protein production and synthetic biology , by Jewett M.C. & Ueda T.

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Codon

AUGUST 10, 2023

Link A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity , by Jinek M. Link The PURE system for the cell-free synthesis of membrane proteins , by Kuruma Y. & Link An integrated cell-free metabolic platform for protein production and synthetic biology , by Jewett M.C. & Ueda T.

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