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Biotech company raises $30M to target RNA modifying enzymes

Drug Discovery World

The investment allows the company to focus on discovering and developing novel small molecule therapies targeting RNA modifying enzymes (RMEs) for oncology and other diseases. . STC-15 triggers both direct cytotoxic and immune response-based efficacy mechanisms in solid tumour and leukaemia models.

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Unlocking Undruggable Targets: Shifting Paradigms in Modern Drug Discovery

DrugBank

Researchers are experimenting with biologics—larger biological molecules that can do things small molecules can't, like targeting larger, more complex structures on cell surfaces or even inside cells. Understanding why these targets are resistant to current therapeutic strategies is crucial.

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Phages could help to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Drug Target Review

Researchers from the Laboratory of Bacteriology at The Rockefeller University have now found that bacteria sense phages by a defensive response named CBASS (cyclic oligonucleotide-based antiphage signalling system) which detects viral RNA. In bacteria , cGAS-like cyclases are central parts of the CBASS immune response.

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The evolution of the RNA therapeutics landscape 

Drug Discovery World

Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery and the Founding Director of the Translational Research Institute at Duke University, explores the rise of RNA therapeutics. However, the RNA landscape has drastically changed in recent years and we now know that the molecule is more than just a transient, linear carrier of information.

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A Look Back

Dark Matter Blog

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. Arrakis is the capstone of my career.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

The fact that these benefits “may not be attainable with small molecules or even simpler biologics, as well as long periods of market exclusivity,” Scharenberg says, means that “more complicated compounds are harder to copy and require more investment to compete with making them strong continued investment targets.” .

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What spatial biology can tell us about disease and drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Spatial omics offers a new way of understanding these systems by providing a holistic view of healthy and diseased cells, pathogens, and the immune response. The first step to reach this goal will be to generate protein and RNA data from the same sample. RA: What have been some recent insights discovered using spatial biology?

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