| Vol. 22.04 – 1 February, 2021 |
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| To avoid unwanted immune recognition, scientists designed a lentiviral vector system that allowed selective CRISPR antigen removal from tumor cells. [Immunity] |
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| PUBLICATIONSRanked by the impact factor of the journal |
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| Investigators conducted a pooled CRISPR screen in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells that correlated ELANE mutations with neutrophil maturation potential. [Cell Stem Cell] |
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| Researchers analyzed data from 44 patients with elapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies who received CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor-engineered on a Phase I/II trial. [Blood] |
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| Scientists engineered a type of CAR-T cells with a costimulatory signal that was activated independently from the tumor antigen to recapitulate physiological stimulation. [Science Translational Medicine] |
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| Kruppel-like factor 11 (KLF11) recruited SIN3A/HDAC to suppress the transcriptional output of YAP/TEAD, which, in turn, promoted KLF11 transcription, forming a negative feedback loop. [Science Advances] |
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| Using a forward genetic approach, researchers showed that a mutation in the SH3gl1 gene encoding the endocytic protein Endophilin A2 was associated with the development of arthritis in rodents. [Nature Communications] |
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| After a second-generation of CAR lentiviral construction, CD30 CAR T cells were produced and used to determine the cytotoxicity of this construct toward Karpas 299 cells. [Cancer Gene Therapy] |
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| When comparing the global gene expression of recently divided chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells with that of previously divided cells, researchers found higher levels of genes involved in regulating gene expression. [Leukemia] |
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| The authors identified CD93 as an important regulator of self-renewal and proliferation of murine and human leukemia stem cells, but not hematopoietic stem cells. [Cell Reports] |
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| Investigators utilized murine models of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation to assess the role of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) in hematopoietic antigen-presenting cells. [Cellular & Molecular Immunology] |
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| Scientists present the current understanding, gaps in knowledge and future directions of research addressing CAR T cell-related adverse events. [Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology] |
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| The authors summarize current chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy targets in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), discuss current obstacles and possible solutions in the process, and describe potential strategies to improve the efficacy of CAR-T cells for patients with HCC. [Cancer Gene Therapy] |
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| Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. announced the completion of the chPD1 licensing agreement with Longwood University. [Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. (BusinessWire, Inc.)] |
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| February 8 – 12, 2021 Virtual |
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| National Institutes of Health – Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
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| NIH National Cancer Institute – Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
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| University of British Columbia – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Stanford School of Medicine – Stanford, California, United States |
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| University of California San Francisco – San Francisco, California, United States |
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