Battling Autoimmune Disorders Using JAK1 Inhibitors

JAK1 Inhibitors for Autoimmune Disease
Could specific JAK1 inhibitors lead to better treatments for autoimmune disease? – The human immune response is complex with numerous cellular pathways playing a role. And, when an abnormal immune response results from one’s own body, known as an autoimmune disorder – it adds to the complexity. While we often think of celiac disease, inflammatory
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Transcreener Assay Used to Evaluate PI3K Inhibitors

PI3K Inhibitors for Cancer Research
PI3K Inhibitors and Cancer – Although cancer is widespread, determining the culprit, as well as individual treatment, is challenging. A variety of cancer types exist with a multitude of contributors. Being the most common human genetic disease, a whole host of genes are involved. Some contribute to curbing cancer (tumor suppressor genes), while oncogenes promote
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Transcreener ADP Assay Used to Discover RIPK1 Inhibitors

RIPK1 Inhibitors Inflammatory disease treatment
Genentech discovers novel RIPK1 inhibitors – Like other serine/threonine protein kinases, receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) plays a role in several signaling pathways that keep us living healthy, functioning lives. RIPK1 is one of those enzymes’ that wears a variety of hats depending on what function needs attention. It contributes to cell death as well
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TR-FRET Assays In Drug Discovery

TR-FRET Assays
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) technology and TR-FRET assays are used in laboratories globally for a variety of applications ranging from disease detection, to drug discovery, to monitoring genetic differences between individuals and populations. The brilliance of this technology is due to the sensitivity provided by the spectral overlap and the proximity of the acceptor
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Finding Inhibitors for a Cancer Target: CDK12 Activity Assays Accelerate the Search

CDK12 Activity Assays Find Inhibitors Cancer Treatment
All systems within our bodies function by means of proteins. When these proteins aren’t made correctly, our body malfunctions.  The short explanation: DNA is at the fabric of forming a functional protein; genes (made of DNA) get transcribed and then translated to become proteins. During this complex process, genes are not always correctly transcribed and
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Using TBK1 Inhibitors to Stop Cancer in Its Tracks

Scientist Working on TBK1 Inhibitors for Cancer Research
TBK1 Inhibitors, Autoimmune Disorders, and Cancer – Inflammation is a crucial step within the immune response, helping our bodies eliminate disease. However, it can also be a burden where misregulation creates a variety of maladies including cancer. As inflammation persists, becoming chronic, the beneficial elements can be lost and disease occurs. It’s not just autoimmune
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How a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Is Giving Hope to Lung Cancer Patients

tyrosine kinase inhibitor lung cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death each year and accounts for approximately 13% of all new cases. The most common type being non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although smoking is the biggest contributor, other factors such as genetics and environmental pollutants contribute to lung cancer of
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ABC Transporter ATPase Assay Helps Discover MsbA Inhibitors

ABC Transporter ATPase Assay Inhibitor
MsbA Inhibitors Help Fight Against Gram-Negative Bacteria As pathogens continue to wreak havoc on human health, new therapeutics are needed. HTS compatible assays such as the Transcreener ABC Transporter ATPase Assay help pave the way to establish new treatments. Gram-negative bacterial pathogens pose grave dangers in clinical and environmental settings alike. They include foodborne disease
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Novartis Uses Lipid Kinase Assay in a Quest for a PI4K Inhibitor

Lipid Kinase Assay PI4K Inhibitor
Did you know that diarrhea is the second leading cause of death globally among children under the age of 5?1 Perhaps you have heard of one of the many diarrheal diseases such as cryptosporidiosis caused by a parasite called Cryptosporidium. Many people in the US might associate swimming pools with outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis due to
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Researchers Use ATPase Enzyme Assay to Study SMCHD1 Mutations

Performing an ATPase Enzyme Assay
An ATPase enzyme assay – for more than just HTS. Structural maintenance of chromosomes flexible hinge domain containing 1 (SMCHD1) is an important protein that plays a role in gene regulation through altering DNA by addition of methyl groups.  It also contributes to the normal development of the nose, eyes, and other structures of the
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