After the epigenome: the epitranscriptome

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

In epigenetics, there there are “accents”, called DNA methylation, which means having a C or a methyl-C. The first one usually means that a gene is expressed and active, while the second one impli...

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Scientists prove the effectiveness of a new combination of drugs in a type of incurable lung cancer

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Montse Sanchez-Cespedes, have demonstrated in in vitro and in vivo studies the effectiveness of a new drug combination ...

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A ‘Big Data’ approach to developing cancer drugs

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

The researchers started from 1,000 cancer cell lines derived from 29 different cell types and different organs to simultaneously obtain their genetic alterations (mutations and copy number of genes), ...

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IDIBELL scientists identify an epigenetic mechanism involved in the development of autoinflammatory diseases

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

Systemic autoinflammatory diseases comprise a set of rare diseases characterized by the presence of recurrent acute inflammatory episodes that result from the deregulation of control of the inflammato...

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2015 National Award for research to professor Manel Esteller

by Universitat de Barcelona

Manel Esteller, teacher in the Department of Physiological Sciences II of the Faculty of Medicine, was awarded with the 2015 National Award for Research on May 10, in an institutional event presided b...

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The European Lead Factory is to screen a new anti-cancer therapeutic target from the Center for Applied Medical Research

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

This is the first Spanish project to be selected by the international consortium comprising 30 public and private partners and funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative.

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Olalla Vázquez receives the 2016 Cottrell-Fulbright Award

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

Dr. Olalla Vázquez, who developed her PhD at CiQUS with Prof. J. L. Mascareñas and Eugenio Vázquez, and currently Junior Professor at the Philipps-Universität Marburg (link is external), has recei...

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CNIO scientists use the Internet network theory to decipher the first epigenetic communication network

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

The scientists employed the algorithms used to analyse the influence and popularity of websites, such as Wikipedia or social networks. These results provide the basis for exploring communication betwe...

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Epigenetics takes the leap from laboratory work benches to the Stock Market

by BioCores

The latest news by Buesa and Maes's company is that they have recently taken a leap onto the Stock Market, after shareholders decided to list on the steady market before spring, as a preliminary step ...

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Elevada heterogeneidad epigenética en el cáncer

by Revista Genética Médica

Con el trabajo presentado, el equipo de Catherine Wu propone que la alteración de los patrones de metilación tiene un papel similar al originado por la inestabilidad genética

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Primera prueba experimental de que las alteraciones epigenéticas causan cáncer

by Revista Genética Médica

Durante mucho tiempo se ha asociado la alteración del patrón epigenético (cambios sobre el ADN que no modifican su secuencia) como por ejemplo, el patrón de metilación de las regiones reguladoras...

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El mapa epigenético de una célula al alcance

by Professional Newco

Las marcas epigenéticas son etiquetas químicas o proteicas en el ADN que se van añadiendo a lo largo de la vida de una célula y que, sin modificar la secuencia de ADN, proporcionan un registro his...

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