News tagged with antibody genes


Novel monoclonal antibody inhibits tumor growth in breast cancer and angiosarcoma

A monoclonal antibody targeting a protein known as SFPR2 has been shown by researchers at the University of North Carolina to inhibit tumor growth in pre-clinical models of breast cancer and angiosarcoma.

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find ethnicity linked to antibodies

(Medical Xpress)—Cracking the DNA code for a complex region of the human genome has helped 14 North American scientists, including five at Simon Fraser University, chart new territory in immunity research.

Genetics created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evolution in the antibody factory: How immune cells are able to advance their own evolution

Immune system B cells play a crucial role in the defence of pathogens; when they detect such an intruder, they produce antibodies that help to combat the enemy. They concurrently and continuously improve ...

Immunology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery of new class of damage-prone DNA regions could lead to better cancer treatments

Cancer is thought to arise from DNA damage at fragile sites in the genome. A study published by Cell Press on January 24th in the journal Cell reveals a new class of fragile sites that contributes to DNA ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover how the deadly malaria parasite evades the immune system, make progress toward developing a cure

(Medical Xpress)—More than a million people die each year of malaria caused by different strains of the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. The medical world has yet to find an effective ...

Medical research created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A more complicated network than generally accepted may control maturation of B cells in the immune system

The process of blood cell development, known as hematopoiesis, gives rise to numerous different immune cell subtypes. Each of these in turn matures through a stepwise process governed by the action of transcription ...

Medical research created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How infection can trigger autoimmune disease

Australian scientists have confirmed a 'weak link' in the immune system – identifying the exact conditions under which an infection can trigger an autoantibody response, a process not clearly understood until now.

Immunology created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First gene therapy to go on sale in Europe in 2013

Dutch biotech company uniQure said Monday it would start selling the first human gene therapy to be approved in the West by mid-2013 and predicted an explosion of similar therapies to come.

Genetics created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mice have distinct subsystem to handle smell associated with fear

A new study finds that mice have a distinct neural subsystem that links the nose to the brain and is associated with instinctually important smells such as those emitted by predators. That insight, published ...

Neuroscience created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic variant, auto-antibodies linked to autism

(Medical Xpress) -- A study by researchers at UC Davis has found that pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce auto-antibodies to the brains of their developing fetuses and that the children ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ancient gene found to control potent antibody response to retroviruses

A researcher at MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer research has identified a gene that controls the process by which antibodies gain their ability to combat retroviruses. Edward Browne shows that the gene TLR7 allows ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists map route for eliciting HIV-neutralizing antibodies

Researchers have traced in detail how certain powerful HIV neutralizing antibodies evolve, a finding that generates vital clues to guide the design of a preventive HIV vaccine, according to a study appearing in Science Ex ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research provides breakthrough in understanding common cancer

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have discovered valuable insight into how people develop B-cell lymphoma, one of the most common cancers in the UK.

Cancer created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast