gene-silencing – Page 5

Mutant yeast highlights crucial CAG-reading protein

A new job for a DNA-reading protein called SPT4 – controlling the balance of mutant and healthy huntingtin protein

March 14, 2012

Day 2 of our coverage of the Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference

March 1, 2012

2 bits of good news for RNAi gene silencing in HD: it's safe over six months, and a way to treat bigger brain areas

January 24, 2012

Three trials of drugs to 'silence' the HD gene in monkeys show they hit the target safely. Human trials coming soon.

November 14, 2011

Huntington's disease just got cilia: huntingtin protein affects tiny but important hairs on cells called cilia

October 11, 2011

Targeting the mutant Huntington's disease gene for silencing, while leaving the healthy gene untouched

October 7, 2011

Unzip your genes! A backwards message, hidden in the 'backup DNA' of the Huntington's disease gene… what does it me

August 19, 2011

Scientists make precise changes to the DNA of a live animal. Could it work for human genetic diseases?

July 18, 2011

Exosomes – tiny bubbles made by cells – could be used to get gene silencing drugs from the bloodstream into the brain

May 19, 2011

Is gene silencing as exciting as it sounds for HD, and what might the future hold?

March 22, 2011