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TABLE OF CONTENTS

March 20 2014, Volume 7 / Issue 11

Analysis

Cover Story
Translational Notes
Tools

The Distillery: Therapeutics

Autoimmune disease
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Infectious disease
Inflammation
Musculoskeletal disease
Neurology
Renal disease
Transplantation
Various

The Distillery: Techniques

Assays and screens
Disease models
Drug platforms
Markers
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Analysis

Cover Story

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A liver divided
Benjamin Boettner
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.302
Three independent teams have directly converted human fibroblasts to liver cells and eliminated a proliferation barrier from stem cell–based protocols.
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Translational Notes

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Easy Access IP: ahead of the game or easy way out?
C. Simone Fishburn
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.303
As university technology transfer offices grapple with how best to commercialize their discoveries, some are experimenting with different operating models that vary in the number and type of inventions they pursue for profit.
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Translational tidbits
Kai-Jye Lou
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.304
At least $440 million in new support for public-private partnerships was allocated last month globally. Almost $230 million of that amount is earmarked for the NIH's Accelerating Medicines Partnership.
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Tools

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Plasma lipids: harbingers of AD?
Michael J. Haas
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.305
A team of U.S. researchers has shown that a panel of plasma lipid markers could predict Alzheimer's disease. The panel could enrich clinical trials testing disease-modifying therapies, but validation studies must first demonstrate the panel's specificity for AD over other forms of dementia.
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Distillery: Therapeutics

Autoimmune disease

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Chemokine CXC motif ligand 10 (CXCL10; IP-10); CXC chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.306
Human sample and mouse studies suggest inhibiting CXCR10 could help treat vitiligo.
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IL-22; pim-1 (PIM1)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.307
Mouse studies suggest inhibiting IL-22 or PIM1 could help treat psoriasis.
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Cancer

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Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK); FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3; CD135)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.308
Cell-based and mouse studies suggest combined inhibition of SYK and FLT3 could help treat AML.
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CpG island methylation; polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2); enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.309
Patient sample, cell culture and mouse studies suggest EZH2 inhibitors could help treat certain forms of ependymomas.
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TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1); inhibitor of κ-light polypeptide gene enhanced in B cells kinase-ε (IKBKE; IKK-i); HER2 (EGFR2; ErbB2; neu)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.310
In vitro and mouse studies suggest inhibiting TBK1 could help treat HER2+ breast cancers.
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IL-33 (NF-HEV)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.311
Mouse studies suggest IL-33 could be used as an adjuvant for cancer immunotherapy.
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Notch 3 (NOTCH3); Musashi RNA binding protein 1 (MSI1)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.312
In vitro and mouse studies suggest inhibiting NOTCH3 could help treat colon cancer.
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TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1); inhibitor of κ-light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells kinase-ε (IKBKE; IKK-i); Janus kinase-1 (JAK-1); JAK-2; K-Ras (KRAS)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.313
Cell culture and mouse studies suggest inhibiting TBK1 could help treat lung cancers driven by KRAS mutations.
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Cardiovascular disease

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Squalene synthase (SQS; FDFT1); cyclooxygenase (COX)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.314
In vitro and mouse studies suggest a new class of trifunctional, cholesterol-limiting, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant compounds could help treat atherosclerosis.
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Infectious disease

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Not applicable
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.315
In vitro studies suggest a new class of synthetic polymers could help treat Candida albicans and other fungal infections.
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Inflammation

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IL-1 receptor
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.316
Mouse and human studies suggest IL-1 receptor antagonists could help prevent infections and treat colitis in patients with CGD.
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Musculoskeletal disease

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p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK; MAPK14)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.317
In vitro and mouse studies suggest partial inhibition of p38 MAPK signaling could help regenerate muscle in aged patients.
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Neurology

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Solute carrier family 1 glial high affinity glutamate transporter member 2 (SLC1A2; EAAT2; GLT-1)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.318
In vitro and mouse studies suggest EAAT2 translational activators could help treat neurological disorders including ALS and epilepsy.
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Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 4 (TRPC4)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.319
Mouse studies suggest inhibiting TRPC4 could help treat anxiety.
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Renal disease

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Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.320
Rat and in silico studies suggest blocking PDE-4 inhibition could help treat kidney disease by sustaining podocyte differentiation.
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Transplantation

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CD28; CD244 natural killer cell receptor 2B4 (CD244; 2B4)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.321
Mouse studies suggest selective CD28 blockade could help prevent transplant rejection.
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Various

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Proteasome
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.322
In vitro studies identified belactosin A proteasome inhibitors with peptide boronate warheads that could help treat cancer or autoimmune diseases.
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Distillery: Techniques

Assays and screens

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Plasma lipid signature to identify presymptomatic individuals that may progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.323
Clinical data suggest plasma lipids could help identify presymptomatic individuals who will develop AD or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
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Telomerase promoter activity–based assay to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs)
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.324
An adenovirus that expresses GFP from the telomerase promoter could be used to detect CTCs in patients with brain cancer.
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Disease models

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A hepatoma-based cell culture model that supports the entire cycle of HBV and HCV
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.325
Cell culture studies suggest a hepatoma-based cell culture model could aid the study of HBV and HCV infection and replication.
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Drug platforms

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Bispecific, diagnostic antibodies for enhanced detection of dimerized or phosphorylated oncoproteins
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.326
Cell culture studies suggest bispecific antibodies specific for dimerized or phosphorylated proteins could be used in cancer diagnostics.
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Induced multipotent progenitor cell–derived human hepatocytes (iMPC-Heps) with proliferative and functional potential in vivo
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.327
Cell culture and mouse studies suggest human iMPC-Heps could be used for disease modeling and could enable autologous liver therapy.
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Müller glia cells as a source for regenerative retinal neuronal cell types
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.328
In vitro and mouse studies suggest Müller glia cells can be used to generate transplantable retinal progenitor cells for treating damaged or degenerating retinas.
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Markers

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of soluble CD19 to detect CNS disease in patients with lymphoma
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.329
Human sample studies suggest measuring soluble CD19 in CSF could be used to detect CNS disease in lymphoma patients and to aid prognosis and guide treatment.
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Circulating giant macrophages as diagnostic markers for metastasizing tumors
doi:10.1038/scibx.2014.330
Human sample studies suggest detection of circulating giant macrophages could be used to predict solid tumor metastasis.
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