HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors have long been central to antiretroviral therapy, effectively impeding the enzyme responsible for converting viral RNA into DNA – a pivotal step in HIV ...

Purpose: The pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of etravirine and its clinical utility with respect to the available alternative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment options are reviewed.

The inhibition of HIV-1’s replicative machinery remains a cornerstone in the battle against AIDS. Central to this approach are inhibitors targeting reverse transcriptase (RT) and integrase. Reverse ...

Retrotransposons could have a main role in the development of drug resistance in response to cancer treatment, according to a new study out of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The ...

Rome Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized cyclopentene-oxymethylene phosphonamidate compounds acting as LINE-1 retrotransposable element ORF1 protein (L1RE1) and/or HERV-K reverse transcriptase ...

Clin Drug Invest. 2007;27(8):509-531. Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) can be divided into four different classes according to their modes of action: nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase ...

BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ROME Therapeutics, a biotechnology company illuminating the intersection of the dark genome and innate immunity to develop breakthrough medicines for ...

Potentiation of apoptosis inducing activity of BL-193, an inhibitor of Bcl-XL protein, by genistein in pancreatic cancer cells No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects more than a tenth of Americans aged 65 and older. The disease has proven difficult to develop new treatments for, and available ...

New England Biolabs (NEB®) announced today that they have released a novel, thermostable reverse transcriptase, WarmStart® RTx Reverse Transcriptase, specifically designed for nucleic acid detection.