Ryan Englander
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Ryan Englander
@ryan-englander.bsky.social
MD/PhD candidate at UConn/JAX studying the intersection between tumor immunology and RNA splicing. Interested in all things oncology, splicing, immunology, and health policy.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory and UConn Health have successfully discovered a molecular switch that can actually SHUT DOWN cancer growth signals and STOP tumor growth at the RNA LEVEL. The discovery could pave the way for a groundbreaking RNA-based multi-cancer treatment. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Our latest work on targeting the poison exon in #RNA #splicing factor TRA2B in #cancer reveals a role for this non coding transcript and opportunities for targeting splicing factor levels across multiple tumor types
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Antisense oligonucleotide-mediated TRA2β poison exon inclusion induces the expression of a lncRNA with anti-tumor effects
Nature Communications - The oncogenic splicing factor TRA2β is reported to be upregulated in human cancers partly by increased TRA2β poison exon (PE) skipping. Here the authors show that...
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February 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This is a cool story - spatial proteomics to identify over-expressed pathways (type I IFN & JAK/STAT) proposing new therapies (JAKi) for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

🌟 Discovery science translated into clincial benfit. Love it! 🌟

#MedSky 🧪 #ImmunoSky #dermatology
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Spatial proteomics identifies JAKi as treatment for a lethal skin disease
Nature - Cell-type-resolved spatial proteomics of the skin from patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis reveals that it is driven by JAK/STAT signaling, leading to successful treatment of this...
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November 30, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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"Here, we identify an alternative splicing isoform of human PD-1, which carries a 28-base pairs extension retained from 5′ region of intron 2 (PD-1^28), is expressed in peripheral T cells and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes."
#Immunology #Immunotherapy
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A splicing isoform of PD-1 promotes tumor progression as a potential immune checkpoint - Nature Communications
Whether PD-1 splicing isoforms impact T cell anti-tumor capacity has not been fully illustrated. Here the authors identify a human PD-1 isoform, PD-1^28, which functions to suppress anti-cancer immuni...
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November 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Complementation of a human disease phenotype in vitro by intercellular mRNA transfer https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.622258v1
Complementation of a human disease phenotype in vitro by intercellular mRNA transfer https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.622258v1
There is growing evidence that full-length mRNAs undergo intercellular transfer through long, thin c
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November 7, 2024 at 2:30 AM