In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, a team of researchers used an assay toolset for discovering new transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) inhibiting drug repurposing ...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been shown to affect cancer patients at a higher rate than healthy people. The role played by the host enzyme TMPRSS2 in infection ...
Men have higher morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 than women, possibly due to androgen receptor-regulated viral entry protein expression. This led to a clinical trial of androgen deprivation ...
The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19 can cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, contrasting with other coronaviruses that were known to cause mild seasonal colds prior to its emergence in ...
Identifying a Clinically Applicable Mutational Burden Threshold as a Potential Biomarker of Response to Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Solid Tumors TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions are frequently found in ...
Current antiviral agents for COVID-19 treatment target viral proteins, which are susceptible to mutation during SARS-CoV-2 evolution. A potential strategy to fight emerging drug resistances is the ...