In vivo CRISPR editing with no detectable genome-wide off-target mutations

…, SP Garcia, MD Fellows, MJ Porritt, MA Firth… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
CRISPR–Cas genome-editing nucleases hold substantial promise for developing human
therapeutic applications 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 – 6 but identifying unwanted off-target mutations is …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-clinical pharmacology of AZD3965, a selective inhibitor of MCT1: DLBCL, NHL and Burkitt's lymphoma anti-tumor activity

…, A Logie, M Revill, KF Byth, AD Benjamin, MA Firth… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumors frequently display a glycolytic phenotype with increased flux through glycolysis and
concomitant synthesis of lactate. To maintain glycolytic flux and prevent intracellular …

Understanding cytotoxicity and cytostaticity in a high-throughput screening collection

LH Mervin, Q Cao, IP Barrett, MA Firth… - ACS chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
While mechanisms of cytotoxicity and cytostaticity have been studied extensively from the
biological side, relatively little is currently understood regarding areas of chemical space …

Targeted metabolic profiling of the Tg197 mouse model reveals itaconic acid as a marker of rheumatoid arthritis

…, N Karagianni, NM Whalley, MA Firth… - Journal of proteome …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive, highly debilitating disease where early diagnosis,
enabling rapid clinical intervention, would provide obvious benefits to patients, healthcare …

Orthologue chemical space and its influence on target prediction

…, L Kalash, AM Afzal, F Svensson, MA Firth… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Motivation In silico approaches often fail to utilize bioactivity data available for orthologous
targets due to insufficient evidence highlighting the benefit for such an approach. Deeper …

MOLMAKER: de novo generation of 3D databases for use in drug design

DE Clark, MA Firth, CW Murray - Journal of chemical information …, 1996 - ACS Publications
A program, MOLMAKER, is described which, in conjunction with a 2D−3D conversion program
and 3D database software, can generate de novo 3D databases to aid in drug design. …

Engineered Cas9 extracellular vesicles as a novel gene editing tool

…, J Schick, S Wren, J Lindgren, M Firth… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have shown promise as biological delivery vehicles, but
therapeutic applications require efficient cargo loading. Here, we developed new methods for …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR GUARD protects off-target sites from Cas9 nuclease activity using short guide RNAs

MA Coelho, E De Braekeleer, M Firth, M Bista… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Precise genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 is a promising therapeutic avenue for genetic
diseases, although off-target editing remains a significant safety concern. Guide RNAs …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous inhibition of DNA-PK and Polϴ improves integration efficiency and precision of genome editing

S Wimberger, N Akrap, M Firth, J Brengdahl… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genome editing, specifically CRISPR/Cas9 technology, has revolutionized biomedical research
and offers potential cures for genetic diseases. Despite rapid progress, low efficiency of …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing DSB repair to promote efficient homology-dependent and-independent prime editing

…, S Šviković, G Sienski, M Firth… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prime editing recently emerged as a next-generation approach for precise genome editing.
Here we exploit DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair to develop two strategies that install …