It's the ugly duckling story of the molecular world. Intein, thought two decades ago to be nothing more than a molecular parasite or a harmless hitchhiker, is today an invaluable tool in the ...

Inteins are parasitic genetic elements that excise themselves at the protein level by self-splicing, allowing the formation of functional, nondisrupted proteins. Many inteins contain a homing ...

The SCN1A gene is too large to fit into aconventional viral delivery systems. Scientists overcame this hurdle with a pioneering "split-intein" mechanism, which is like two separate trucks, delivering ...

At the recently concluded ARVO meeting, Splicebio S.L. presented the first preclinical results on the company’s new candidate, SB-007, for the treatment of Stargardt disease, a rare genetic disease ...

Long-standing problem solved: Researchers discover that misfolding prevents efficient utilisation of so-called split inteins as ‘protein glue’ Proteins are the building blocks of life. They consist of ...