Center for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy
Our goal is to build a pipeline of diversified biomedical tools focused on the development of therapeutic solutions for rare genetic diseases and difficult-to-treat cancers. We will develop novel gene therapies, cell therapies and immunotherapies.
Webpage: https://ctgct.si/en/
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Representative Publications
Orehek, S., Ramuta, T. Ž., Lainšček, D., Malenšek, Š., Šala, M., Benčina, M., Jerala, R., & Hafner-Bratkovič, I. (2024). Cytokine-armed pyroptosis induces antitumor immunity against diverse types of tumors. Nature Communications , 15(1). doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55083-3
Presen, D. M., Lainšček, D., Kinghorn, J., Sebestyen, Z., Kuball, J., Amini, L., Reinke, P., Fuchs, A., Jerala, R., & Benčina, M. (2024). CTGCT, Centre of Excellence for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy: Collaborative Translation of Scientific Discoveries into Advanced Treatments for Neurological Rare Genetic Diseases and Cancer. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2024.11.051
Lainšček, D., Horvat, S., Dolinar, K., Ivanovski, F., Romih, R., Pirkmajer, S., Jerala, R., & Manček-Keber, M. (2024). MyD88 protein destabilization mitigates NF-κB-dependent protection against macrophage apoptosis. Cell Communication and Signaling, 22(1), 549. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-024-01930-1
Ivanovski, F., Meško, M., Lebar, T., Rupnik, M., Lainšček, D., Gradišek, M., Jerala, R., & Benčina, M. (2024). Ultrasound-mediated spatial and temporal control of engineered cells in vivo. Nature Communications, 15(1), 7369. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51620-2
- Mezgec, K., Snoj, J., Ulčakar, L., Ljubetič, A., Tušek Žnidarič, M., Škarabot, M., & Jerala, R. (2024). Coupling of Spectrin Repeat Modules for the Assembly of Nanorods and Presentation of Protein Domains. ACS Nano. doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c07701
- Plaper, T., Rihtar, E., Železnik Ramuta, T., Forstnerič, V., Jazbec, V., Ivanovski, F., Benčina, M., & Jerala, R. (2024). The art of designed coiled-coils for the regulation of mammalian cells. In Cell Chemical Biology. Elsevier Ltd. doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.06.001
- Jazbec, V., Varda, N., Šprager, E., Meško, M., Vidmar, S., Romih, R., Podobnik, M., Kežar, A., Jerala, R., & Benčina, M. (2024). Protein Gas Vesicles of Bacillus megaterium as Enhancers of Ultrasound-Induced Transcriptional Regulation. ACS Nano, 18(26), 16692–16700. doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c01498
- Esih, H., Mezgec, K., Billmeier, M., Malenšek, Š., Benčina, M., Grilc, B., Vidmar, S., Gašperlin, M., Bele, M., Zidarn, M., Zupanc, T. L., Morgan, T., Jordan, I., Sandig, V., Schrödel, S., Thirion, C., Protzer, U., Wagner, R., Lainšček, D., & Jerala, R. (2024). Mucoadhesive film for oral delivery of vaccines for protection of the respiratory tract. Journal of Controlled Release, 371, 179–192. doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.05.041
- Plaper, T., Merljak, E., Fink, T., Satler, T., Ljubetič, A., Lainšček, D., Jazbec, V., Benčina, M., Stevanoska, S., Džeroski, S., & Jerala, R. (2024). Designed allosteric protein logic. Cell Discovery, 10(1). doi.org/10.1038/s41421-023-00635-y