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aSMA readout
normalised to shSCR
Target B - First in class programme targeting a previously
undrugged target for the treatment of NASH
• Structure enabled hit identification strategy commenced 3Q21
Al-enabled literature analysis was able to identify data showing target B is reported as being upregulated in
NASH, with expression correlating to the degree of fibrosis in the liver
• Mechanistically diverse from target A, building depth to our NASH portfolio
150
aSMA
Collagen I readout
normalised to shSCR
0
SCR shRNA + TGF-B1
hACTA2 shRNA
Target shRNA #1
One way ANOVA with Dunnetts
100-
50-
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2012
Target shRNA #2
Target shRNA #3
4
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150-
100-
Collagen I
50-
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SCR shRNA + TGF-ẞ1
hTGFBR2 shRNA
Target shRNA #1
Target shRNA #2
Target shRNA #3
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Cell number
normalised to shSCR
200-
NS
150-
100-
50-
I
H
*
Cell count
NS
SCR shRNA + TGF-B1
hACTA2 shRNA
hTGFBR2 shRNA
*
Target shRNA #1
Target shRNA #2
Target shRNA #3
SI
NS
TGF-activated immortalized human
hepatic stellate cells
⚫ Fibrosis assay established in immortalised
hepatic stellate cells
• Lentiviral delivery of shRNA constructs to
knock down target expression
Three separate shRNA constructs were
run independently for the target
• Full target-story data package complete
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