Base editing in humanized dystrophic mice.
Base editing in humanized dystrophic mice.
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人源化营养不良小鼠的碱基编辑。
DOI:
10.1016/j.omtn.2024.102185
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发表时间:
2024
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Han,Renzhi
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作者:
Zhang,Chen;Zhou,Yuan;Han,Renzhi
DMD is characterized by the absence of functional dystrophin protein resulting from mutations in the dystrophin gene, leading to progressive muscle wasting, cardiac complications, and premature mortality. Large deletion mutations account for approximately 70% of all DMD cases. The major therapeutic efforts for DMD are centered on restoring functional dystrophin expression. One strategy is to deliver a miniaturized version of dystrophin cDNA, known as micro-dystrophin, through adeno-associated virus (AAV). In 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for Sarepta’s Elevidys (AAVrh. 74 carrying micro-dystrophin cDNA) for patients with DMD who are 4–5 years of age. 2 This represents an important milestone in DMD gene therapy development. Another strategy utilizes antisense oligonucleotides to induce targeted exon skipping and restore the reading frame of the dystrophin gene. Exon skipping converts DMD-associated frame-disrupting mutations into Becker muscular dystrophy-like deletions, which can produce more functional, truncated dystrophin protein. The first exon-skipping drug for DMD exon 51 skipping, eteplirsen, received FDA approval in 2016, followed by VyonDys-53 and viltolarsen for exon 53 and AmonDys-45 for exon 45 skipping. More recently, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has shown great promise to permanently restore the reading frame of the dystrophin gene, as demonstrated by numerous preclinical animal studies and cell culture studies. 3While large deletions are the most common cause of DMD, nonsense mutations are estimated to account for approximately 10%–15% cases. Correcting such nonsense mutations could take different strategies, with the potential to restore full-length dystrophin expression. One strategy involves modulating translation termination efficiency through the utilization of pharmacological agents or engineered suppressor tRNAs. 4, 5 Ataluren, an oxadiazole compound facilitating ribosomal readthrough of premature stop codons, was approved to treat patients with DMD with nonsense mutations in European and several other countries.