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ArticleNucleic acids research2015

Bi-specific splice-switching PMO oligonucleotides conjugated via a single peptide active in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Fazel Shabanpoor, Graham McClorey, Amer F Saleh, Peter Järver, Matthew J A Wood, Michael J Gait

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Nanotherapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology · 2018
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  18. Using Morpholinos to Control Gene Expression.Current protocols in nucleic acid chemistry · 2017
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  20. The delivery of therapeutic oligonucleotides.Nucleic acids research · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fazel ShabanpoorMedical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Graham McCloreyDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
Amer F SalehMedical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Peter JärverMedical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Matthew J A WoodDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
Michael J GaitMedical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK mgait@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBUniversity of Oxford · GBMedical Research Council · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0900887Medical Research Council MC_U105178803Medical Research Council U105178803Wellcome Trust 091982
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The potential for therapeutic application of splice-switching oligonucleotides (SSOs) to modulate pre-mRNA splicing is increasingly evident in a number of diseases. However, the primary drawback of this approach is poor cell and in vivo oligonucleotide uptake efficacy. Biological activities can be significantly enhanced through the use of synthetically conjugated cationic cell penetrating peptides (CPPs). Studies to date have focused on the delivery of a single SSO conjugated to a CPP, but here we describe the conjugation of two phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotide (PMO) SSOs to a single CPP for simultaneous delivery and pre-mRNA targeting of two separate genes, exon 23 of the Dmd gene and exon 5 of the Acvr2b gene, in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Conjugations of PMOs to a single CPP were carried out through an amide bond in one case and through a triazole linkage ('click chemistry') in the other. The most active bi-specific CPP-PMOs demonstrated comparable exon skipping levels for both pre-mRNA targets when compared to individual CPP-PMO conjugates both in cell culture and in vivo in the mdx mouse model. Thus, two SSOs with different target sequences conjugated to a single CPP are biologically effective and potentially suitable for future therapeutic exploitation.

Indexed as

RNA SplicingActivin Receptors, Type IIAnimalsCell-Penetrating PeptidesCells, CulturedCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalDystrophinExonsMiceMice, Inbred mdxMorpholinosMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneActivin Receptors, Type IIactivin receptor type II-BCell-Penetrating PeptidesDystrophinMorpholinos

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PMID25468897
PMCPMC4288157
OpenAlexW2142031680

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