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ArticleNucleic acids research2017

Knockdown and replacement therapy mediated by artificial mirtrons in spinocerebellar ataxia 7.

Helen J Curtis, Yiqi Seow, Matthew J A Wood, Miguel A Varela

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neuro-respiratory pathology in spinocerebellar ataxia.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2022
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  7. Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Strategies in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Helen J CurtisDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
Yiqi SeowMolecular Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Institutes, A*STAR, Singapore.
Matthew J A WoodDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
Miguel A VarelaDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.
University of Oxford · GBAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluate a knockdown-replacement strategy mediated by mirtrons as an alternative to allele-specific silencing using spinocerebellar ataxia 7 (SCA7) as a model. Mirtrons are introns that form pre-microRNA hairpins after splicing, producing RNAi effectors not processed by Drosha. Mirtron mimics may therefore avoid saturation of the canonical processing pathway. This method combines gene silencing mediated by an artificial mirtron with delivery of a functional copy of the gene such that both elements of the therapy are always expressed concurrently, minimizing the potential for undesirable effects and preserving wild-type function. This mutation- and single nucleotide polymorphism-independent method could be crucial in dominant diseases that feature both gain- and loss-of-function pathologies or have a heterogeneous genetic background. Here we develop mirtrons against ataxin 7 with silencing efficacy comparable to shRNAs, and introduce silent mutations into an ataxin 7 transgene such that it is resistant to their effect. We successfully express the transgene and one mirtron together from a single construct. Hence, we show that this method can be used to silence the endogenous allele of ataxin 7 and replace it with an exogenous copy of the gene, highlighting the efficacy and transferability across patient genotypes of this approach.

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Ataxin-7Cell LineGene Knockdown TechniquesGenetic TherapyHEK293 CellsHumansIntronsMicroRNAsModels, GeneticRNA InterferenceRNA PrecursorsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA SplicingSpinocerebellar AtaxiasTransfectionAtaxin-7ATXN7 protein, humanMicroRNAsRNA Precursors

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PMID28575281
PMCPMC5569705
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