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ArticleJCI insight2019

Hyperactivity of factor IX Padua (R338L) depends on factor VIIIa cofactor activity.

Benjamin J Samelson-Jones, Jonathan D Finn, Lindsey A George, Rodney M Camire, Valder R Arruda

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Article in JCI insight, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A precision gene-engineered B cell medicine producing sustained levels of active factor IX for hemophilia B therapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  6. Protease domain exosites regulate extravascular binding of factor IX(a).Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH · 2025
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  9. Current clinical applications of AAV-mediated gene therapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin J Samelson-JonesThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jonathan D FinnThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lindsey A GeorgeThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rodney M CamireThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Valder R ArrudaThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

Safety &Efficacy of Intravas. Del. of AAV-F.IX to Skeletal MuscleP01HL064190 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ZHOU, SHANGZHEN · 2000 to 2015
$27.8M
Translating Mechanistic Insights into Intrinsic Xase FunctionP01HL139420 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI BRUCE ALAN SULLENGER · 2018 to 2026
$22.4M
Rational Development of Bioengineered Factor IX Variants for Hemophilia B TherapyK08HL140078 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI SAMELSON-JONES, BEN J · 2018 to 2021
$638k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL140078NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL064190NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL139420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated-viral (AAV) vector liver-directed gene therapy (GT) for hemophilia B (HB) is limited by a vector-dose-dependent hepatotoxicity. Recently, this obstacle has been partially circumvented by the use of a hyperactive factor IX (FIX) variant, R338L (Padua), which has an eightfold increased specific activity compared to FIX-WT. FIX-R338L has emerged as the standard for HB GT. However, the underlying mechanism of its hyperactivity is undefined; as such, safety concerns of unregulated coagulation and the potential for thrombotic complications have not been fully addressed. To this end, we evaluated the enzymatic and clotting activity as well as the activation, inactivation, and cofactor-dependence of FIX-R338L relative to FIX-WT. We observed that the high-specific-activity of FIX-R338L requires factor VIIIa (FVIIIa) cofactor. In a novel system utilizing emicizumab, a FVIII-mimicking bispecific antibody, the hyperactivity of both recombinant FIX-R338L and AAV-mediated-transgene-expressed FIX-R338L from HB GT subjects is ablated without FVIIIa activity. We conclude that the molecular regulation of activation, inactivation, and cofactor-dependence of FIX-R338L is similar to FIX-WT, but that the FVIIIa-dependent hyperactivity of FIX-R338L is the result of a faster rate of factor X activation. This mechanism helps mitigate safety concerns of unregulated coagulation and supports the expanded use of FIX-R338L in HB therapy.

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Blood CoagulationDependovirusFactor IXFactor VIIIaGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHemophilia BHumansKineticsFactor IXfactor IX-PaduaFactor VIIIaCoagulationGene therapyHematology

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PMID31219805
PMCPMC6675543
OpenAlexW2949083906

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