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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Targeted splice sequencing reveals RNA toxicity and therapeutic response in myotonic dystrophy.

Matthew K Tanner, Zhenzhi Tang, Charles A Thornton

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew K TannerMedical Scientist Training Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Zhenzhi TangDepartment of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Charles A ThorntonDepartment of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
University of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research CenterP50NS048843 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI THORNTON, CHARLES A · 2018 to 2022
$7.1M
Therapeutic Modulation of Myotonic Muscular DystrophyR37NS094393 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI THORNTON, CHARLES A · 2015 to 2021
$2.5M
NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS048843NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS094393
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomarker-driven trials hold promise for therapeutic development in chronic diseases, such as muscular dystrophy. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) involves RNA toxicity, where transcripts containing expanded CUG-repeats (CUGexp) accumulate in nuclear foci and sequester splicing factors in the Muscleblind-like (Mbnl) family. Oligonucleotide therapies to mitigate RNA toxicity have emerged but reliable measures of target engagement are needed. Here we examined muscle transcriptomes in mouse models of DM1 and found that CUGexp expression or Mbnl gene deletion cause similar dysregulation of alternative splicing. We selected 35 dysregulated exons for further study by targeted RNA sequencing. Across a spectrum of mouse models, the individual splice events and a composite index derived from all events showed a graded response to decrements of Mbnl or increments of CUGexp. Antisense oligonucleotides caused prompt reduction of CUGexp RNA and parallel correction of the splicing index, followed by subsequent elimination of myotonia. These results suggest that targeted splice sequencing may provide a sensitive and reliable way to assess therapeutic impact in DM1.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingSequence Analysis, RNAAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsExonsGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceMusclesMyotonic DystrophyOligonucleotides, AntisenseRegenerationRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscriptomeTrinucleotide Repeat ExpansionDNA-Binding ProteinsMbnl1 protein, mouseOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID33503262
PMCPMC7913682
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