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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology2023

The synthetic aminoglycoside ELX-02 induces readthrough of G550X-CFTR producing superfunctional protein that can be further enhanced by CFTR modulators.

Jianguo Chen, Kari Thrasher, Lianwu Fu, Wei Wang, Soheil Aghamohammadzadeh, Hui Wen, Liping Tang, Kim M Keeling, Emily Falk Libby, David M Bedwell and 1 more

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Article in American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jianguo ChenDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0424-1875
Kari ThrasherDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0281-1686
Lianwu FuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Wei WangGregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Soheil AghamohammadzadehEloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, United States.
Hui WenDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Liping TangDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Kim M KeelingDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0471-5858
Emily Falk LibbyGregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
David M BedwellDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6605-818X
Steven M RoweDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9045-0133
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USEloxx Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

UAB CF Research and Translation Core CenterP30DK072482 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Brian R. Davis · 2007 to 2026
$23.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK072482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ten percent of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients carry a premature termination codon (PTC); no mutation-specific therapies exist for these individuals. ELX-02, a synthetic aminoglycoside, suppresses translation termination at PTCs (i.e., readthrough) by promoting the insertion of an amino acid at the PTC and restoring expression of full-length CFTR protein. The identity of amino acids inserted at PTCs affects the processing and function of the resulting full-length CFTR protein. We examined readthrough of the rare G550X-CFTR nonsense mutation due to its unique properties. We found that forskolin-induced swelling in G550X patient-derived intestinal organoids (PDOs) was significantly higher than in G542X PDOs (both UGA PTCs) with ELX-02 treatment, indicating greater CFTR function from the G550X allele. Using mass spectrometry, we identified tryptophan as the sole amino acid inserted in the G550X position during ELX-02- or G418-mediated readthrough, which differs from the three amino acids (cysteine, arginine, and tryptophan) inserted in the G542X position after treatment with G418. Compared with wild-type CFTR, Fischer rat thyroid (FRT) cells expressing the G550W-CFTR variant protein exhibited significantly increased forskolin-activated Cl

Indexed as

AminoglycosidesCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorAmino AcidsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCodon, NonsenseColforsinFuransProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRats, Inbred F344TryptophanAmino AcidsAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCodon, NonsenseColforsinCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorELX-02FuransProtein Synthesis InhibitorsTryptophanaminoglycosidesCFTRnonsense mutationspremature termination codonstranslational readthrough

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PMID37014818
PMCPMC10202470
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