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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Tethered mRNA Amplifier: A Novel Approach to Increase Protein Expression.

Bahareh Torkzaban, Austin Sponaugle, Jeff Coller

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bahareh TorkzabanDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Austin SponaugleDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jeff CollerDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. jmcoller@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Posttranscriptional RNA modification has become a revolutionary clinical tool to improve the underlying condition in genetic disorders. The cell achieves translational regulation through sequence and/or structural elements that recruit specific positive- or negative-acting factors to mRNAs. Targeting mRNA expression offers a less invasive therapeutic approach than other well-known gene therapy approaches. We have utilized our understanding of mRNA translational regulation to develop a novel disease-modifying treatment called the "Tethered mRNA Amplifier." Specifically, our approach forces a key positive-acting mRNA regulator, polyadenosine binding protein (PABPC1), to bind and remain resident on the target mRNA. This enhances the target mRNA's expression precisely and restores deficient protein levels to normal. This approach effectively increases the steady-state expression level of several transcripts associated with haploinsufficiency disorders in cell culture.

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Protein BiosynthesisRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerExpressionGenetic disordersmRNARNA therapeuticsTranslation

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PMID37824070
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