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ArticleNature communications2024

Characterizing the mechanism of action for mRNA therapeutics for the treatment of propionic acidemia, methylmalonic acidemia, and phenylketonuria.

Rena Baek, Kimberly Coughlan, Lei Jiang, Min Liang, Lei Ci, Harkewal Singh, Hannah Zhang, Neeraj Kaushal, Ivana Liric Rajlic, Linh Van and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Rena BaekModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Kimberly CoughlanModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Lei JiangModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Min LiangModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-4070
Lei CiModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Harkewal SinghModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Hannah ZhangModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Neeraj KaushalModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Ivana Liric RajlicModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Linh VanModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Rain DimenModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Alexander CavedonModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Ling YinModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Lisa RiceModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Andrea FrassettoModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Lin GueyModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Lin.Guey@modernatx.com.
Patrick FinnModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Patrick.Finn@modernatx.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1333-5400
Paolo G V MartiniModerna, Inc., 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. Paolo.Martini@modernatx.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-797X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics delivered via lipid nanoparticles hold the potential to treat metabolic diseases caused by protein deficiency, including propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), and phenylketonuria (PKU). Herein we report results from multiple independent preclinical studies of mRNA-3927 (an investigational treatment for PA), mRNA-3705 (an investigational treatment for MMA), and mRNA-3210 (an investigational treatment for PKU) in murine models of each disease. All 3 mRNA therapeutics exhibited pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) responses in their respective murine model by driving mRNA, protein, and/or protein activity responses, as well as by decreasing levels of the relevant biomarker(s) when compared to control-treated animals. These preclinical data were then used to develop translational PK/PD models, which were scaled allometrically to humans to predict starting doses for first-in-human clinical studies for each disease. The predicted first-in-human doses for mRNA-3927, mRNA-3705, and mRNA-3210 were determined to be 0.3, 0.1, and 0.4 mg/kg, respectively.

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Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsDisease Models, AnimalPhenylketonuriasPropionic AcidemiaRNA, MessengerAnimalsFemaleHumansLiposomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesLipid NanoparticlesLiposomesRNA, Messenger

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PMID38714648
PMCPMC11076592

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