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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2024

In vivo adenine base editing rescues adrenoleukodystrophy in a humanized mouse model.

Ramu Gopalappa, MinYoung Lee, Globinna Kim, Eul Sik Jung, Hanahrae Lee, Hye-Yeon Hwang, Jong Geol Lee, Su Jung Kim, Hyun Ju Yoo, Young Hoon Sung and 3 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Ramu GopalappaDepartment of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
MinYoung LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
Globinna KimConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), ASAN Institute for Life Sciences, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea; Department of Cell and Genetic Engineering, ASAN Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Eul Sik JungDepartment of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; JES Clinic, Incheon 21550, Republic of Korea.
Hanahrae LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Yeon HwangDepartment of Precision Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
Jong Geol LeeConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), ASAN Institute for Life Sciences, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Su Jung KimConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), ASAN Institute for Life Sciences, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Ju YooConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), ASAN Institute for Life Sciences, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Young Hoon SungConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), ASAN Institute for Life Sciences, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea; Department of Cell and Genetic Engineering, ASAN Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
Daesik KimDepartment of Precision Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
In-Jeoung BaekConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), ASAN Institute for Life Sciences, ASAN Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea; Department of Cell and Genetic Engineering, ASAN Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: ijbaek@amc.seoul.kr.
Hyongbum Henry KimDepartment of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Graduate Program of Nano Biomedical Engineering, Advanced Science Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Woo Choo Lee Institute for Precision Drug Development, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: hkim1@yuhs.ac.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), an inherited neurometabolic disorder caused by mutations in ABCD1, which encodes the peroxisomal ABC transporter, mainly affects the brain, spinal cord, adrenal glands, and testes. In ALD patients, very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) fail to enter the peroxisome and undergo subsequent β-oxidation, resulting in their accumulation in the body. It has not been tested whether in vivo base editing or prime editing can be harnessed to ameliorate ALD. We developed a humanized mouse model of ALD by inserting a human cDNA containing the pathogenic variant into the mouse Abcd1 locus. The humanized ALD model showed increased levels of VLCFAs. To correct the mutation, we tested both base editing and prime editing and found that base editing using ABE8e(V106W) could correct the mutation in patient-derived fibroblasts at an efficiency of 7.4%. Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated systemic delivery of NG-ABE8e(V106W) enabled robust correction of the pathogenic variant in the mouse brain (correction efficiency: ∼5.5%), spinal cord (∼5.1%), and adrenal gland (∼2%), leading to a significant reduction in the plasma levels of C26:0/C22:0. This established humanized mouse model and the successful correction of the pathogenic variant using a base editor serve as a significant step toward treating human ALD disease.

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AdrenoleukodystrophyATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D, Member 1DependovirusDisease Models, AnimalGene EditingGenetic TherapyAdenineAnimalsBrainFatty AcidsFibroblastsGenetic VectorsHumansMiceMutationABCD1 protein, humanAdenineATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily D, Member 1Fatty AcidsABCD1adenine base editingadrenoleukodystrophyCRISPRgenome editinghumanized mouse modelvery-long-chain fatty acid

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PMID38796705
PMCPMC11286820

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