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ArticleNature communications2024

Therapeutic strategy for spinal muscular atrophy by combining gene supplementation and genome editing.

Fumiyuki Hatanaka, Keiichiro Suzuki, Kensaku Shojima, Jingting Yu, Yuta Takahashi, Akihisa Sakamoto, Javier Prieto, Maxim Shokhirev, Estrella Nuñez Delicado, Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban and 1 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 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Fumiyuki HatanakaGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Keiichiro SuzukiInstitute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5603-9105
Kensaku ShojimaGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2852-5226
Jingting YuIntegrative Genomics and Bioinformatics Core, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-1182-3680
Yuta TakahashiGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Akihisa SakamotoGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Javier PrietoGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Maxim ShokhirevIntegrative Genomics and Bioinformatics Core, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Estrella Nuñez DelicadoUniversidad Catolica, San Antonio de Murcia, Campus de los Jeronimos, 135, 30107, Guadalupe, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0554-2365
Concepcion Rodriguez EstebanGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Juan Carlos Izpisua BelmonteGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. jcbelmonte@altoslabs.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0557-8875

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Defect in the SMN1 gene causes spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which shows loss of motor neurons, muscle weakness and atrophy. While current treatment strategies, including small molecules or viral vectors, have shown promise in improving motor function and survival, achieving a definitive and long-term correction of SMA's endogenous mutations and phenotypes remains highly challenging. We have previously developed a CRISPR-Cas9 based homology-independent targeted integration (HITI) strategy, enabling unidirectional DNA knock-in in both dividing and non-dividing cells in vivo. In this study, we demonstrated its utility by correcting an SMA mutation in mice. When combined with Smn1 cDNA supplementation, it exhibited long-term therapeutic benefits in SMA mice. Our observations may provide new avenues for the long-term and efficient treatment of inherited diseases.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGenetic TherapyMuscular Atrophy, SpinalSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMotor NeuronsMutationSmn1 protein, mouseSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein

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PMID39048567
PMCPMC11269569

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