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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2025

A novel CD71 Centyrin:Gys1 siRNA conjugate reduces glycogen synthesis and glycogen levels in a mouse model of Pompe disease.

Bryce D Holt, Samuel J Elliott, Rebecca Meyer, Daniela Reyes, Karyn O'Neil, Zhanna Druzina, Swapnil Kulkarni, Beth L Thurberg, Steven G Nadler, Bartholomew A Pederson

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Bryce D HoltDepartment of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA.
Samuel J ElliottDepartment of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA.
Rebecca MeyerAro Biotherapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Daniela ReyesAro Biotherapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Karyn O'NeilAro Biotherapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Zhanna DruzinaAro Biotherapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Swapnil KulkarniAro Biotherapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Beth L ThurbergBeth Thurberg Orphan Science Consulting LLC, Newton, MA 02458, USA.
Steven G NadlerAro Biotherapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Bartholomew A PedersonCenter for Medical Education, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Muncie, Muncie, IN 47303, USA. Electronic address: bapederson@bsu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pompe disease is caused by acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) deficiency, resulting in lysosomal glycogen accumulation. This disease is characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, respiratory distress, and in the infantile-onset form, cardiomyopathy. The only approved treatment is enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with human recombinant GAA. While ERT therapy extends life span, residual symptoms remain, with poor muscle uptake and immunogenicity limiting efficacy. We examined a novel Centyrin protein-short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) conjugate targeting CD71 (transferrin receptor type 1, TfR1) and GYS1, a key enzyme involved in glycogen synthesis. Unlike existing ERTs designed to degrade aberrant glycogen deposits observed in Pompe patients, the CD71 Centyrin:Gys1 siRNA is designed to restore glycogen balance by inhibiting glycogen synthesis. To this end, we administered the CD71 Centyrin:Gys1 siRNA conjugate to the 6

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Disease Models, AnimalGlycogenGlycogen Storage Disease Type IIRNA, Small InterferingAnimalsAntigens, CDGlycogen SynthaseHumansMiceMuscle, SkeletalReceptors, TransferrinAntigens, CDCD71 antigenGlycogenGlycogen SynthaseReceptors, TransferrinRNA, Small Interfering6(neo)/6(neo)Centyrinextrahepaticglycogenglycogen storage disease type IIglycogen synthasegys1mousePompe diseasesiRNA

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PMCPMC11764773

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