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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

ACE-tRNAs are a platform technology for suppressing nonsense mutations that cause cystic fibrosis.

Wooree Ko, Joseph J Porter, Sacha Spelier, Emily G Sorensen, Priyanka Bhatt, Jeffrey T Gabell, Isabelle van der Windt, Tyler Couch, Kevin Coote, Martin Mense and 2 more

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Wooree KoDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
Joseph J PorterDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4542-0338
Sacha SpelierDepartment of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 EA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Emily G SorensenDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
Priyanka BhattCystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Lexington, MA 02421, United States.
Jeffrey T GabellDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
Isabelle van der WindtDepartment of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 EA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Tyler CouchDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
Kevin CooteCystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Lexington, MA 02421, United States.
Martin MenseCystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Lexington, MA 02421, United States.
Jeffrey M BeekmanDepartment of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, 3584 EA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
John D LueckDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1820-711X

Funding

In vivo delivery of engineered tRNAs for suppression of nonsense mutationsR01HL153988 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI John D. Lueck · 2021 to 2026
$3.4M
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoctoral PORTER20F0Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research LUECK20GOEmily's EntourageNational Institute of General Medical Science RM1-GM144227NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL153988NIH HHS R01HL153988
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonsense mutations arise from single nucleotide substitutions that result in premature termination codons (PTCs). PTCs result in little to no full-length protein production and decreased mRNA stability due to the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway. We provide evidence that anticodon-edited (ACE-) tRNAs efficiently suppress the most prevalent cystic fibrosis (CF)-causing PTCs, promoting significant rescue of endogenous cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) transcript abundance and channel function in different model systems. We show that our best-performing ACE-tRNA, which decodes all UGA PTCs to a leucine amino acid, markedly rescues CFTR function from the most prevalent CF-causing PTCs, all of which arose from nonleucine encoding codons. Using this single ACE-tRNA variant, we demonstrate significant rescue of CFTR function in an immortalized airway cell line and two different primary CF patient-derived intestinal cell models with CFTR nonsense mutations. Further, we demonstrate that leucine substitution CFTR variants are highly functional. Thus, ACE-tRNAs have promise as a platform therapeutic for CF and other nonsense-associated diseases.

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Codon, NonsenseCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorRNA, TransferCell LineHumansNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayCFTR protein, humanCodon, NonsenseCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorRNA, Transfer

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PMID40650978
PMCPMC12255306

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