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

AAV-delivered PPT1 provides long-term neurological benefits in CLN1 mice and achieves therapeutic levels in sheep brain.

Md Suhail Alam, Apeksha Khatiwada, Samantha L Eaton, Daniel M Cohen, John White, Melissa Derby, Drew Peterson, Graciela Rivera-Pena, Mohamad Nayal, Mallory Becker and 16 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Lysosomal homeostasis at the crossroads of neurodegeneration.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Md Suhail AlamSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: suhail.alam.sa1@roche.com.
Apeksha KhatiwadaSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Samantha L EatonThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Daniel M CohenSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
John WhiteSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Melissa DerbySpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Drew PetersonSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Graciela Rivera-PenaSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Mohamad NayalSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Mallory BeckerSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Heena BeckSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Charlie LiSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Renee GentzelSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
George AtkinsSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Stephen N GreenhalghThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK; Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Simon G LillicoThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Rachael GregsonThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK; Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Eddie CluttonThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK; Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Fraser MurdochThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
James NixonLarge Animal Research and Imaging Facility, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Mark GrayThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK; Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
Gerard ThompsonCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
Jodi McBrideSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Thomas M WishartThe Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK; Centre for Systems Health and Integrated Metabolic Research, Department of Biosciences, School of Science and Technology Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4GG, UK.
Maria Grazia BiferiSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: maria.graziabiferi@sparktx.com.
Elizabeth RamsburgSpark Therapeutics Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CLN1 disease is a fatal neurodegenerative condition caused by deficiency in palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1), for which no disease-modifying therapy exists. The disease affects the entire central nervous system (CNS), necessitating widespread delivery of therapeutics to the brain and spinal cord. Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based PPT1 gene therapy delivered intrathecally has been tested in mouse models but has shown limited efficacy due to inadequate brain bioavailability. Here, to maximize therapeutic benefit, PPT1 was engineered for improved cross-correction capabilities, packaged in Spark100, a neurotropic AAV capsid, and administered through intracerebroventricular route in neonatal Ppt1

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BrainDependovirusGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsNeuronal Ceroid-LipofuscinosesThiolester HydrolasesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMice, KnockoutSheeppalmitoyl-protein thioesteraseThiolester HydrolasesAAVBatten diseaseCLN1gene therapylysosomal storage disordersneurodegenerationneuronal ceroid lipofuscinosesPPT1sheep

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PMID40682271
PMCPMC12848131

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