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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2025

Rational design and applications of piperazine and cyclohexane ionizable lipids for PKU and SSADH deficiency.

Jiyeon Son, Hyunjung Yoo, Joonyoung Park, Hyelim Park, Seung-Eun Chong, Jungeun Lee, Jeewon Kim, Eunyoung Park, Seo-Hyeon Bae, Sunhee Kang and 14 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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24 authors.

Jiyeon SonDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Hyunjung YooDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Joonyoung ParkDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Hyelim ParkDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Seung-Eun ChongDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Jungeun LeeDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Jeewon KimDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Eunyoung ParkDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Seo-Hyeon BaeDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Sunhee KangDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Jaeyoung BanDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Soonhwa SongDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Eunhye OhDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Heechun KwakDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Hyokyoung KwonDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Jaesung JungDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Narae LeeDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Byunghoon JungDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.
Yuebao ZhangDivision of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Diana D KangIcahn Genomics Institute, Precision Immunology Institute, Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Department of Oncological Sciences, Tisch Cancer Institute, Friedman Brain Institute, Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Shi DuDivision of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Young Kee ShinLaboratory of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yizhou DongIcahn Genomics Institute, Precision Immunology Institute, Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Department of Oncological Sciences, Tisch Cancer Institute, Friedman Brain Institute, Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Jae Uk JeongDepartment of Research & Development, GC Biopharma Corp., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16924, Republic of Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A significant challenge of mRNA-based protein replacement therapies is the diminishing efficacy and escalating toxicity associated with repeated dosing of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). Many existing lipid formulations were originally designed for vaccine and are not optimized for therapeutic applications. We developed two libraries of ionizable lipids-one based on piperazine and the other on a newly introduced cyclohexane structure-with variations in linker and tail groups to enhance molecular diversity. GC Biopharma's cyclohexane- and piperazine-based LNPs (GCP LNPs) supported stable and high-level expression without inducing liver toxicity under repeated dosing regimens. These LNPs effectively corrected disease markers in mouse models of phenylketonuria (PKU) and succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency. Specially, we observed that the rigid structure and chemical stability of cyclohexane-based lipids contributed to sustained delivery performance. These findings offer a promising direction for the development of LNPs suitable for chronic mRNA-based therapies.

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ionizable lipidlipid nanoparticleMT: Delivery StrategiesPKURNA therapeuticsSSADH

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PMID41393308
PMCPMC12697204

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