| Autor: |
Maksymilian Prondzynski, Elisabeth Krämer, Sandra D. Laufer, Aya Shibamiya, Ole Pless, Frederik Flenner, Oliver J. Müller, Julia Münch, Charles Redwood, Arne Hansen, Monica Patten, Thomas Eschenhagen, Giulia Mearini, Lucie Carrier |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, Vol 7, Iss C, Pp 475-486 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2162-2531 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.omtn.2017.05.008 |
| Popis: |
Gene therapy is a promising option for severe forms of genetic diseases. We previously provided evidence for the feasibility of trans-splicing, exon skipping, and gene replacement in a mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) carrying a mutation in MYBPC3, encoding cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C). Here we used human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) from an HCM patient carrying a heterozygous c.1358-1359insC MYBPC3 mutation and from a healthy donor. HCM hiPSC-CMs exhibited ∼50% lower MYBPC3 mRNA and cMyBP-C protein levels than control, no truncated cMyBP-C, larger cell size, and altered gene expression, thus reproducing human HCM features. We evaluated RNA trans-splicing and gene replacement after transducing hiPSC-CMs with adeno-associated virus. trans-splicing with 5′ or 3′ pre-trans-splicing molecules represented ∼1% of total MYBPC3 transcripts in healthy hiPSC-CMs. In contrast, gene replacement with the full-length MYBPC3 cDNA resulted in ∼2.5-fold higher MYBPC3 mRNA levels in HCM and control hiPSC-CMs. This restored the cMyBP-C level to 81% of the control level, suppressed hypertrophy, and partially restored gene expression to control level in HCM cells. This study provides evidence for (1) the feasibility of trans-splicing, although with low efficiency, and (2) efficient gene replacement in hiPSC-CMs with a MYBPC3 mutation. |
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