The minor gentamicin complex component, X2, is a potent premature stop codon readthrough molecule with therapeutic potential.

Autor: Westley J Friesen, Briana Johnson, Jairo Sierra, Jin Zhuo, Priya Vazirani, Xiaojiao Xue, Yuki Tomizawa, Ramil Baiazitov, Christie Morrill, Hongyu Ren, Suresh Babu, Young-Choon Moon, Art Branstrom, Anna Mollin, Jean Hedrick, Josephine Sheedy, Gary Elfring, Marla Weetall, Joseph M Colacino, Ellen M Welch, Stuart W Peltz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0206158 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206158
Popis: Nonsense mutations, resulting in a premature stop codon in the open reading frame of mRNAs are responsible for thousands of inherited diseases. Readthrough of premature stop codons by small molecule drugs has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach to treat disorders resulting from premature termination of translation. The aminoglycoside antibiotics are a class of molecule known to promote readthrough at premature termination codons. Gentamicin consists of a mixture of major and minor aminoglycoside components. Here, we investigated the readthrough activities of the individual components and show that each of the four major gentamicin complex components representing 92-99% of the complex each had similar potency and activity to that of the complex itself. In contrast, a minor component (gentamicin X2) was found to be the most potent and active readthrough component in the gentamicin complex. The known oto- and nephrotoxicity associated with aminoglycosides preclude long-term use as readthrough agents. Thus, we evaluated the components of the gentamicin complex as well as the so-called "designer" aminoglycoside, NB124, for in vitro and in vivo safety. In cells, we observed that gentamicin X2 had a safety/readthrough ratio (cytotoxicity/readthrough potency) superior to that of gentamicin, G418 or NB124. In rodents, we observed that gentamicin X2 showed a safety profile that was superior to G418 overall including reduced nephrotoxicity. These results support further investigation of gentamicin X2 as a therapeutic readthrough agent.
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