Rescue of common exon-skipping mutations in cystic fibrosis with modified U1 snRNAs

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In cystic fibrosis (CF), the correction of splicing defects represents an interesting therapeutic approach to restore normal CFTR function. In this study, we focused on 10 common mutations/variants 711+3A>G/C, 711+5G>A, TG13T3, TG13T5, TG12T5, 1863C>T, 1898+3A>G, 2789+5G>A, and 3120G>A that induce skipping of the corresponding CFTR exons 5, 10, 13, 16, and 18. To rescue the splicing defects we tested, in a minigene assay, a panel of modified U1 small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs), named Exon Specific U1s (ExSpeU1s), that was engineered to bind to intronic sequences downstream of each defective exon. Using this approach, we show that all 10 splicing mutations analyzed are efficiently corrected by specific ExSpeU1s. Using complementary DNA-splicing competent minigenes, we also show that the ExspeU1-mediated splicing correction at the RNA level recovered the full-length CFTR protein for 1863C>T, 1898+3A>G, 2789+5G>A variants. In addition, detailed mutagenesis experiments performed on exon 13 led us to identify a novel intronic regulatory element involved in the ExSpeU1-mediated splicing rescue. These results provide a common strategy based on modified U1 snRNAs to correct exon skipping in a group of disease-causing CFTR mutations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Human mutation - 41(2020), 12 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 2143-2154

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Donegà, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Rogalska, Malgorzata Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Pianigiani, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Igreja, Susana [VerfasserIn]
Amaral, Margarida Duarte [VerfasserIn]
Pagani, Franco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

126880-72-6
Alternative splicing
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
Journal Article
Personalized medicine
RNA, Small Nuclear
RNA therapies
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Theranostics
U1 small nuclear RNA

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Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 25.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/humu.24116

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315072709