Limited premature termination codon suppression by read-through agents in cystic fibrosis intestinal organoids

D D Zomer-van Ommen, L A W Vijftigschild, E Kruisselbrink, A M Vonk, J F Dekkers, H M Janssens, K M de Winter-de Groot, C K van der Ent, J M Beekman, CK van der Ent

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Abstract

Premature termination codon read-through drugs offer opportunities for treatment of multiple rare genetic diseases including cystic fibrosis. We here analyzed the read-through efficacy of PTC124 and G418 using human cystic fibrosis intestinal organoids (E60X/4015delATTT, E60X/F508del, G542X/F508del, R1162X/F508del, W1282X/F508del and F508del/F508del). G418-mediated read-through induced only limited CFTR function, but functional restoration of CFTR by PTC124 could not be confirmed. These studies suggest that better read-through agents are needed for robust treatment of nonsense mutations in cystic fibrosis.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Cystic Fibrosis
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Publication statusPublished - 5 Aug 2015

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