Title | RNA repair restores hemoglobin expression in IVS2-654 thalassemic mice. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Svasti, S, Suwanmanee, T, Fucharoen, S, Moulton, HM, Nelson, MH, Maeda, N, Smithies, O, Kole, R |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 106 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 1205-10 |
Date Published | 2009 Jan 27 |
Keywords | Thalassemia |
Abstract | Repair of beta-globin pre-mRNA rendered defective by a thalassemia-causing splicing mutation, IVS2-654, in intron 2 of the human beta-globin gene was accomplished in vivo in a mouse model of IVS2-654 thalassemia. This was effected by a systemically delivered splice-switching oligonucleotide (SSO), a morpholino oligomer conjugated to an arginine-rich peptide. The SSO blocked the aberrant splice site in the targeted pre-mRNA and forced the splicing machinery to reselect existing correct splice sites. Repaired beta-globin mRNA restored significant amounts of hemoglobin in the peripheral blood of the IVS2-654 mouse, improving the number and quality of erythroid cells.
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DOI | 10.1073/pnas.0812436106 |