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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7140
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
Nonsense mutations promote premature translational termination and cause anywhere from 5-70% of the individual cases of most inherited diseases. Studies on nonsense-mediated cystic fibrosis have indicated that boosting specific protein synthesis from <1% to as little as 5% of normal levels may greatly reduce the severity or eliminate the principal manifestations of disease. To address the need for a drug capable of suppressing premature termination, we identified PTC124-a new chemical entity that selectively induces ribosomal readthrough of premature but not normal termination codons. PTC124 activity, optimized using nonsense-containing reporters, promoted dystrophin production in primary muscle cells from humans and mdx mice expressing dystrophin nonsense alleles, and rescued striated muscle function in mdx mice within 2-8 weeks of drug exposure. PTC124 was well tolerated in animals at plasma exposures substantially in excess of those required for nonsense suppression. The selectivity of PTC124 for premature termination codons, its well characterized activity profile, oral bioavailability and pharmacological properties indicate that this drug may have broad clinical potential for the treatment of a large group of genetic disorders with limited or no therapeutic options.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AlmsteadNeil GNG, pubmed-author:BabiakJohnJ, pubmed-author:BartonElisabeth RER, pubmed-author:BranstromArthur AAA, pubmed-author:CampbellJeffrey AJA, pubmed-author:ChenGuangmingG, pubmed-author:ColacinoJoseph MJM, pubmed-author:ConnM MorganMM, pubmed-author:CorsonDonaldD, pubmed-author:FengHuishengH, pubmed-author:FriesenWestley JWJ, pubmed-author:GERCJJ, pubmed-author:HedrickJeanJ, pubmed-author:HirawatSamitS, pubmed-author:HwangSeongwooS, pubmed-author:JacobsonAllanA, pubmed-author:JonesStephenS, pubmed-author:JuWilliam DWD, pubmed-author:KarpGaryG, pubmed-author:KawanaMasatakaM, pubmed-author:KhanAtiyyaA, pubmed-author:MillerLangdon LLL, pubmed-author:MollinAnnaA, pubmed-author:MoonYoung-ChoonYC, pubmed-author:NorthcuttValerie JVJ, pubmed-author:PatelMeenalM, pubmed-author:PaushkinSergeyS, pubmed-author:PeltzStuart WSW, pubmed-author:RenHongyuH, pubmed-author:RisherNicoleN, pubmed-author:SpatrickPhyllisP, pubmed-author:SweeneyH LeeHL, pubmed-author:TakasugiJamesJ, pubmed-author:TomizawaYukiY, pubmed-author:TrifillisPanayiotaP, pubmed-author:TrottaChristopher RCR, pubmed-author:TurpoffAnthony AAA, pubmed-author:WeetallMarlaM, pubmed-author:WelchEllen MEM, pubmed-author:WildeRichard GRG, pubmed-author:YehShirleyS, pubmed-author:ZhuoJinJ
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
447
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
PTC124 targets genetic disorders caused by nonsense mutations.
pubmed:affiliation
PTC Therapeutics, 100 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural