Advances in therapies for neurological lysosomal storage disorders

S Ellison, H Parker, B Bigger - Journal of Inherited Metabolic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) are a diverse group of inherited, monogenic
diseases caused by functional defects in specific lysosomal proteins. The lysosome is a …

[HTML][HTML] New Therapeutics for Extracellular Vesicles: Delivering CRISPR for Cancer Treatment

B Yan, Y Liang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancers are defined by genetic defects, which underlines the prospect of using gene
therapy in patient care. During the past decade, CRISPR technology has rapidly evolved …

[HTML][HTML] Design of bacteriophage T4-based artificial viral vectors for human genome remodeling

J Zhu, H Batra, N Ananthaswamy… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Designing artificial viral vectors (AVVs) programmed with biomolecules that can enter
human cells and carry out molecular repairs will have broad applications. Here, we describe …

[HTML][HTML] Correlating physicochemical and biological properties to define critical quality attributes of a rAAV vaccine candidate

P Kumar, M Wang, OS Kumru, JM Hickey… - … Therapy-Methods & …, 2023 - cell.com
Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) are a preferred vector system in clinical
gene transfer. A fundamental challenge to formulate and deliver rAAVs as stable and …

[HTML][HTML] The AAV capsid can influence the epigenetic marking of rAAV delivered episomal genomes in a species dependent manner

A Gonzalez-Sandoval, K Pekrun, S Tsuji… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
rAAV vectors vary in their effectiveness between species, making it difficult to predict clinical
outcomes. Here authors show that AAV capsid proteins influence the vector epigenomic …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical modification of AAV9 capsid with N-ethyl maleimide alters vector tissue tropism

PL Mulcrone, AK Lam, D Frabutt, J Zhang… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Although more adeno-associated virus AAV-based drugs enter the clinic, vector tissue
tropism remains an unresolved challenge that limits its full potential despite that the tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in scaling up AAV-based gene therapy manufacturing

Z Jiang, PA Dalby - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Accelerating the scale up of adeno-associated virus (AAV) manufacture is highly desirable
to meet the increased demand for gene therapies. However, the development of …

The Ice Age-A Review on Formulation of Adeno-Associated Virus Therapeutics

P Grossen, IS Koukelli, J van Haasteren… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gene therapies offer promising therapeutic alternatives for many disorders that currently lack
efficient treatment options. Due to their chemical nature and physico-chemical properties …

[HTML][HTML] Optogenetics for controlling seizure circuits for translational approaches

M Ledri, M Andersson, J Wickham, M Kokaia - Neurobiology of Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of optogenetic tools has had a profound impact on modern neuroscience
research, revolutionizing our understanding of the brain. These tools offer a remarkable …

Rationale and strategies for the development of safe and effective optimized AAV vectors for human gene therapy

A Srivastava - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2023 - cell.com
Recombinant AAV vectors have been, or are currently in use, in 331 Phase I/II/III clinical
trials in a number of human diseases, and in some cases, remarkable clinical efficacy has …