CFTR modulators: the changing face of cystic fibrosis in the era of precision medicine

M Lopes-Pacheco - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lethal inherited disease caused by mutations in the CF
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, which result in impairment of CFTR …

Deubiquitinase-targeting chimeras for targeted protein stabilization

NJ Henning, L Boike, JN Spradlin, CC Ward… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Many diseases are driven by proteins that are aberrantly ubiquitinated and degraded. These
diseases would be therapeutically benefited by targeted protein stabilization (TPS). Here we …

[HTML][HTML] One size does not fit all: the past, present and future of cystic fibrosis causal therapies

MM Ensinck, MS Carlon - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common monogenic disorder, caused by mutations in the CF
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Over the last 30 years, tremendous …

Partial rescue of F508del-CFTR stability and trafficking defects by double corrector treatment

V Capurro, V Tomati, E Sondo, M Renda… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Deletion of phenylalanine at position 508 (F508del) in the CFTR chloride channel is the
most frequent mutation in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. F508del impairs the stability and …

Innovative strategy toward mutant CFTR rescue in cystic fibrosis: design and synthesis of thiadiazole inhibitors of the E3 ligase RNF5

I Brusa, E Sondo, E Pesce, V Tomati… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In cystic fibrosis (CF), deletion of phenylalanine 508 (F508del) in the CF transmembrane
conductance regulator (CFTR) is associated to misfolding and defective gating of the mutant …

Allele specific repair of splicing mutations in cystic fibrosis through AsCas12a genome editing

G Maule, A Casini, C Montagna, AS Ramalho… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CFTR
gene. The 3272–26A> G and 3849+ 10kbC> T CFTR mutations alter the correct splicing of …

CoCas9 is a compact nuclease from the human microbiome for efficient and precise genome editing

E Pedrazzoli, M Demozzi, E Visentin, M Ciciani… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The expansion of the CRISPR-Cas toolbox is highly needed to accelerate the development
of therapies for genetic diseases. Here, through the interrogation of a massively expanded …

Rescue by elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor of the G1244E cystic fibrosis mutation's stability and gating defects are dependent on cell background

V Tomati, S Costa, V Capurro, E Pesce… - Journal of Cystic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations impairing expression, trafficking, stability
and/or activity of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride …

Proteostasis regulators in cystic fibrosis: current development and future perspectives

I Brusa, E Sondo, F Falchi, N Pedemonte… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In cystic fibrosis (CF), the deletion of phenylalanine 508 (F508del) in the CF transmembrane
conductance regulator (CFTR) leads to misfolding and premature degradation of the mutant …

The L467F-F508del complex allele hampers pharmacological rescue of mutant CFTR by elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in cystic fibrosis patients: the value of the ex …

E Sondo, F Cresta, C Pastorino, V Tomati… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Loss-of-function mutations of the CFTR gene cause cystic fibrosis (CF) through a variety of
molecular mechanisms involving altered expression, trafficking, and/or activity of the CFTR …