144 results about "Dystrophin" patented technology

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods of promoting expression or activity of a dystrophin protein and / or methods of treating DMD in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to the subject a composition comprising complexes (e.g., muscle targeting complexes) comprising a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (e.g., useful for targeting DMD) covalently linked to an antibody (e.g., anti-TfR1 antibody).

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for modulating, e.g., reducing or eliminating, the expression of mutated DMPK via delivery using an adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsid variant. The compositions and methods of the present disclosure are useful in the treatment of subjects who have, have been diagnosed with having, or are at risk of having myotonic dystrophy type 1 or another DMPK-related disorder.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Disclosed herein are therapeutic targets for the correction of the human dystrophin gene by gene editing and methods of use.

Disclosed herein are antibody oligonucleotide conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions that induce an alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce exon 44 skipping. Also described herein include methods for treating muscle dystrophy including Duchenne muscular dystrophy that comprises administering antibody oligonucleotide conjugates or a pharmaceutical composition that induces alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce exon 44 skipping.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

Antisense oligomer conjugates complementary to a selected target site in the human dystrophin gene to induce exon 45 skipping are described.

The present disclosure provides gene constructs that encode a truncated dystrophin protein. The present disclosure also provides systems and methods for delivering a truncated dystrophin protein in a subject, and methods for treating a subject having a dystrophin-associated disease or disorder, e.g., muscular dystrophy, e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Disclosed herein are binding moiety (e.g., antibody)-oligonucleotide (e.g., PMO) conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions that induce an alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce DMD exon 45 skipping. Also described herein include methods for treating muscle dystrophy including Duchenne muscular dystrophy that comprises administering such conjugates or a pharmaceutical composition that induces alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce DMD exon 45 skipping.

Disclosed herein are antibody oligonucleotide conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions that induce an alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce exon 44 skipping. Also described herein include methods for treating muscle dystrophy including Duchenne muscular dystrophy that comprises administering antibody oligonucleotide conjugates or a pharmaceutical composition that induces alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce exon 44 skipping.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

The present invention concerns a quasidystrophin (QD) having the structure CH1CH2H1R1R2R3H2R8R9 in its N-terminal part and advantageously further comprising the R16 and R17 rod domains, as well as the dual AAV vector system which allows producing it.

This invention relates to oligonucleotide compositions and methods for using the same. [Solution] In particular, this disclosure provides designed oligonucleotides, compositions thereof and methods of use. In some embodiments, this disclosure provides techniques useful for reducing transcript levels. In some embodiments, this disclosure provides techniques useful for modulating transcript splicing. In some embodiments, the techniques provided can alter the splicing of dystrophin (DMD) transcripts. In some embodiments, this disclosure provides methods for treating diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy.

To provide exon-skipping oligomer conjugates for muscular dystrophy.SOLUTION: Disclosed is an antisense oligomer conjugate that is complementary to a selected target site of the human dystrophin gene and induces exon 45 skipping. The disclosure relates to a novel antisense oligomer conjugate suitable for exon 45 skipping of the human dystrophin gene and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. The disclosure also provides a method for inducing exon 45 skipping using the novel antisense oligomer conjugate, a method for enabling a subject having a mutation of the dystrophin gene that is amenable to exon 45 skipping to produce dystrophin, and a method for treating a subject having a mutation of the dystrophin gene amenable to exon 45 skipping.SELECTED DRAWING: None

The invention provides for recombinant AAV vectors comprising a a miniaturized human micro-dystrophin gene and methods of using the recombinant vectors to reduce or prevent fibrosis in subjects suffering from muscular dystrophy.

Provided is an invention based, in part, on novel gene constructs that encode a microdystrophin protein for use in gene therapy. The microdystrophin gene constructs and expression cassettes were engineered for improved therapy with respect to efficacy, potency and safety to the subject when expressed by a viral vector in muscle cells and / or CNS cells.

Disclosed herein are binding moiety (e.g., antibody)- oligonucleotide (e.g., PMO) conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions that induce an alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce DMD exon 45 skipping. Also described herein include methods for treating muscle dystrophy including Duchenne muscular dystrophy that comprises administering such conjugates or a pharmaceutical composition that induces alteration in an incorrectly spliced dystrophin mRNA transcript to induce DMD exon 45 skipping.

Nucleotide sequences including a micro-dystrophin gene are provided. The micro-dystrophin genes may be operatively linked to a regulatory cassette. Methods of treating a subject having, or at risk of developing, muscular dystrophy, sarcopenia, heart disease, or cachexia are also provided. The methods may include administering a pharmaceutical composition including the micro-dystrophin gene and a delivery vehicle to a subject. Further, the methods may include administering the pharmaceutical composition a subject having Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy.

We provide gene therapy for the treatment of muscular dystrophy, including but not limited to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). [Solution] This disclosure provides a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) comprising a nucleic acid molecule that delivers a nucleic acid encoding a U7-based snRNA, which is a nucleic acid that induces exon skipping for use in the treatment of muscular dystrophy, including but not limited to DMD, resulting from any mutation suitable for skipping exon 44 of the DMD gene (DMD exon 44), including but not limited to mutations involved in or affecting DMD exon 44.

Disclosed herein are compounds for the treatment or management or both of muscular dystrophy. The compounds, according to the embodiments herein, are capable of inhibiting DPP-IV activity, thereby upregulating utrophin levels in muscles, resulting in an overall improvement in muscle function. Embodiments herein also achieve a composition for upregulating utrophin levels in muscle cells.

Synthetic nucleic acids encoding mini and microdystrophin genes comprising the membrane binding motifs or domains of the R10-R11-R12 region are provided. Also provided are vectors, host cells, and related methods of using the same to treat a subject suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) or X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (XLDC), or for ameliorating one or more adverse effects of DMD, BMD, or XLDC. Also provided are a fusion protein comprising a nNOS binding domain of dystrophin R16-R17 that is operably linked to a syntrophin PDZ domain and synthetic nucleic acids comprising the same that can be used to treat subjects with diseases characterized by loss of sarcolemmal neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) activity.

The present disclosure relates to an oligonucleotide modulator for preventing or treating dystrophin deficiency-associated disorders (DDD), including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). The oligonucleotide modulator comprises a sense nucleic acid strand and an antisense nucleic acid strand, the sense nucleic acid strand and the antisense nucleic acid strand being independently oligonucleotide strands of 16 to 35 nucleotides in length, and one nucleotide strand has at least 75% base homology or complementarity to a target selected from the promoter region of the target gene UTRN.