Identification of therapeutics that target eEF1A2 and upregulate utrophin A translation in dystrophic muscles.
5' Untranslated Regions
/ genetics
Animals
Betaxolol
/ pharmacology
Cell Line
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Drug Repositioning
Humans
Internal Ribosome Entry Sites
/ genetics
Mice
Mice, Inbred mdx
Mice, Knockout
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
/ drug therapy
Myoblasts
Peptide Elongation Factor 1
/ antagonists & inhibitors
Pravastatin
/ pharmacology
Protein Biosynthesis
/ drug effects
Up-Regulation
/ drug effects
Utrophin
/ genetics
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 04 2020
24 04 2020
Historique:
received:
02
04
2019
accepted:
06
04
2020
entrez:
26
4
2020
pubmed:
26
4
2020
medline:
11
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Up-regulation of utrophin in muscles represents a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We previously demonstrated that eEF1A2 associates with the 5'UTR of utrophin A to promote IRES-dependent translation. Here, we examine whether eEF1A2 directly regulates utrophin A expression and identify via an ELISA-based high-throughput screen, FDA-approved drugs that upregulate both eEF1A2 and utrophin A. Our results show that transient overexpression of eEF1A2 in mouse muscles causes an increase in IRES-mediated translation of utrophin A. Through the assessment of our screen, we reveal 7 classes of FDA-approved drugs that increase eEF1A2 and utrophin A protein levels. Treatment of mdx mice with the 2 top leads results in multiple improvements of the dystrophic phenotype. Here, we report that IRES-mediated translation of utrophin A via eEF1A2 is a critical mechanism of regulating utrophin A expression and reveal the potential of repurposed drugs for treating DMD via this pathway.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32332749
doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15971-w
pii: 10.1038/s41467-020-15971-w
pmc: PMC7181625
doi:
Substances chimiques
5' Untranslated Regions
0
EEF1A2 protein, human
0
Eef1a2 protein, mouse
0
Internal Ribosome Entry Sites
0
Peptide Elongation Factor 1
0
UTRN protein, human
0
Utrn protein, mouse
0
Utrophin
0
Pravastatin
KXO2KT9N0G
Betaxolol
O0ZR1R6RZ2
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1990Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
Pays : Canada
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