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  • Title: Dual mRNA therapy restores metabolic function in long-term studies in mice with propionic acidemia.
    Author: Jiang L, Park JS, Yin L, Laureano R, Jacquinet E, Yang J, Liang S, Frassetto A, Zhuo J, Yan X, Zhu X, Fortucci S, Hoar K, Mihai C, Tunkey C, Presnyak V, Benenato KE, Lukacs CM, Martini PGV, Guey LT.
    Journal: Nat Commun; 2020 Oct 21; 11(1):5339. PubMed ID: 33087718.
    Abstract:
    Propionic acidemia/aciduria (PA) is an ultra-rare, life-threatening, inherited metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme, propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) composed of six alpha (PCCA) and six beta (PCCB) subunits. We herein report an enzyme replacement approach to treat PA using a combination of two messenger RNAs (mRNAs) (dual mRNAs) encoding both human PCCA (hPCCA) and PCCB (hPCCB) encapsulated in biodegradable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to produce functional PCC enzyme in liver. In patient fibroblasts, dual mRNAs encoded proteins localize in mitochondria and produce higher PCC enzyme activity vs. single (PCCA or PCCB) mRNA alone. In a hypomorphic murine model of PA, dual mRNAs normalize ammonia similarly to carglumic acid, a drug approved in Europe for the treatment of hyperammonemia due to PA. Dual mRNAs additionally restore functional PCC enzyme in liver and thus reduce primary disease-associated toxins in a dose-dependent manner in long-term 3- and 6-month repeat-dose studies in PA mice. Dual mRNAs are well-tolerated in these studies with no adverse findings. These studies demonstrate the potential of mRNA technology to chronically administer multiple mRNAs to produce large complex enzymes, with applicability to other genetic disorders.
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