Targeted delivery of acid alpha-glucosidase corrects skeletal muscle phenotypes in Pompe disease mice
By
Andrew D. Baik,
Philip T Calafati,
Nina A. Aaron,
Antonia Mehra,
Sven Moller-Tank,
Lawrence Miloscio,
Lili Wang,
Maria Praggastis,
Matthew S Birnbaum,
Cheryl Pan,
Susannah Brydges,
Alejandro Mujica,
Peter Barbounis,
Nicholas W. Gale,
Ning Li,
Christos Kyratsous,
Christopher J Schoenherr,
Andrew J Murphy,
Aris N Economides,
Katherine D. Cygnar
Posted 23 Apr 2020
bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.22.051672
Lysosomal diseases are a class of genetic disorders predominantly caused by loss of lysosomal hydrolases, leading to lysosomal and cellular dysfunction. Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT), where recombinant enzyme is given intravenously, internalized by cells, and trafficked to the lysosome, has been applied to treat several lysosomal diseases. However, current ERT regimens do not correct disease phenotypes in all affected organs because the biodistribution of enzyme uptake does not match that of the affected cells and tissues that require the enzyme. We present here targeted ERT, an approach that utilizes antibody-enzyme fusion proteins to target the enzyme to specific tissues. The antibody moiety recognizes transmembrane proteins involved in lysosomal trafficking and that are also preferentially expressed in those cells most affected in disease. Using Pompe disease (PD) as an example, we show that targeted ERT is superior to ERT in treating the skeletal muscle phenotypes of PD mice. ### Competing Interest Statement All authors were employees of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc while engaged in the study and may hold stock and/or stock options in the company. A.D.B. and K.D.C. have patent applications for internalizing enzymes and uses thereof.
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