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Readthrough Activators and Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Inhibitor Molecules: Real Potential in Many Genetic Diseases Harboring Premature Termination Codons
28 Feb 2024
Abstract excerpt
Nonsense mutations that generate a premature termination codon (PTC) can induce both the accelerated degradation of mutated mRNA compared with the wild type version of the mRNA or the production of a truncated protein. One of the considered therapeutic strategies to bypass PTCs is their "readthrough" based on small-molecule drugs. These molecules promote the incorporation of a near-cognate tRNA at the PTC...
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