Journal
MOLECULAR THERAPY
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 345-352Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2005.02.031
Keywords
beta-glucuronidase; lysosomal storage disease; Tat peptide; mannose 6-phosphate; adsorptive endocytosis; receptor-mediated endocytosis; MPS VII mouse; enzyme replacement therapy; Sly syndrome
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM 34182, R01 GM034182-20, R01 GM034182] Funding Source: Medline
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We used recombinant forms of human beta-glucuronidase (GUS) purified from secretions from stably transfected CHO cells to compare the native enzyme to a GUS-Tat C-terminal fusion protein containing the 11-amino-acid HIV Tat protein transduction domain for: (1) susceptibility to endocytosis by cultured cells, (2) rate of clearance following intravenous infusion, and (3) tissue distribution and effectiveness in clearing lysosomal storage following infusion in the MPS VII mouse. We found: (1) Native GUS was more efficiently taken up by cultured human fibroblasts and its endocytosis was exclusively mediated by the M6P receptor. The GUS-Tat fusion protein showed only 30-50% as much M6P-receptor-mediated uptake, but also was taken up by adsorptive endocytosis through binding of the positively charged Tat peptide to cell surface proteoglycans. (2) GUS-Tat was less rapidly cleared from the circulation in the rat (t(1/2) = 13 min vs 7 min). (3) Delivery to most tissues of the NIPS VII mouse was similar, but GUS-Tat was more efficiently delivered to kidney. Histology showed that GUS-Tat more efficiently reduced storage in renal tubules, retina, and bone. These studies demonstrate that Tat modification can extend the range of tissues corrected by infused enzyme.
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