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GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 309-315Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-014-9523-0
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Hunter syndrome; MPSII; Iduronate-2-sulfatase; Formylglycine; Mannose-6-phosphate; Enzyme replacement therapy
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- Green Cross Corp. (Yongin, Korea)
- Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [A101779]
- Korea Health Promotion Institute [A101779] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II, Hunter syndrome; OMIM 309900) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency in the enzyme iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS), leading to accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). For enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) of Hunter syndrome, two recombinant enzymes, idursulfase (ElapraseA (R), Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Lexington, MA) and idursulfase beta (HunteraseA (R), Green Cross Corporation, Yongin, Korea), are currently available in Korea. To compare the biochemical and physicochemical differences between idursulfase and idursulfase beta, we examined the formylglycine (FGly) content, specific enzyme activity, mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) content, sialic acid content, and in vitro cell uptake activity of normal human fibroblasts of these two enzymes. The FGly content, which determines the enzyme activity, of idursulfase beta was significantly higher than that of idursulfase (79.4 +/- 0.9 vs. 68.1 +/- 2.2 %, P < 0.001). In accordance with the FGly content, the specific enzyme activity of idursulfase beta was significantly higher than that of idursulfase (42.6 +/- 1.1 vs. 27.8 +/- 0.9 nmol/min/mu g protein, P < 0.001). The levels of M6P and sialic acid were not significantly different (2.4 +/- 0.1 vs 2.4 +/- 0.3 mol/mol protein for M6P and 12.3 +/- 0.7 vs. 12.4 +/- 0.4 mol/mol protein for sialic acid). However, the cellular uptake activity of the normal human fibroblasts in vitro showed a significant difference (K-uptake, 5.09 +/- 0.96 vs. 6.50 +/- 1.28 nM protein, P = 0.017). In conclusion, idursulfase beta exhibited significantly higher specific enzyme activity than idursulfase, resulting from higher FGly content. These biochemical differences may be partly attributed to clinical efficacy. However, long-term clinical evaluations of Hunter syndrome patients treated with these two enzymes will be needed to demonstrate the clinical implications of significant difference of the enzyme activity and the FGly content.
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