1446330-55-7Relevant articles and documents
Discovery and Optimization of Small Molecule Splicing Modifiers of Survival Motor Neuron 2 as a Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Woll, Matthew G.,Qi, Hongyan,Turpoff, Anthony,Zhang, Nanjing,Zhang, Xiaoyan,Chen, Guangming,Li, Chunshi,Huang, Song,Yang, Tianle,Moon, Young-Choon,Lee, Chang-Sun,Choi, Soongyu,Almstead, Neil G.,Naryshkin, Nikolai A.,Dakka, Amal,Narasimhan, Jana,Gabbeta, Vijayalakshmi,Welch, Ellen,Zhao, Xin,Risher, Nicole,Sheedy, Josephine,Weetall, Marla,Karp, Gary M.
, p. 6070 - 6085 (2016)
The underlying cause of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a deficiency of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Starting from hits identified in a high-throughput screening campaign and through structure-activity relationship investigations, we have developed small molecules that potently shift the alternative splicing of the SMN2 exon 7, resulting in increased production of the full-length SMN mRNA and protein. Three novel chemical series, represented by compounds 9, 14, and 20, have been optimized to increase the level of SMN protein by >50% in SMA patient-derived fibroblasts at concentrations of 160 nM. Daily administration of these compounds to severe SMA Δ7 mice results in an increased production of SMN protein in disease-relevant tissues and a significant increase in median survival time in a dose-dependent manner. Our work supports the development of an orally administered small molecule for the treatment of patients with SMA.
COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
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Paragraph 00738; 00740, (2013/07/19)
Provided herein are compounds, compositions thereof and uses therewith for treating spinal muscular atrophy. In a specific embodiment, provided herein are compounds of a form that may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. In another specific embodiment, provided herein are compounds of a form that may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene. In yet another embodiment, provided herein are compounds of a form that may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, respectively.