Preclinical Enzyme Replacement Therapy with a Recombinant β-Galactosidase-Lectin Fusion for CNS Delivery and Treatment of GM1-Gangliosidosis

GM1-gangliosidosis is a catastrophic, neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency of lysosomal β-galactosidase (β-Gal). The primary substrate of the enzyme is GM1-ganglioside (GM1), a sialylated glycosphingolipid abundant in nervous tissue. Patients with GM1-gangliosidosis pre...

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Main Authors: Jason Andrew Weesner, Ida Annunziata, Tianhong Yang, Walter Acosta, Elida Gomero, Huimin Hu, Diantha van de Vlekkert, Jorge Ayala, Xiaohui Qiu, Leigh Ellen Fremuth, David N. Radin, Carole L. Cramer, Alessandra d’Azzo
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/16/2579