New and potential strategies for the treatment of PMM2-CDG

Background: Mutations in the PMM2 gene cause phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency (PMM2; MIM# 212065), which manifests as a congenital disorder of glycosylation (PMM2-CDG). Mutant PMM2 leads to the reduced conversion of Man-6-P to Man-1-P, which results in low concentrations of guanosine 5′-diphospho-D-m...

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Autores: Gámez Abascal, María Alejandra, Pérez González, María Belén, Serrano, Mercedes, Gallego Martínez, Diana, Vilas Lagoa, Alicia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/709748
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/709748
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2020.129686
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Congenital disorders of glycosylation
Mannose
Pharmacological chaperones
Phosphomannomutase
PMM2-CDG
Proteostasis regulators
Biología y Biomedicina / Biología
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Sumario:Background: Mutations in the PMM2 gene cause phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency (PMM2; MIM# 212065), which manifests as a congenital disorder of glycosylation (PMM2-CDG). Mutant PMM2 leads to the reduced conversion of Man-6-P to Man-1-P, which results in low concentrations of guanosine 5′-diphospho-D-mannose, a nucleotide-activated sugar essential for the construction of protein oligosaccharide chains. To date the only therapeutic options are preventive and symptomatic. Scope of review: This review covers the latest advances in the search for a treatment for PMM2-CDG. Major conclusions: Treatments based on increasing Man-1-P levels have been proposed, along with the administration of different mannose derivates, employing enzyme inhibitors or repurposed drugs to increase the synthesis of GDP-Man. A single repurposed drug that might alleviate a severe neurological symptom associated with the disorder is now in clinical use. Proof of concept also exists regarding the use of pharmacological chaperones and/or proteostatic regulators to increase the concentration of hypomorphic PMM2 mutant proteins. General significance: The ongoing challenges facing the discovery of drugs to treat this orphan disease are discussed