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| Title | The nucleobase guanine at the 3'-terminus of oligonucleotide RGLS4326 drives off-target AMPAR inhibition and CNS toxicity. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Page 10762, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Nov 28, 2025 |
Authors | Tania Valencia / Laura Y Yen / Cindy Berman / Thomas Vincent / Scott Davis / Francesca Varrone / Jianfeng Huang / Jessica Mastroianni / Morgan Carlson / Tate Owen / Amin Kamel / Denis Drygin / Garth A Kinberger / Shanti Pal Gangwar / Maria V Yelshanskaya / John Ridley / Robert Kirby / Jesus Alvarez / Ronak Lakhia / Vishal Patel / Alexander I Sobolevsky / Edmund C Lee / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Designing safe and effective oligonucleotide (ON) therapeutics requires thorough understanding of structural-activity relationship (SAR) with the intended on-target(s) as well as the unintended off- ...Designing safe and effective oligonucleotide (ON) therapeutics requires thorough understanding of structural-activity relationship (SAR) with the intended on-target(s) as well as the unintended off-target(s). Despite encouraging pharmacodynamic activity in a Phase 1b study, development of the first-generation anti-miR-17 ON RGLS4326 for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was discontinued due to dose-limiting central nervous system (CNS)-related toxicity observed in nonclinical chronic toxicity studies. Here, we provide SAR evidence that the nucleobase guanine at the 3'-terminus of RGLS4326 drives an unexpected off-target aptamer-like direct interaction with α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR), thereby causing CNS toxicity. By replacing the 3'-terminal guanine with adenine, we discover the next-generation anti-miR-17 RGLS8429 that is devoid of off-target AMPAR interaction and CNS toxicity while preserving the potency against the on-target miR-17. Here, we show a way to avoid off-target CNS effects and, more importantly, data that support the clinical development of RGLS8429. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:41315228 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.24 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-47792, PDB-9e9d: EMDB-47793, PDB-9e9e: |
| Chemicals | ![]() PDB-1bx3: |
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Keywords | SIGNALING PROTEIN / AMPA receptor / TARP gamma-2 / ion channel / anti-miR 17 / oligonucleotide |
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