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New Therapeutic Targets in Rare Genetic Skeletal Diseases Briggs MD, Bell PA, Wright MJ, Pirog KA. New therapeutic targets in rare genetic skeletal diseases. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs 2015, 3(10), 1137- 1154. Copyright: ©2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. DOI link to article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1517/21678707.2015.1083853 Date deposited: 16/10/2015 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Newcastle University ePrints - eprint.ncl.ac.uk Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs ISSN: (Print) 2167-8707 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ieod20 New therapeutic targets in rare genetic skeletal diseases Michael D Briggs PhD , Peter A Bell PhD, Michael J Wright MB ChB MSc FRCP & Katarzyna A Pirog PhD To cite this article: Michael D Briggs PhD , Peter A Bell PhD, Michael J Wright MB ChB MSc FRCP & Katarzyna A Pirog PhD (2015) New therapeutic targets in rare genetic skeletal diseases, Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs, 3:10, 1137-1154, DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1083853 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1517/21678707.2015.1083853 © 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. Published online: 24 Sep 2015. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 102 View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=ieod20 Download by: [Newcastle University] Date: 16 October 2015, At: 07:31 Review New therapeutic targets in rare genetic skeletal diseases † Michael D Briggs , Peter A Bell, Michael J Wright & Katarzyna A Pirog † 1. Introduction Newcastle University, Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK 2. Genetic mouse models provide new insight into shared disease Introduction: Genetic skeletal diseases (GSDs) are a diverse and complex mechanisms group of rare genetic conditions that affect the development and homeosta- 3. ER stress is a shared mechanism sis of the skeleton. Although individually rare, as a group of related diseases, and therapeutic target in a range GSDs have an overall prevalence of at least 1 per 4,000 children. There are of GSDs resulting from currently very few specific therapeutic interventions to prevent, halt or dominant-negative mutations in modify skeletal disease progression and therefore the generation of new cartilage structural proteins and effective treatments requires novel and innovative research that can 4. Disruption to protein trafficking identify tractable therapeutic targets and biomarkers of these diseases. in chondrocytes leads to various Areas covered: Remarkable progress has been made in identifying the genetic chondrodysplasia phenotypes basis of the majority of GSDs and in developing relevant model systems that through different mechanisms have delivered new knowledge on disease mechanisms and are now starting 5. Incorporation of mutant proteins to identify novel therapeutic targets. This review will provide an overview into the ECM leads to cartilage of disease mechanisms that are shared amongst groups of different GSDs defects and GSDs and describe potential therapeutic approaches that are under investigation. Expert opinion: 6. Mechanosensing is important in The extensive clinical variability and genetic heterogeneity of the pathobiology of GSDs GSDs renders this broad group of rare diseases a bench to bedside challenge. However, the evolving hypothesis that clinically different diseases might share 7. Changes to extracellular common disease mechanisms is a powerful concept that will generate critical signalling can also lead to skeletal dysplasia phenotypes mass for the identification and validation of novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers. 8. Reduced chondrocyte proliferation and increased Keywords: achondroplasia, cartilage, cell signalling, endoplasmic reticulum stress, genetic dysregulated apoptosis are the skeletal disease, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, pseudoachondroplasia, skeletal dysplasia downstream effects and a shared disease mechanism of many GSD Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs (2015) 3(10):1137-1154 mutations 9. Soft tissue complications are a 1. Introduction common factor in GSDs Genetic skeletal diseases (GSDs) are an extremely diverse and complex group of rare Downloaded by [Newcastle University] at 07:31 16 October 2015 10. Biomarkers are important for monitoring disease progression genetic conditions that primarily affect the development and homeostasis of the and efficacy of treatment osseous skeleton [1,2]. Although individually rare, as a group of related genetic diseases, GSDs have an overall prevalence of at least 1 per 4,000 children, which 11. European-wide networks extrapolates to a minimum of 225,000 people in the European Union. This burden generate critical mass for in pain and disability leads to poor quality of life and high healthcare costs. diagnostic and research There are more than 450 unique and well-characterized phenotypes that range in excellence: the search for severity from relatively mild to severe and lethal forms and are described in detail in common therapeutic targets the 2011 Nosology and Classifications of the GSDs [1]. Forty different diagnostic 12. Clinical utility and patient groups have been recognized to date, which are defined by a combination of molec- expectations ular, biochemical and/or radiographic criteria. The 2011 Nosology includes 13. Expert opinion 316 conditions associated with one or more of 226 different genes; however, the continued genetic and molecular characterization of GDSs has led to a better defined clinical-molecular classification and a greater understanding of their aetiology [2]. The generation and in-depth analysis of relevant cell and animal This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 10.1517/21678707.2015.1083853 © 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. e-ISSN 2167-8707 1137 All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or in part not permitted M. D. Briggs et al. mechanisms in vivo. Several recent reviews have highlighted Article highlights. both strengths and weaknesses of various modelling . Endoplasmic reticulum stress is a shared disease approaches [8]; however, these methodologies are still the mechanism and potential therapeutic target in a diverse gold standard for generating relevant in vivo models to inves- range of Genetic skeletal diseases (GSDs) resulting from tigate skeletal pathobiology. These will also act as pre-clinical dominant-negative mutations in cartilage structural proteins. models when new therapeutic targets are identified and . Disruption to protein trafficking in chondrocytes leads to validated. a variety of chondrodysplasia phenotypes, which highlights that ‘professionally secreting cells’ such as chondrocytes are highly susceptible to perturbations in 3. ER stress is a shared mechanism and ER homeostasis and defects in protein trafficking and therapeutic target in a range of GSDs secretion. resulting from dominant-negative mutations . The incorporation of mutant proteins into the extracellular matrix leads to changes in the composition in cartilage structural proteins and properties of cartilage. Reduced chondrocyte proliferation, increased and/or The extracellular matrix (ECM) of cartilage is a highly orga- dysregulated apoptosis are common downstream effects nized composite material comprising numerous structural for a range of different GDS and are robust readouts for macromolecules such as collagens (Types II, IX, X and XI), pre-clinical studies. Numerous GSDs result from mutations affecting proteoglycans (aggrecan) and glycoproteins (matrilin-3 and signalling pathways in cartilage and these are the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein [COMP]). Mutations targets of new therapeutic interventions. have now been identified in all the genes encoding the major structural components of the cartilage ECM and result in a This box summarizes key points contained in the article. diverse group of both dominant and recessive GSDs. These assorted mutations fall into two broad classes: qualitative models has also increased our understanding of disease mech- mutations, such as those that have dominant-negative (anti- anisms and has identified phenotype-specific disease signa- morphic) effects, and quantitative mutations that result in tures through ‘omics’-based analysis. haploinsufficiency and/or a complete loss of protein function. GSDs are difficult human diseases to treat, particularly This section will focus specifically on dominant-negative when the pathological process begins before birth and can (antimorphic) mutations, which affect conserved residues affect the entire skeletal system. Furthermore, since it is now that are structurally and functionally important for normal known that the skeleton has close physiological relationships protein folding and function (Table 1). with many other tissue systems in the body, and mutant genes The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a distinct organelle of may have pleiotropic effects, patients affected by GSDs may eukaryotic cells and plays the major role in the synthesis, fold- also have serious complications with other organs, including ing and trafficking of proteins entering the secretory pathway. the peripheral nervous system, brain, bone marrow, immune The ER has a highly sophisticated quality control mechanism
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