Most drugs that induce #readthrough of #NonsenseMutations are toxic & ineffective. This study shows that disrupting the #translation initiation complex and other stages of translation can enhance drug-mediated readthrough #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3QwzNIz
Nonsense mutation suppression is enhanced by targeting different stages of the protein synthesis process
Some drugs can induce readthrough of nonsense mutations to restore expression of full-length proteins, but most such drugs are toxic and have limited effects. This study shows that disrupting the translation initiation complex and other stages of the translation process can enhance drug-mediated readthrough.
