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Unfortunately, there are no effective approved treatments for RPGR-associated XLRP. We sought to investigate the efficacy of RPGRORF15 gene supplementation using a clinically relevant construct in human RPGR-deficient retinal organoids (ROs). Isogenic RPGR knockout (KO)-induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) were generated using established CRISPR\/Cas9 gene editing methods targeting RPGR. RPGR-KO and isogenic wild-type IPSCs were differentiated into ROs and utilised to test the adeno associated virus (AAV) RPGR (AAV-RPGR) clinical vector construct. The transduction of RPGR-KO ROs using AAV-RPGR successfully restored RPGR mRNA and protein expression and localisation to the photoreceptor connecting cilium in rod and cone photoreceptors. Vector-derived RPGR demonstrated equivalent levels of glutamylation to WT ROs. In addition, treatment with AAV-RPGR restored rhodopsin localisation within RPGR-KO ROs, reducing mislocalisation to the photoreceptor outer nuclear layer. These data provide mechanistic insights into RPGRORF15 gene supplementation functional potency in human photoreceptor cells and support the previously reported Phase I\/II trial positive results using this vector construct in patients with RPGR-associated XLRP, which is currently being tested in a Phase III clinical trial.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms25031839","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,5]],"date-time":"2024-02-05T05:22:44Z","timestamp":1707110564000},"page":"1839","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["AAV-RPGR Gene Therapy Rescues Opsin Mislocalisation in a Human Retinal Organoid Model of RPGR-Associated X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Paul E.","family":"Sladen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arifa","family":"Naeem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Toyin","family":"Adefila-Ideozu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tijmen","family":"Vermeule","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sophie L.","family":"Busson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michel","family":"Michaelides","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"},{"name":"Moorfields Eye Hospital, 162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK"},{"name":"University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9LF, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stuart","family":"Naylor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandria","family":"Forbes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amelia","family":"Lane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anastasios","family":"Georgiadis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"MeiraGTx UK II, 34-38 Provost Street, London N1 7NG, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"a041280","DOI":"10.1101\/cshperspect.a041280","article-title":"RPGR-Related Retinopathy: Clinical Features, Molecular Genetics, and Gene Replacement Therapy","volume":"13","author":"Georgiou","year":"2023","journal-title":"Cold Spring Harb. 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