The lysosomal storage disease mucopolysaccharidosis I is treated with recombinant α-L-iduronidase but production of the enzyme is expensive. In this study, α-L-iduronidase is compartmentalized within the endosperm of maize via a unique mRNA strategy yielding the active, correctly glycosylated protein.
- Xu He
- Thomas Haselhorst
- Allison R. Kermode
