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ArticleHaematologica2021

Inducible deletion of CDK4 and CDK6 - deciphering CDK4/6 inhibitor effects in the hematopoietic system.

Barbara Maurer, Tania Brandstoetter, Sebastian Kollmann, Veronika Sexl, Michaela Prchal-Murphy

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Article in Haematologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Barbara MaurerInsititute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria.
Tania BrandstoetterInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria.
Sebastian KollmannInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria.
Veronika SexlInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria.
Michaela Prchal-MurphyInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria.
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors are considered a breakthrough in cancer therapy. Currently approved for breast cancer treatment, CDK4/6 inhibitors are extensively tested in other cancer subtypes. Frequently observed side effects include hematological abnormalities such as reduced numbers of neutrophils, erythroid cells and platelets that are associated with anemia, bleeding and a higher risk of infections. In order to understand whether the adverse effects within the hematopoietic system are related to CDK4 or CDK6 we generated transgenic mice that lack either CDK4 or CDK6 in adult hematopoiesis. Anemia and perturbed erythroid differentiation are associated with the absence of CDK6 but did not manifest in CDK4- deficient mice. Total CDK6 knockout mice accumulate the most dormant fraction of hematopoietic stem cells due to an impaired exit of the quiescent state. We recapitulated this finding by deleting CDK6 in adult hematopoiesis. In addition, unlike total CDK6 knockout, all stem cell fractions were affected and increased in numbers. The deletion of CDK6 was also accompanied by neutropenia which is frequently seen in patients receiving CDK4/6 inhibitors. This was not the case in the absence of CDK4; CDK4 deficiency resulted in elevated numbers of myeloid progenitors without translating into numeric changes of differentiated myeloid cells. By using Cdk4fl/fl and Cdk6fl/fl mice we assign side effects of CDK4/6 inhibitors predominantly to the absence of CDK6. These mice represent a novel and powerful tool that will enable to study the distinct functions of CDK4 and CDK6 in a tissue-dependent manner.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Hematopoietic Stem CellsAnimalsFemaleGene DeletionHematopoiesisMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicCdk4 protein, mouseCdk6 protein, mouseCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6

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PMID32855282
PMCPMC8485667
OpenAlexW3082600698

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