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ArticleBlood advances2025

TIFAB modulates metabolic pathways in KMT2A::MLLT3-induced AML through HNF4A.

Yang Wang, Yan Xiu, Qianze Dong, Jinming Zhao, Kelao Neumbo, Masaru Miyagi, Nicholas Borcherding, Lin Fu, Havana De Celis, Nicolas Pintozzi and 2 more

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12 authors.

Yang WangDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Yan XiuDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Qianze DongDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Jinming ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Kelao NeumboDepartment of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.ORCID 0009-0006-6545-5446
Masaru MiyagiDepartment of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.ORCID 0000-0003-4325-1216
Nicholas BorcherdingDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Lin FuDepartment of Pathology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Havana De CelisDepartment of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Nicolas PintozziDepartment of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.ORCID 0009-0008-6366-2980
Daniel T StarczynowskiDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Chen ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.ORCID 0000-0003-3217-0269

Funding

TUMOR METABOLISM PROGRAMP30CA043703 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Amar Desai · 1987 to 2026
$142.3M
Xenotransplant and Genome Editing CoreU54DK126108 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Daniel Starczynowski, YI ZHENG · 2021 to 2026
$5.0M
Decoding innate immune signaling in normal and myelodysplastic hematopoiesisR35HL166430 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Daniel Starczynowski · 2023 to 2026
$4.3M
Dissecting innate immune signaling in pre-leukemia evolutionR01CA271455 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Iannis Aifantis, Daniel Starczynowski · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Therapeutic targeting of IRAK4 in MDSR01CA275007 · NCI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Daniel Starczynowski, Amit K. Verma · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 Specifically Regulates AML Stem Cell Self-RenewalR01CA237006 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ZHAO, CHEN · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Leveraging HSF1 Attenuation to Transform Clonal Hematopoiesis into Beneficial HematopoiesisR01HL176819 · NHLBI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Chen Zhao · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Targeting Leukemia Stem Cells with Small Molecule Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 DegraderR01CA292487 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Chen Zhao · 2025 to 2026
$1.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA043703NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237006NCI NIH HHS R01 CA271455NCI NIH HHS R01 CA275007NCI NIH HHS R01 CA292487NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL176819NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL166430NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK126108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractTumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor (TRAF)-interacting protein with forkhead-associated domain B (TIFAB), an inhibitor of NF-κB signaling, plays critical roles in hematopoiesis, myelodysplastic neoplasms, and leukemia. We previously demonstrated that Tifab enhances KMT2A::MLLT3-driven acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by either upregulating Hoxa9 or through ubiquitin-specific peptidase 15-mediated downregulation of p53 signaling. In this study, we show that Tifab deletion in KMT2A::MLLT3-induced AML impairs leukemia stem/progenitor cell (LSPC) engraftment, glucose uptake, and mitochondrial function. Gene set enrichment analysis reveals that Tifab deletion downregulates MYC, HOXA9/MEIS1, mTORC1 signaling, and genes involved in glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. By comparing genes upregulated in TIFAB-overexpressing LSPCs with those downregulated upon Tifab deletion, we identify hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (Hnf4a) as a key TIFAB target, regulated through the inhibition of NF-κB component RelB, which suppresses Hnf4a in leukemia cells. HNF4A, a nuclear receptor involved in organ development, metabolism, and tumorigenesis, rescues the metabolic defects caused by Tifab deletion and enhances leukemia cell engraftment. Conversely, Hnf4a knockdown attenuates TIFAB-mediated enhancement of LSPC function. These findings highlight the critical role of the TIFAB-HNF4A axis in KMT2A::MLLT3-induced AML and uncover a novel regulator in leukemia biology.

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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansMiceSignal TransductionHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseKMT2A protein, humanMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein

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PMCPMC11872587

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