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ArticleNature immunology2025

IRE1α-XBP1 safeguards hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by restricting pro-leukemogenic gene programs.

Brendan M Barton, Francheska Son, Akanksha Verma, Saswat Kumar Bal, Qianzi Tang, Rui Wang, Katharine Umphred-Wilson, Rehan Khan, Josephine Trichka, Han Dong and 11 more

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Article in Nature immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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21 authors.

Brendan M Barton *Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Francheska Son *Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Akanksha Verma *Institute of Computational Biomedicine, Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Saswat Kumar BalDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Qianzi TangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Rui WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6842-119X
Katharine Umphred-WilsonExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Rehan KhanDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6035-4159
Josephine TrichkaExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Han DongDepartment of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Claudia LentucciDepartment of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Xi ChenWeill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2894-0363
Yinghua ChenDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Yuning HongDepartment of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-1651
Cihangir DuyCancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program, Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Olivier ElementoInstitute of Computational Biomedicine, Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-9617
Ari M MelnickDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8074-2287
Jin CaoDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, James P. Allison Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xi ChenDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, James P. Allison Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7995-6202
Laurie H GlimcherDepartment of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4971-0404
Stanley AdoroExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. stanley.adoro@nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9092-5960

Funding

GRADUATE TRAINING IN CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYT32GM008056 · NIGMS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI DIEHL, JOHN ALAN, SNIDER, MARTIN D · 1985 to 2019
$7.1M
Immunology Training Program-PredoctoralT32AI089474 · NIAID · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI COBB, BRIAN A · 2010 to 2025
$3.4M
Understanding and Targeting Chemotherapy Resistance in Acute Myeloid LeukemiaR01CA198089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CARROLL, MARTIN · 2015 to 2019
$3.3M
Mechanism and Function of Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein Quality Control Machinery In The Maintenance of Hematopoietic Stem CellsR01HL146642 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, XI · 2019 to 2023
$2.5M
Crosstalk Between the ER Stress Response and Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation in MYC-driven Breast CancerR37CA228304 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CHEN, XI · 2018 to 2024
$2.5M
Probing the role of the IRE1alpha-XBP1 pathway in normal and malignant hematopoiesisK22CA218467 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ADORO, STANLEY · 2017 to 2018
$385k
American Cancer Society (American Cancer Society, Inc.) RSG-19-025-01-DDCNCI NIH HHS R01 CA198089NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI089474NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008056U.S. Department of Defense (United States Department of Defense) W81XWH1910524U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) ZIA BC 01213U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) K22 CA 218467U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R37CA228304U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL146642
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cells must mitigate myriad stressors throughout their lifetime to ensure normal blood cell generation. Here, we uncover unfolded protein response stress sensor inositol-requiring enzyme-1α (IRE1α) signaling in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) as a safeguard against myeloid leukemogenesis. Activated in part by an NADPH oxidase-2 mechanism, IRE1α-induced X-box binding protein-1 (XBP1) mediated repression of pro-leukemogenic programs exemplified by the Wnt-β-catenin pathway. Transcriptome analysis and genome-wide mapping of XBP1 targets in HSPCs identified an '18-gene signature' of XBP1-repressed β-catenin targets that were highly expressed in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases with worse prognosis. Accordingly, IRE1α deficiency cooperated with a myeloproliferative oncogene in HSPCs to cause a lethal AML in mice, while genetic induction of XBP1 suppressed the leukemia stem cell program and activity of patient-derived AML cells. Thus, IRE1α-XBP1 signaling safeguards the integrity of the blood system by restricting pro-leukemogenic programs in HSPCs.

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EndoribonucleasesHematopoietic Stem CellsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesX-Box Binding Protein 1AnimalsGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionWnt Signaling PathwayEndoribonucleasesERN1 protein, humanErn1 protein, mouseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesX-Box Binding Protein 1XBP1 protein, humanXbp1 protein, mouse

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