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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Src inhibition potentiates MCL-1 antagonist activity in acute myeloid leukemia.

Xiaoyan Hu, Lin Li, Jewel Nkwocha, Maciej Kmieciak, Shengzhe Shang, L Ashley Cowart, Yang Yue, Katsuhisa Horimoto, Adam Hawkridge, Arjun Rijal and 8 more

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Article in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Xiaoyan HuDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8550-0896
Lin LiDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Jewel NkwochaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Maciej KmieciakMassey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Shengzhe ShangMassey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
L Ashley CowartMassey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Yang YueOffice of the Vice President for Research Infrastructure, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Katsuhisa HorimotoSOCIUM Inc., Tokyo, 1350064, Japan.
Adam HawkridgeDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Arjun RijalMassey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Adolfo G MauroPauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Fadi N SalloumPauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Lori HazlehurstDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, WVU Cancer Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Konstantinos SdrimasDepartment of Medical Oncology, WVU Cancer Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Zackary MooreMassey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Liang ZhouDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Gordon D GinderDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Steven GrantDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. steven.grant@vcuhealth.org.ORCID 0000-0003-4452-9320

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Renato Martins · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
Princess Margaret Phase I Consorium (PMP1C)UM1CA186644 · NCI · UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK · PI Philippe Bedard, Kevin D Courtney · 2014 to 2026
$16.6M
Novel sphingolipid metabolites in myocardial ischemiaR01HL151243 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI COWART, LAUREN ASHLEY · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Targeting Multiple Myeloma with Smac-mimetics and HDAC InhibitorsR01CA205607 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI GRANT, STEVEN · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
BLRD VA I01 BX000200BLRD VA IK6 BX006315NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCI NIH HHS R01 CA205607NCI NIH HHS UM1 CA186644NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL151243
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of MCL-1 in leukemogenesis has prompted development of MCL-1 antagonists e.g., S63845, MIK665. However, their effectiveness in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is limited by compensatory MCL-1 accumulation via the ubiquitin proteasome system. Here, we investigated mechanisms by which kinase inhibitors with Src inhibitory activity e.g., bosutinib (SKI-606) might circumvent this phenomenon. MCL-1 antagonist/SKI-606 co-administration synergistically induced apoptosis in diverse AML cell lines. Consistently, Src or MCL-1 knockdown with shRNA markedly sensitized cells to MCL-1 inhibitors or SKI-606 respectively, while ectopic MCL-1 expression significantly diminished apoptosis. Mechanistically, MCL-1 antagonist exposure induced MCL-1 up-regulation, an event blocked by Src inhibitors or Src shRNA knock-down. MCL-1 down-regulation was associated with diminished transcription and increased K48-linked degradative ubiquitination. Enhanced cell death depended functionally upon down-regulation of phosphorylated STAT3 (Tyr705/Ser727) and cytoprotective downstream targets c-Myc and BCL-xL, as well as BAX/BAK activation, and NOXA induction. Importantly, the Src/MCL-1 inhibitor regimen robustly killed primary AML cells, including primitive progenitors, but spared normal hematopoietic CD34

Indexed as

Aniline CompoundsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinNitrilesQuinolinessrc-Family KinasesAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorHumansMicePyrimidinesSTAT3 Transcription FactorThiophenesUbiquitinationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAniline CompoundsbosutinibMCL1 protein, humanMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinNitrilesPyrimidinesQuinolinesS63845src-Family KinasesSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorThiophenes

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PMID39924517
PMCPMC11808118

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