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ArticleCell death & disease2025

Mechanisms of chemotherapy failure in refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia: the role of cytarabine resistance and mitochondrial metabolism.

Soo Yeon Chae, Se-Young Jang, Jinhui Kim, Sehyun Hwang, Disha Malani, Olli Kallioniemi, Seung Gyu Yun, Jong-Seo Kim, Hugh I Kim

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Soo Yeon Chae *Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Se-Young Jang *School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jinhui KimDepartment of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sehyun HwangDepartment of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Disha MalaniDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Olli KallioniemiInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland, FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Seung Gyu YunDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. koryun@korea.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9915-9681
Jong-Seo KimSchool of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jongseokim@snu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-8440
Hugh I KimDepartment of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. hughkim@korea.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9205-1806

Funding

Institute for Basic Science (IBS) IBS-R008-D1Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) 2019R1A6C1010028Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) 2020R1A6C103A027Ministry of Education (Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea) NRF-2021R1G1A1011665National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00209106National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00343424National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00393002National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2025-00523380
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Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematological malignancy. Patients with wild-type FLT3 relapsed or refractory (R/R) AML face significant therapeutic challenges due to the persistent lack of effective treatments. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying chemotherapy resistance is needed to the development of effective treatment strategies. Therefore, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying cytarabine (Ara-C) resistance and daunorubicin (DNR) tolerance in Ara-C-resistant RHI-1 cells derived from the wild-type FLT3 AML cell line SHI-1. Quantitative analysis of intracellular drug concentrations, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics showed that DNR resistance in Ara-C-resistant RHI-1 cells is driven by metabolic remodeling toward mitochondrial metabolism, upregulation of DNA repair pathways, and enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) detoxification rather than reduced drug uptake. Moreover, targeting these compensatory mechanisms, particularly the OXPHOS complex I proteins, significantly improved the efficacy of both Ara-C and DNR. Conclusively, these findings highlight mitochondrial metabolism and DNA repair as critical factors in chemotherapy resistance and offer valuable insights into potential therapeutic targets for enhancing treatment outcomes in patients with wild-type FLT3 R/R AML.

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CytarabineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMitochondriaCell Line, TumorDaunorubicinDNA Repairfms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3HumansOxidative PhosphorylationReactive Oxygen SpeciesTreatment FailureCytarabineDaunorubicinfms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3Reactive Oxygen Species

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PMCPMC12019594

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