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ArticleCell chemical biology2026

Scaffolding-dependent CASP1 constrains excessive cell-intrinsic inflammatory signaling in leukemia.

Emma E Uible, Issac Choi, Courtnee A Clough, Aishlin Hassan, Annabelle J Anandappa, Julianna Fisher, Bibek Karki, Kathleen Hueneman, Kwangmin Choi, Eric J Vick and 10 more

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Article in Cell chemical biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Caspase-1 in cancer and inflammatory diseases: a potential therapeutic target.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Emma E UibleDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Issac ChoiDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Courtnee A CloughDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Aishlin HassanDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Annabelle J AnandappaDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Julianna FisherDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Bibek KarkiDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Kathleen HuenemanDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Kwangmin ChoiDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Eric J VickDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
William SeibelDivision of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Kenneth D GreisDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Lynn LeeUniversity of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Courtney JonesDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Timothy M ChlonDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Jorge Henao-MejiaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Protective Immunity, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Chandrashekhar PasareDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
John T CunninghamDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Andrew G VolkDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Daniel T StarczynowskiDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Electronic address: daniel.starczynowski@cchmc.org.

Funding

ENVIRONMETAL CARCINOGENESIS AND MUTAGENESIST32ES007250 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI MILLER, WILLIAM E · 1988 to 2024
$11.9M
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
How CHAF1B maintains cell state by repressing transcription of fate genesR35GM142452 · NIGMS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI VOLK, ANDREW · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Targeting Polyamine Metabolism in Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem CellsR37CA291896 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Courtney Lynn Jones · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
An Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry System for the University of Cincinnati Proteomics LaboratoryS10OD026717 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI GREIS, KENNETH DONALD · 2019 to 2019
$816k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA271455NCI NIH HHS R01 CA275007NCI NIH HHS R37 CA291896NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL166430NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK126108NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007250NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142452NIH HHS S10 OD026717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caspase-1 (CASP1) is best known for regulating IL-1β processing and pyroptosis; however, its role in leukemia has not been clearly defined. Here, we show that loss of CASP1 impairs leukemic cell growth, drives differentiation, and reduces leukemic burden in vivo, independent of its CASP1 protease activity. Instead, CASP1 functions as a scaffolding hub, controlling nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell (NF-κB) signaling via its interaction with raptor (RPTOR), a component of mTORC1. Deletion of CASP1 or disruption of its CARD domain induces excessive NF-κB activity and impairs leukemic cell function. We further developed a proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) degrader that selectively depletes Pro-CASP1 and suppresses leukemic cells. These findings reveal CASP1 as a regulator of mTORC1-NF-κB signaling in leukemia and highlight its scaffolding activity as a therapeutic vulnerability.

Indexed as

Caspase 1InflammationLeukemiaSignal TransductionAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLNF-kappa BProteolysis Targeting ChimeraRegulatory-Associated Protein of mTORCaspase 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1NF-kappa BProteolysis Targeting ChimeraRegulatory-Associated Protein of mTORAMLCASP1inflammasomemTORNF-κBRAPTOR

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PMID41500224
PMCPMC13310425

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