Paralog-specific signaling by IRAK1/4 maintains MyD88-independent functions in MDS/AML.
Paralog-specific signaling by IRAK1/4 maintains MyD88-independent functions in MDS/AML.
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10.1182/blood.2022018718
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发表时间:
2023-09-14
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影响因子:
20.3
通讯作者:
Starczynowski, Daniel T.
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Bennett, Joshua;Ishikawa, Chiharu;Agarwal, Puneet;Yeung, Jennifer;Sampson, Avery;Uible, Emma;Vick, Eric;Bolanos, Lyndsey C.;Hueneman, Kathleen;Wunderlich, Mark;Kolt, Amal;Choi, Kwangmin;Volk, Andrew;Greis, Kenneth D.;Rosenbaum, Jan;Hoyt, Scott B.;Thomas, Craig J.;Starczynowski, Daniel T.
Cotargeting of IRAK1 and IRAK4 is required to maximally suppress LSPC function in vitro and in vivo by inducing cellular differentiation. The dependency of IRAK1 and IRAK4 in MDS/AML is independent of its canonical role using MyD88. Dysregulation of innate immune signaling is a hallmark of hematologic malignancies. Recent therapeutic efforts to subvert aberrant innate immune signaling in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have focused on the kinase IRAK4. IRAK4 inhibitors have achieved promising, though moderate, responses in preclinical studies and clinical trials for MDS and AML. The reasons underlying the limited responses to IRAK4 inhibitors remain unknown. In this study, we reveal that inhibiting IRAK4 in leukemic cells elicits functional complementation and compensation by its paralog, IRAK1. Using genetic approaches, we demonstrate that cotargeting IRAK1 and IRAK4 is required to suppress leukemic stem/progenitor cell (LSPC) function and induce differentiation in cell lines and patient-derived cells. Although IRAK1 and IRAK4 are presumed to function primarily downstream of the proximal adapter MyD88, we found that complementary and compensatory IRAK1 and IRAK4 dependencies in MDS/AML occur via noncanonical MyD88-independent pathways. Genomic and proteomic analyses revealed that IRAK1 and IRAK4 preserve the undifferentiated state of MDS/AML LSPCs by coordinating a network of pathways, including ones that converge on the polycomb repressive complex 2 complex and JAK-STAT signaling. To translate these findings, we implemented a structure-based design of a potent and selective dual IRAK1 and IRAK4 inhibitor KME-2780. MDS/AML cell lines and patient-derived samples showed significant suppression of LSPCs in xenograft and in vitro studies when treated with KME-2780 as compared with selective IRAK4 inhibitors. Our results provide a mechanistic basis and rationale for cotargeting IRAK1 and IRAK4 for the treatment of cancers, including MDS/AML. Abnormal innate immune signaling in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia (MDS/AML) suggests a novel pathway for targeted therapy. The kinase IRAK4 has been implicated in immune dysregulation in MDS/AML but, despite encouraging early clinical trials, therapy with an IRAK 4 inhibitor appears insufficient as monotherapy. Bennett et al report that IRAK4 inhibition induces compensatory IRAK1 upregulation, limiting therapeutic efficacy; however, simultaneous targeting of both IRAK1 and IRAK4 results in greater suppression of leukemic stem cells in in vitro studies and in mouse xenografts.
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