IJMS, Vol. 26, Pages 5721: Downregulation of S6 Kinase and Hedgehog–Gli1 by Inhibition of Fatty Acid Synthase in AML with FLT3-ITD Mutation
International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms26125721
Authors:
Maxim Kebenko
Ruimeng Zhuang
Konstantin Hoffer
Anna Worthmann
Stefan Horn
Malte Kriegs
Jan Vorwerk
Nikolas von Bubnoff
Cyrus Khandanpour
Niklas Gebauer
Sivahari Prasad Gorantla
Walter Fiedler
Carsten Bokemeyer
Manfred Jücker
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous hematological malignancy associated with a poor prognosis. Activating mutations in the FLT3 gene occur in approximately 30% of AML cases, with internal tandem duplications in the juxtamembrane domain (FLT3-ITD; 75%) and mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain (FLT3-TKD; 25%). FLT3-ITD mutations are linked to poor prognosis and offer significant clinical predictive value, whereas the implications of FLT3-TKD mutations are less understood. The Hedgehog–Gli pathway is an established therapeutic target in AML, and emerging evidence suggests crosstalk between FLT3-ITD signaling and Gli expression regulation via non-canonical mechanisms. Post-translational modifications involving myristic and palmitic acids regulate various cellular processes, but their role in AML remains poorly defined. In this study, we investigated the role of fatty acid synthase (FASN), which synthesizes myristic and palmitic acids and catalyzes palmitoyl-acyltransferation, in regulating FLT3-ITD-Gli signaling. FASN knockdown using shRNA and the FASN inhibitor TVB-3166 was performed in FLT3-ITD-mutated AML cell lines (MOLM13, MV411) and Baf3-FLT3-ITD cells. The impact of FASN inhibition was assessed through Western blot and kinome profiling, while biological implications were evaluated by measuring cell viability and proliferation. FASN inhibition resulted in reduced levels of phospho-Akt (pAkt) and phospho-S6 kinase (pS6) and decreased expression of Hedgehog–Gli1, confirming non-canonical regulation of Gli by FLT3-ITD signaling. Combining TVB-3166 with the Gli inhibitor GANT61 significantly reduced the survival of MOLM13 and MV411 cells.
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