MEIS inhibitors reduce the viability of primary leukemia cells and Stem cells by inducing apoptosis

Leukemia stem cells (LSCs) exhibit self-renewal, resistance to standard treatments, and involvement in leukemia relapse. Higher Myeloid Ecotropic Integration Site-1 (MEIS1) expression in leukemic blast samples has been linked to resistance to conventional treatment. We studied the MEIS1 and associated factors in relapsed LSCs and assessed the effect of recently developed MEIS inhibitors (MEISi). Meis1 gene expression was found to be higher in patients with leukemia and relapsed samples. The majority of CD123+ and CD34+ LSCs demonstrated higher MEIS1/2/3 content. Depending on the patient chemotherapy regimen, Meis1 expression increased in relapsed samples. Although there are increased Meis2, Meis3, Hoxa9, Pbx1, or CD34 expressions in the relapsed patients, they are not correlated with Meis1 content in every patient or regimen. MEISi has reduced MEIS1 transcriptional activity and LSC cell survival by apoptosis. Pharmacological targeting with MEISi in LSCs could have a potential effect in limiting leukemia relapse and chemotherapeutic resistance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

Enthalten in:

Leukemia & lymphoma - 65(2024), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 187-198

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meriç, Neslihan [VerfasserIn]
Albayrak, Esra [VerfasserIn]
Gülbaş, Zafer [VerfasserIn]
Kocabaş, Fatih [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute leukemia
Antigens, CD34
Homeodomain Proteins
Journal Article
LSCs
MEIS inhibitor
Meis1
Myeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 Protein
Neoplasm Proteins
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 25.01.2024

Date Revised 25.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/10428194.2023.2275532

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363945954