CD98-Mediated Adhesive Signaling Enables the Establishment and Propagation of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
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Journal Article
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is an aggressive disease associated with drug resistance and relapse. To improve therapeutic strategies, it is critical to better understand the mechanisms that underlie AML progression. Here we show that the integrin binding glycoprotein CD98 plays a central role in AML. CD98 promotes AML propagation and lethality by driving engagement of leukemia cells with their microenvironment and maintaining leukemic stem cells. Further, delivery of a humanized anti-CD98 antibody blocks growth of patient-derived AML, highlighting the importance of this pathway in human disease. These findings indicate that microenvironmental interactions are key regulators of AML and that disrupting these signals with targeted inhibitors such as CD98 antibodies may be a valuable therapeutic approach for adults and children with this disease.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bajaj, J; Konuma, T; Lytle, NK; Kwon, HY; Ablack, JN; Cantor, JM; Rizzieri, D; Chuah, C; Oehler, VG; Broome, EH; Ball, ED; van der Horst, EH; Ginsberg, MH; Reya, T
Published Date
- November 14, 2016
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 30 / 5
Start / End Page
- 792 - 805
PubMed ID
- 27908736
Pubmed Central ID
- 27908736
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1878-3686
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.10.003
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States