Pre-BCR signaling in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia regulates PI3K/AKT, FOXO1 and MYC, and can be targeted by SYK inhibition
Köhrer S, Havranek O, Seyfried F, Hurtz C, Coffey G, Kim E, ten Hacken E, Jäger U, Vanura K, O'Brien S, Thomas D, Kantarjian H, Ghosh D, Wang Z, Zhang M, Ma W, Jumaa H, Debatin K, Müschen M, Meyer L, Davis R, Burger J. Pre-BCR signaling in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia regulates PI3K/AKT, FOXO1 and MYC, and can be targeted by SYK inhibition. Leukemia 2016, 30: 1246-1254. PMID: 26847027, PMCID: PMC5459356, DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaSpleen tyrosine kinaseAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaPI3K/AktLymphoblastic leukemiaTherapeutic targetPrecursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaPromising new therapeutic targetNew therapeutic targetsGene expression signaturesImmune phenotypeImportant downstream mediatorSYK inhibitionMouse modelPre-BCR signalingReceptor signalingDownstream mediatorExpression signaturesGenetic disruptionLeukemiaExquisite dependencyTyrosine kinaseAktFOXO1Signaling