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SRC is a signaling mediator in FLT3-ITD-but not in FLT3-TKD-positive AML

Leischner, Hannes ; Albers, Corinna ; Grundler, Rebekka ; Razumovskaya, Elena LU ; Spiekermann, Karsten ; Bohlander, Stefan ; Rönnstrand, Lars LU orcid ; Goetze, Katharina ; Peschel, Christian and Duyster, Justus (2012) In Blood 119(17). p.4026-4033
Abstract
Mutations of Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) are among the most frequently detected molecular abnormalities in AML patients. Internal tandem duplications (ITDs) are found in approximately 25% and point mutations within the second tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) in approximately 7% of AML patients. Patients carrying the FLT3-ITD but not the FLT3-TKD mutation have a significantly worse prognosis. Therefore, both FLT3 mutations seem to exert different biologic functions. FLT3-ITD but not FLT3-TKD has been shown to induce robust activation of the STAT5 signaling pathway. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms leading to differential STAT5 activation and show that FLT3-ITD but not FLT3-TKD uses SRC to activate STAT5.... (More)
Mutations of Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) are among the most frequently detected molecular abnormalities in AML patients. Internal tandem duplications (ITDs) are found in approximately 25% and point mutations within the second tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) in approximately 7% of AML patients. Patients carrying the FLT3-ITD but not the FLT3-TKD mutation have a significantly worse prognosis. Therefore, both FLT3 mutations seem to exert different biologic functions. FLT3-ITD but not FLT3-TKD has been shown to induce robust activation of the STAT5 signaling pathway. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms leading to differential STAT5 activation and show that FLT3-ITD but not FLT3-TKD uses SRC to activate STAT5. Coimmunoprecipitation and pull-down experiments revealed an exclusive interaction between SRC but not other Src family kinases and FLT3-ITD, which is mediated by the SRC SH2 domain. We identified tyrosines 589 and 591 of FLT3-ITD to be essential for SRC binding and subsequent STAT5 activation. Using sitespecific Abs, we found that both residues were significantly more strongly phosphorylated in FLT3-ITD compared with FLT3-TKD. SRC inhibition and knockdown blocked STAT5 activation and proliferation induced by FLT3-ITD but not by FLT3-TKD. We conclude that SRC might be a therapeutic target in FLT3-ITD+ AML. (Blood. 2012;119(17):4026-4033) (Less)
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10.1182/blood-2011-07-365726
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  abstract     = {{Mutations of Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) are among the most frequently detected molecular abnormalities in AML patients. Internal tandem duplications (ITDs) are found in approximately 25% and point mutations within the second tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) in approximately 7% of AML patients. Patients carrying the FLT3-ITD but not the FLT3-TKD mutation have a significantly worse prognosis. Therefore, both FLT3 mutations seem to exert different biologic functions. FLT3-ITD but not FLT3-TKD has been shown to induce robust activation of the STAT5 signaling pathway. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms leading to differential STAT5 activation and show that FLT3-ITD but not FLT3-TKD uses SRC to activate STAT5. Coimmunoprecipitation and pull-down experiments revealed an exclusive interaction between SRC but not other Src family kinases and FLT3-ITD, which is mediated by the SRC SH2 domain. We identified tyrosines 589 and 591 of FLT3-ITD to be essential for SRC binding and subsequent STAT5 activation. Using sitespecific Abs, we found that both residues were significantly more strongly phosphorylated in FLT3-ITD compared with FLT3-TKD. SRC inhibition and knockdown blocked STAT5 activation and proliferation induced by FLT3-ITD but not by FLT3-TKD. We conclude that SRC might be a therapeutic target in FLT3-ITD+ AML. (Blood. 2012;119(17):4026-4033)}},
  author       = {{Leischner, Hannes and Albers, Corinna and Grundler, Rebekka and Razumovskaya, Elena and Spiekermann, Karsten and Bohlander, Stefan and Rönnstrand, Lars and Goetze, Katharina and Peschel, Christian and Duyster, Justus}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{17}},
  pages        = {{4026--4033}},
  publisher    = {{American Society of Hematology}},
  series       = {{Blood}},
  title        = {{SRC is a signaling mediator in FLT3-ITD-but not in FLT3-TKD-positive AML}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-07-365726}},
  doi          = {{10.1182/blood-2011-07-365726}},
  volume       = {{119}},
  year         = {{2012}},
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