BMX Kinase Mediates Gilteritinib Resistance in FLT3-mutated AML through Microenvironmental Factors
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ABSTRACT: While clinical benefit has been observed with gilteritinib, most patients relapse through unknown mechanisms. To investigate mechanisms of gilteritinib resistance, we performed targeted genomic sequencing and single cell (sc) RNASeq on primary FLT3-ITD-mutated AML samples. Co-occurring mutations in RAS pathway genes were the most common. In gilteritinib-unresponsive patients, increased expression of bone marrow-derived hematopoietic cytokines and chemokines was observed after treatment compared to gilteritinib-sensitive patients. Expression of the TEK-family kinase, BMX, was higher in gilteritinib-unresponsive patients after treatment compared to gilteritinib-sensitive patients. BMX contributed to gilteritinib resistance in FLT3-mutant cells lines in a hypoxia-dependent manner by promoting pSTAT5 signaling, which was reversed with pharmacological inhibition and genetic knockout. In primary FLT3-mutated AML samples, pharmacological inhibition of BMX enhanced the antileukemic activity of gilteritinib and decreased chemokine expression. Gene module analysis associated gilteritinib responsiveness with lymphocyte differentiation and myeloid leukocyte activation. By contrast, unresponsiveness to gilteritinib associated with upregulation of cell-cycle, DNA/RNA metabolic processes, and protein translation. Together, these data support a role for microenvironment-mediated factors modulated by BMX in the escape from targeted therapy and gilteritinib resistance. This analysis provides a deeper understanding of targets and pathways for potential therapeutic intervention to restore gilteritinib sensitivity.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE199333 | GEO | 2022/07/07
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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