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Epigenetic-based differentiation therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Scientific Publication

Jul 2, 2024 | Magazine: Nature Communication

Edurne San José-Enériz #  1   2 , Naroa Gimenez-Camino #  1   2 , Obdulia Rabal  3 , Leire Garate  1   2 , Estibaliz Miranda  1   2 , Nahia Gómez-Echarte  1 , Fernando García  4 , Stella Charalampopoulou  5 , Elena Sáez  3 , Amaia Vilas-Zornoza  1 , Patxi San Martín-Uriz  1 , Luis V Valcárcel  1   2   6 , Naroa Barrena  6 , Diego Alignani  1   2 , Luis Esteban Tamariz-Amador  1   2   7 , Ana Pérez-Ruiz  8 , Sebastian Hilscher  9   10 , Mike Schutkowski  9   10 , Ana Alfonso-Pierola  1   2   7 , Nicolás Martinez-Calle  1   2   7 , María José Larrayoz  11 , Bruno Paiva  1   2 , María José Calasanz  11 , Javier Muñoz  12   13 , Marta Isasa  4 , José Ignacio Martin-Subero  2   5   14   15 , Antonio Pineda-Lucena  3 , Julen Oyarzabal  16 , Xabier Agirre  17   18 , Felipe Prósper  19   20   21


Abstract

Despite the development of novel therapies for acute myeloid leukemia, outcomes remain poor for most patients, and therapeutic improvements are an urgent unmet need. Although treatment regimens promoting differentiation have succeeded in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, their role in other acute myeloid leukemia subtypes needs to be explored. Here we identify and characterize two lysine deacetylase inhibitors, CM-444 and CM-1758, exhibiting the capacity to promote myeloid differentiation in all acute myeloid leukemia subtypes at low non-cytotoxic doses, unlike other commercial histone deacetylase inhibitors.

Analyzing the acetylome after CM-444 and CM-1758 treatment reveals modulation of non-histone proteins involved in the enhancer-promoter chromatin regulatory complex, including bromodomain proteins. This acetylation is essential for enhancing the expression of key transcription factors directly involved in the differentiation therapy induced by CM-444/CM-1758 in acute myeloid leukemia.

In summary, these compounds may represent effective differentiation-based therapeutic agents across acute myeloid leukemia subtypes with a potential mechanism for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

CITATION  Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 2;15(1):5570.  doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49784-y

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Diego Alignani
Laboratory technician Cytometry Platform
Dr. Edurne San José Enériz
Técnico de laboratorio del Grupo de Patología Mieloide del Cima Universidad de Navarra
Leire Garate Iturriagagoitia
Laboratory technician Epigenetics Research Group
Técnico de laboratorio del Grupo de Patología Mieloide del Cima Universidad de Navarra
Estíbaliz Miranda Elizalde
Laboratory technician Epigenetics Research Group
Nahia Gómez Echarte
Elena Sáez de Blas
Dr. Patxi San Martín Uriz
Diego Alignani
Laboratory technician Cytometry Platform