Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies
Cosgun K, Robinson M, Oulghazi S, Xu L, Xiao G, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Leveille E, Arce D, Khanduja D, Feldhahn N, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Kothari S, Davids M, Müschen M. Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 2818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFavorable safety profileSmall molecule inhibitorsT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin degradationLymphoid malignanciesΒ-cateninInteractome studiesSafety profileClinical trialsMolecule inhibitorsLow nanomolar concentrationsΒ-catenin accumulationSolid tumorsRefractory B-cell malignanciesCell deathPK/PD profilesZinc finger proteinRefractory lymphoid malignanciesChIP-seq analysisPhase 2 trialMYC target genesT-cell lymphomaColony formationRapid nuclear accumulationWnt/β-catenin pathwayβ-catenin engages IKZF factors to control lymphopoiesis
Cosgun K, Jumaa H, Robinson M, Xu L, Xiao G, Arce D, Khanduja D, Chan L, Lee J, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Müschen M. β-catenin engages IKZF factors to control lymphopoiesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 65.09-65.09. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.65.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΒ-cateninZinc finger transcription factorFinger transcription factorDramatic nuclear accumulationGSK3β-dependent phosphorylationT cell signalingT cell developmentTCF factorsRepressive complexesTranscriptional controlEnhancer clusterInteractome studiesTranscriptional activationΒ-catenin activationCommon oncogenic driversInhibition of GSK3βTranscription factorsNegative regulationMesenchymal lineagesNuclear accumulationCell deathMYCT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin expressionPromotes Proliferation