Fangfang Huang, Xiang Luo, Mengyu Zhang, Le Jin, Wenxin Sun, Peihan Chen, Xiuli Hong, Chenyu Xu, Meizhi Jiang, Die Hu, Bin Zhang, Shengwei Hu, Chuanjiang Yang, Rui Gao, Jinzhang Zeng, Quanyi Lu, Qiang Luo, Jun Wu, Siming Chen
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Abstract
Acute monocytic leukaemia, a subtype of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), is a highly aggressive malignancy characterised by a poor prognosis, primarily due to the ability of leukaemic cells to evade immune surveillance. In this study, we demonstrate that homoharringtonine (HHT), an FDA-approved therapeutic agent for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), inhibits this immune evasion by targeting the FTO/m6A/LILRB4 signalling pathway in monocytic AML. Utilising RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and various functional assays, we reveal that HHT treatment significantly reduces LILRB4 expression at both the RNA and protein levels, suggesting that the effects of HHT on LILRB4 are distinct from its well-established role as a protein synthesis inhibitor. Mechanistically, HHT treatment markedly increases global levels of RNA m6A in THP-1 cells by promoting the degradation of FTO, which subsequently diminishes the expression of its downstream targets, MLL1 and LILRB4. Furthermore, in vitro and in vivo analyses employing monocytic AML cell lines, mouse-derived AML xenograft models, and patient samples collectively support the conclusion that HHT suppresses immune evasion in monocytic AML by reducing LILRB4 expression. Importantly, the downregulation of LILRB4 resulting from HHT treatment enhances the susceptibility of THP-1 cells to CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity, accompanied by increased markers of immune activation. Overall, our findings position HHT as a promising clinical agent for enhancing CD8+ T cell-based cancer immunotherapy by mitigating immune evasion in monocytic AML.
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Cell Proliferation
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Devoted to studies into all aspects of cell proliferation and differentiation.
Covers normal and abnormal states.
Explores control systems and mechanisms at various levels: inter- and intracellular, molecular, and genetic.
Investigates modification by and interactions with chemical and physical agents.
Includes mathematical modeling and the development of new techniques.
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