Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.

Luxeptinib (LUX) is a novel oral kinase inhibitor that inhibits FLT3 and also interferes with signaling from the BCR and cell surface TLRs, as well as activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Ongoing clinical trials are testing its activity in patients with lymphoma and AML. This study sought to refine...

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Main Authors: Himangshu Sonowal, William G Rice, Stephen B Howell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277003
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author Himangshu Sonowal
William G Rice
Stephen B Howell
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description Luxeptinib (LUX) is a novel oral kinase inhibitor that inhibits FLT3 and also interferes with signaling from the BCR and cell surface TLRs, as well as activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Ongoing clinical trials are testing its activity in patients with lymphoma and AML. This study sought to refine understanding of how LUX modulates the earliest steps downstream of the BCR following its activation by anti-IgM in lymphoma cells in comparison to ibrutinib (IB). LUX decreased anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of BTK at Y551 and Y223 but its ability to reduce phosphorylation of kinases further upstream suggests that BTK is not the primary target. LUX was more effective than IB at reducing both steady state and anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of LYN and SYK. LUX decreased phosphorylation of SYK (Y525/Y526) and BLNK (Y96) which are necessary regulators of BTK activation. Further upstream, LUX blunted the anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of LYN (Y397) whose activation is required for phosphorylation of SYK and BLNK. These results indicate that LUX is targeting autophosphorylation of LYN or a step further upstream of LYN in the cascade of signal generated by BCR and that it does so more effectively than IB. The fact that LUX has activity at or upstream of LYN is important because LYN is an essential signaling intermediate in multiple cellular signaling processes that regulate growth, differentiation, apoptosis, immunoregulation, migration and EMT in normal and cancer cells.
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spelling doaj.art-30ec601fe6d34800af63498e592e75352023-04-12T05:32:56ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e027700310.1371/journal.pone.0277003Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.Himangshu SonowalWilliam G RiceStephen B HowellLuxeptinib (LUX) is a novel oral kinase inhibitor that inhibits FLT3 and also interferes with signaling from the BCR and cell surface TLRs, as well as activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Ongoing clinical trials are testing its activity in patients with lymphoma and AML. This study sought to refine understanding of how LUX modulates the earliest steps downstream of the BCR following its activation by anti-IgM in lymphoma cells in comparison to ibrutinib (IB). LUX decreased anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of BTK at Y551 and Y223 but its ability to reduce phosphorylation of kinases further upstream suggests that BTK is not the primary target. LUX was more effective than IB at reducing both steady state and anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of LYN and SYK. LUX decreased phosphorylation of SYK (Y525/Y526) and BLNK (Y96) which are necessary regulators of BTK activation. Further upstream, LUX blunted the anti-IgM-induced phosphorylation of LYN (Y397) whose activation is required for phosphorylation of SYK and BLNK. These results indicate that LUX is targeting autophosphorylation of LYN or a step further upstream of LYN in the cascade of signal generated by BCR and that it does so more effectively than IB. The fact that LUX has activity at or upstream of LYN is important because LYN is an essential signaling intermediate in multiple cellular signaling processes that regulate growth, differentiation, apoptosis, immunoregulation, migration and EMT in normal and cancer cells.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277003
spellingShingle Himangshu Sonowal
William G Rice
Stephen B Howell
Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.
PLoS ONE
title Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.
title_full Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.
title_fullStr Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.
title_full_unstemmed Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.
title_short Luxeptinib interferes with LYN-mediated activation of SYK and modulates BCR signaling in lymphoma.
title_sort luxeptinib interferes with lyn mediated activation of syk and modulates bcr signaling in lymphoma
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277003
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