TAK1 inhibition leads to RIPK1-dependent apoptosis in immune-activated cancers

Autor: Helene Damhofer, Tülin Tatar, Benjamin Southgate, Scott Scarneo, Karl Agger, Daria Shlyueva, Lene Uhrbom, Gillian M. Morrison, Philip F. Hughes, Timothy Haystead, Steven M. Pollard, Kristian Helin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cell Death and Disease, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 1-17 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-4889
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06654-1
Popis: Abstract Poor survival and lack of treatment response in glioblastoma (GBM) is attributed to the persistence of glioma stem cells (GSCs). To identify novel therapeutic approaches, we performed CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screens and discovered TGFβ activated kinase (TAK1) as a selective survival factor in a significant fraction of GSCs. Loss of TAK1 kinase activity results in RIPK1-dependent apoptosis via Caspase-8/FADD complex activation, dependent on autocrine TNFα ligand production and constitutive TNFR signaling. We identify a transcriptional signature associated with immune activation and the mesenchymal GBM subtype to be a characteristic of cancer cells sensitive to TAK1 perturbation and employ this signature to accurately predict sensitivity to the TAK1 kinase inhibitor HS-276. In addition, exposure to pro-inflammatory cytokines IFNγ and TNFα can sensitize resistant GSCs to TAK1 inhibition. Our findings reveal dependency on TAK1 kinase activity as a novel vulnerability in immune-activated cancers, including mesenchymal GBMs that can be exploited therapeutically.
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