HSF1 is a driver of leukemia stem cell self-renewal in acute myeloid leukemia

oleh: Qianze Dong, Yan Xiu, Yang Wang, Christina Hodgson, Nick Borcherding, Craig Jordan, Jane Buchanan, Eric Taylor, Brett Wagner, Mariah Leidinger, Carol Holman, Dennis J. Thiele, Sean O’Brien, Hai-hui Xue, Jinming Zhao, Qingchang Li, Howard Meyerson, Brendan F. Boyce, Chen Zhao

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01

Deskripsi

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is maintained by self-renewing leukemic stem cells. Here the authors show that Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 (HSF1) is specifically required for the maintenance of AML stem cells, while sparing steady-state and stressed haematopoiesis and that pharmacologically targeting HSF1 may have broad anti-leukemic effects.