| Literature DB >> 27652311 |
Pierre Sujobert1, Jerome Tamburini1.
Abstract
We report the therapeutic potential of GSK621, an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) agonist, in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). GSK621-induced cytotoxicity is restricted to AML cells compared to normal hematopoietic progenitors due to a unique synthetic lethal interaction of co-activation of AMPK and mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) that involves the stress response pathway. AMPK activation thus represents an attractive perspective for cancer therapy.Entities:
Keywords: AML; AMPK; GSK621; mTORC1; synthetic lethality
Year: 2015 PMID: 27652311 PMCID: PMC4972110 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2015.1071303
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556