Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

LYN kinase programs stromal fibroblasts to facilitate leukemic survival via regulation of c-JUN and THBS1

  • Alexander F. vom Stein,
  • Rocio Rebollido-Rios,
  • Anna Lukas,
  • Maximilian Koch,
  • Anton von Lom,
  • Sebastian Reinartz,
  • Daniel Bachurski,
  • France Rose,
  • Katarzyna Bozek,
  • Ali T. Abdallah,
  • Viktoria Kohlhas,
  • Julia Saggau,
  • Rebekka Zölzer,
  • Yue Zhao,
  • Christiane Bruns,
  • Paul J. Bröckelmann,
  • Philipp Lohneis,
  • Reinhard Büttner,
  • Björn Häupl,
  • Thomas Oellerich,
  • Phuong-Hien Nguyen,
  • Michael Hallek

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36824-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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The survival of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells strongly depends on the presence of a supportive microenvironment. Here, the authors show that LYN kinase is essential for the reprogramming of stromal cells towards a leukemia-supportive phenotype that facilitates disease progression.