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Disrupting Mitochondrial Electron Transfer Chain Complex I Decreases Immune Checkpoints in Murine and Human Acute Myeloid Leukemic Cells

Raquel Luna-Yolba
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Justine Marmoiton
,
Véronique Gigo
,
Xavier Marechal
,
Emeline Boet
,
Ambrine Sahal
,
Nathalie Alet
,
Ifat Abramovich
,
Eyal Gottlieb
,
Virgile Visentin
,
Michael R. Paillasse
* ,
Jean-Emmanuel Sarry
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Version 1 : Received: 7 June 2021 / Approved: 9 June 2021 / Online: 9 June 2021 (10:58:20 CEST)

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Luna-Yolba, R.; Marmoiton, J.; Gigo, V.; Marechal, X.; Boet, E.; Sahal, A.; Alet, N.; Abramovich, I.; Gottlieb, E.; Visentin, V.; Paillasse, M.R.; Sarry, J.-E. Disrupting Mitochondrial Electron Transfer Chain Complex I Decreases Immune Checkpoints in Murine and Human Acute Myeloid Leukemic Cells. Cancers 2021, 13, 3499. Luna-Yolba, R.; Marmoiton, J.; Gigo, V.; Marechal, X.; Boet, E.; Sahal, A.; Alet, N.; Abramovich, I.; Gottlieb, E.; Visentin, V.; Paillasse, M.R.; Sarry, J.-E. Disrupting Mitochondrial Electron Transfer Chain Complex I Decreases Immune Checkpoints in Murine and Human Acute Myeloid Leukemic Cells. Cancers 2021, 13, 3499.

Abstract

Abstract: Oxidative metabolism is crucial for leukemic stem cell (LSC) function and drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Mitochondrial metabolism also affects the immune system and therefore the antitumor response. Modulation of oxidative phosphorylation (OxPHOS) has emerged as a promising approach to improve therapy outcome for AML patients. However, the effect of mitochondrial inhibitors on the immune compartment in the context of AML is yet to be explored. Immune checkpoints such as the ecto-nucleotidase CD39 and programmed dead ligand 1 (PD-L1) have been reported to be expressed in AML and linked to chemoresistance and poor prognosis. In the present study, we first demonstrated that a novel selective electron transfer chain complex (ETC) I inhibitor, EVT-701, decreased OxPHOS metabolism of murine and human cytarabine (AraC)-resistant leukemic cell lines. Furthermore, we showed that, while AraC induced immune response regulation by increasing CD39 expression and by reinforcing interferon-γ/PD-L1 axis, EVT-701 reduced CD39 and PD-L1 expression in vitro in a panel of both murine and human AML cell lines, especially upon AraC treatment. Altogether, this work uncovers a non-canonical function of ETCI in controlling CD39 and PD-L1 immune checkpoints, thereby improving the anti-tumor response in AML.

Keywords

OxPHOS 1; Immune-checkpoints 2; AML 3.

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Aging

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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