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Updated: Jan 20, 2026
IP3/DAG Signaling Pathway
L-asparaginase-induced apoptosis in ALL cells involves IP3 receptor signaling
1KU Leuven, Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine & Leuven Kanker Instituut, Campus Gasthuisberg O/N-1 B-802, Herestraat 49, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
L-asparaginase treatment is used in the clinic to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients. Lee et al. (2019, Blood 133:2222-2232) demonstrated that L-asparaginase induces apoptosis by activating inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-induced Ca2+ signaling in a Huntingin-associated protein 1 (HAP1)-dependent manner. Moreover, HAP1 levels inversely correlate with the sensitivity of the ALL cells to L-asparaginase. HAP1 can therefore be used as biomarker for evaluating L-asparaginase resistance.
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