PMID- 30274374 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190107 LR - 20190107 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 10 DP - 2018 Sep 30 TI - Implication and Regulation of AMPK during Physiological and Pathological Myeloid Differentiation. LID - 10.3390/ijms19102991 [doi] LID - 2991 AB - AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a heterotrimeric serine/threonine kinase consisting of the arrangement of various alpha beta, and gammaisoforms that are expressed differently depending on the tissue or the cell lineage. AMPK is one of the major sensors of energy status in mammalian cells and as such plays essential roles in the regulation of cellular homeostasis, metabolism, cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and autophagy. AMPK is activated by two upstream kinases, the tumor suppressor liver kinase B1 (LKB1) and the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) through phosphorylation of the kinase on Thr172, leading to its activation. In addition, AMPK inhibits the mTOR pathway through phosphorylation and activation of tuberous sclerosis protein 2 (TSC2) and causes direct activation of unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1) via phosphorylation of Ser555, thus promoting initiation of autophagy. Although it is well established that AMPK can control the differentiation of different cell lineages, including hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), progenitors, and mature hematopoietic cells, the role of AMPK regarding myeloid cell differentiation is less documented. The differentiation of monocytes into macrophages triggered by colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), a process during which both caspase activation (independently of apoptosis induction) and AMPK-dependent stimulation of autophagy are necessary, is one noticeable example of the involvement of AMPK in the physiological differentiation of myeloid cells. The present review focuses on the role of AMPK in the regulation of the physiological and pathological differentiation of myeloid cells. The mechanisms of autophagy induction by AMPK will also be addressed, as autophagy has been shown to be important for differentiation of hematopoietic cells. In addition, myeloid malignancies (myeloid leukemia or dysplasia) are characterized by profound defects in the establishment of proper differentiation programs. Reinduction of a normal differentiation process in myeloid malignancies has thus emerged as a valuable and promising therapeutic strategy. As AMPK seems to exert a key role in the differentiation of myeloid cells, notably through induction of autophagy, we will also discuss the potential to target this pathway as a pro-differentiating and anti-leukemic strategy in myeloid malignancies. FAU - Jacquel, Arnaud AU - Jacquel A AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, C3M Inserm U1065, 06204 Nice, France. jacquel@unice.fr. AD - Equipe Labellisee par la Fondation ARC, 94803 Villejuif, France. jacquel@unice.fr. FAU - Luciano, Frederic AU - Luciano F AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, C3M Inserm U1065, 06204 Nice, France. fluciano@unice.fr. AD - Equipe Labellisee par la Fondation ARC, 94803 Villejuif, France. fluciano@unice.fr. FAU - Robert, Guillaume AU - Robert G AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, C3M Inserm U1065, 06204 Nice, France. robertg@unice.fr. AD - Equipe Labellisee par la Fondation ARC, 94803 Villejuif, France. robertg@unice.fr. FAU - Auberger, Patrick AU - Auberger P AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, C3M Inserm U1065, 06204 Nice, France. auberger@unice.fr. AD - Equipe Labellisee par la Fondation ARC, 94803 Villejuif, France. auberger@unice.fr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20180930 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Cell Differentiation MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Hematologic Neoplasms/pathology MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/pathology MH - Humans MH - Myeloid Cells/*enzymology/*pathology PMC - PMC6213055 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AML OT - AMPK OT - CML OT - CMML OT - MDS OT - autophagy OT - differentiation OT - macrophages OT - monocytes COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2018/10/03 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/08 06:00 PMCR- 2018/10/01 CRDT- 2018/10/03 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/09/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/10/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/10/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms19102991 [pii] AID - ijms-19-02991 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms19102991 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Sep 30;19(10):2991. doi: 10.3390/ijms19102991.