A single non-coding SNP in FPGS modulates folate drug efficacy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: data-driven exploration and experimental validation. (PubMed, Mol Biomed)
For over 70 years, methotrexate (MTX) has remained a first-line chemotherapeutic agent for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), playing a pivotal role in maintenance therapy...Mechanistically, dual-luciferase reporter and electrophoretic mobility shift assays revealed that rs1544105 A > G enhanced the binding affinity of the SNP-containing sequence for the transcription factor CREB1, thereby increasing FPGS transcriptional activity and ultimately augmenting MTX efficacy. Our multidimensional study, integrating data analysis with cellular, molecular, and animal experiments, highlights the remarkable regulatory role of a single SNP, rs1544105, in modulating MTX therapeutic response and provides a basis for individualized MTX-based maintenance therapy in ALL patients.