LFM-A13, or α-cyano-β-hydroxy-β-methyl-N-(2,5-dibromophenyl propenamide, was shown to inhibit Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Here we show that LFM-A13 efficiently inhibits erythropoietin (Epo)-induced phosphorylation of the erythropoietin receptor, Janus kinase 2 (Jak2) and downstream signalling molecules. However, the tyrosine kinase activity of immunoprecipitated or in vitro translated Btk and Jak2 was equally inhibited by LFM-A13 in in vitro kinase assays. Finally, Epo-induced signal transduction was also inhibited in cells lacking Btk. Taken together, we conclude that LFM-A13 is a potent inhibitor of Jak2 and cannot be used as a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor to study the role of Btk in Jak2-dependent cytokine signalling. Copyright

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van den Akker, E., van Dijk, T., Schmidt, U., Felida, L., Beug, H., Löwenberg, B., & von Lindern, M. (2004). The Btk inhibitor LFM-A13 is a potent inhibitor of jak2 kinase activity. Biological Chemistry: official scientific journal of the GBM, 385(5), 409–413. doi:10.1515/BC.2004.045