The serine/threonine kinase Pim-2 is a novel anti-apoptotic mediator in myeloma cells
The serine/threonine kinase Pim-2 is a novel anti-apoptotic mediator in myeloma cells
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10.1038/leu.2011.60
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发表时间:
2011-07-01
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11.4
通讯作者:
Abe, M.
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Asano, J.;Nakano, A.;Abe, M.
Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) and osteoclasts (OCs) confer multiple myeloma (MM) cell survival through elaborating factors. We demonstrate herein that IL-6 and TNF family cytokines, TNF alpha, BAFF and APRIL, but not IGF-1 cooperatively enhance the expression of the serine/threonine kinase Pim-2 in MM cells. BMSCs and OCs upregulate Pim-2 expression in MM cells largely via the IL-6/STAT3 and NF-kappa B pathway, respectively. Pim-2 short interfering RNA reduces MM cell viability in cocultures with BMSCs or OCs. Thus, upregulation of Pim-2 appears to be a novel anti-apoptotic mechanism for MM cell survival. Interestingly, the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor rapamycin further suppresses the MM cell viability in combination with the Pim-2 silencing. The Pim inhibitor (Z)-5-(4-propoxybenzylidene) thiazolidine-2, 4-dione and the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 cooperatively enhance MM cell death. The Pim inhibitor suppresses 4E-BP1 phosphorylation along with the reduction of Mcl-1 and c-Myc. Pim-2 may therefore become a new target for MM treatment. Leukemia (2011) 25, 1182-1188; doi:10.1038/leu.2011.60; published online 8 April 2011