Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) evolves from a highly prevalent premalignant condition termed MGUS. The factors underlying the malignant transformation of MGUS are unknown. We report a MGUS/MM phenotype in transgenic mice with Emu-directed expression of the XBP-1 spliced isoform (XBP-1s), a factor governing unfolded protein/ER stress response and plasma-cell development. Emu-XBP-1s elicited elevated serum Ig and skin alterations. With age, Emu-xbp-1s transgenics develop features diagnostic of human MM, including bone lytic lesions and subendothelial Ig deposition. Furthermore, transcriptional profiles of Emu-xbp-1s lymphoid and MM cells show aberrant expression of known human MM dysregulated genes. The similarities of this model with the human disease, coupled with documented frequent XBP-1s overexpression in human MM, serve to implicate XBP-1s dysregulation in MM pathogenesis.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aging / pathology
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Animals
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B-Lymphocytes / metabolism
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B-Lymphocytes / pathology
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Bone Diseases / pathology
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Cell Differentiation*
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Cells, Cultured
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
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DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
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Dromaiidae / genetics
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Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism
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Endoplasmic Reticulum / pathology*
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Female
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Humans
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Hypergammaglobulinemia / pathology
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Kidney Diseases / pathology
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Male
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Mice, Transgenic
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Multiple Myeloma / metabolism
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Multiple Myeloma / pathology*
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Nuclear Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
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Plasma Cells / cytology*
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Plasma Cells / immunology
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Plasma Cells / metabolism
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RNA Splicing
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Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors
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Skin Diseases / pathology
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Transcription Factors
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Transcription, Genetic
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X-Box Binding Protein 1
Substances
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Nuclear Proteins
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Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors
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Transcription Factors
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X-Box Binding Protein 1
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XBP1 protein, human
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Xbp1 protein, mouse