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Decreased ferroportin promotes myeloma cell growth and osteoclast differentiation
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Decreased ferroportin promotes myeloma cell growth and osteoclast differentiation

Zhimin Gu, He Wang, Jiliang Xia, Ye Yang, Zhendong Jin, Hongwei Xu, Jumei Shi, Ivana De Domenico, Guido Tricot and Fenghuang Zhan
Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.75(11), pp.2211-2221
06/01/2015
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-3804
PMCID: PMC4946247
PMID: 25855377
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https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-3804View
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Abstract

Iron homeostasis is disrupted in multiple myeloma, a difficult-to-cure plasma cell malignancy with lytic bone lesions. Here, we systematically analyzed iron gene expression signature and demonstrated that mRNA expression of iron exporter ferroportin (FPN1) is significantly downregulated in myeloma cells and correlates negatively with clinic outcome. Restoring expression of FPN1 reduces intracellular liable iron pool, inhibits STAT3-MCL-1 signaling, and suppresses myeloma cells growth. Furthermore, we demonstrated that mRNA of FPN1 is also downregulated at the initial stages of osteoclast differentiation and suppresses myeloma cell-induced osteoclast differentiation through regulating iron regulator TFRC, NF-κB, and JNK pathways. Altogether, we demonstrated that downregulation of FPN1 plays critical roles in promoting myeloma cell growth and bone resorption in multiple myeloma.
Animals Antigens, CD - biosynthesis Bone Resorption - genetics Bone Resorption - pathology Cation Transport Proteins - biosynthesis Cation Transport Proteins - genetics Cell Differentiation Cell Line, Tumor Cell Proliferation - genetics Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Humans Iron - metabolism Mice Multiple Myeloma - genetics Multiple Myeloma - metabolism Multiple Myeloma - pathology NF-kappa B - biosynthesis Osteoclasts - metabolism Osteoclasts - pathology Receptors, Transferrin - biosynthesis Signal Transduction - genetics STAT3 Transcription Factor - biosynthesis

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