Bone marrow microenvironment–derived signals induce Mcl-1 dependence in multiple myeloma

Vikas A. Gupta, Shannon M. Matulis, Jason E. Conage‐Pough, Ajay K. Nooka, Jonathan L. Kaufman, Sagar Lonial, Lawrence Boise

Blood · 2017 · 109 citations · 39 references

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Key Points Bone marrow stromal cell–derived IL-6 induces Mcl-1 dependence through transcriptional and posttranslational changes in the Bcl-2 family. Blocking IL-6 signaling pathways sensitizes myeloma to inhibitors of Bcl-2 and Bcl-2/Bcl-xL.

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