Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL are co-regulated by IL-6 in human myeloma cells

Br J Haematol. 1999 Nov;107(2):392-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01705.x.

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a slowly proliferative malignancy in which malignant plasma cells accumulate within the bone marrow. The expression of several anti-apoptotic proteins was evaluated by immunoblotting in human myeloma cell lines and in highly purified native myeloma cells. Expression of Bcl-xL, Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 was found in most of the samples; expression of Bcl-xL and Mcl-1 seemed to be related on myeloma cells. In a system of apoptosis by growth factor deprivation on myeloma cells, we showed that the effect of Bcl-2 seemed minimal whereas Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL were tightly regulated by interleukin (IL)-6. These findings underline the important role of Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL instead of Bcl-2 in IL-6-induced survival of myeloma cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Immunoblotting
  • Interleukin-6 / pharmacology*
  • Multiple Myeloma / metabolism*
  • Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / metabolism*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Up-Regulation
  • bcl-X Protein

Substances

  • BCL2L1 protein, human
  • Interleukin-6
  • Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
  • bcl-X Protein