PMID- 32759572 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200924 LR - 20200924 IS - 0485-1439 (Print) IS - 0485-1439 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 7 DP - 2020 TI - [Toll-like receptor CD180 and the bone marrow microenvironment as therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma]. PG - 832-841 LID - 10.11406/rinketsu.61.832 [doi] AB - Multiple myeloma (MM) is among the most intractable of malignancies and is characterized by uncontrolled growth of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow (BM). Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance (CAM-DR) may prolong remission and ultimately improve the survival of MM patients. Toward this goal, we identified trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine-27 (H3K27me3) as a critical histone modification associated with CAM-DR. Cell adhesion counteracted drug-induced hypermethylation of H3K27 via inhibiting phosphorylation of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), and promoted sustained expression of anti-apoptotic genes. In addition, we found that CD180, a non-canonical lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor, was markedly up-regulated in response to adherence and/or hypoxic conditions. Bacterial LPS enhanced the growth of MM cells both in vitro and in vivo, correlating with expression of CD180. Promoter analyses identified Ikaros (IKZF1) as a pivotal transcriptional activator of the CD180 gene; expression of CD180 was activated via cell adhesion- and/or hypoxia-mediated increases in IKZF1 expression. Administration of lenalidomide prevented the LPS-triggered activation of MM cells by targeting CD180. Taken together, our results suggest that lenalidomide-mediated prevention of LPS-triggered disease progression may be an effective means for prolonging survival in patients with MM. FAU - Kikuchi, Jiro AU - Kikuchi J AD - Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University. FAU - Furukawa, Yusuke AU - Furukawa Y AD - Division of Stem Cell Regulation, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University. LA - jpn PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - Rinsho Ketsueki JT - [Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology JID - 2984782R RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (CD180 protein, human) RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptors) RN - F0P408N6V4 (Lenalidomide) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD MH - Bone Marrow MH - Histones MH - Humans MH - Lenalidomide MH - *Multiple Myeloma MH - Toll-Like Receptors MH - Tumor Microenvironment OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bone marrow microenvironment OT - CD180 OT - Drug resistance OT - Epigenetics EDAT- 2020/08/08 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/25 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/08 06:00 PHST- 2020/08/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/25 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.11406/rinketsu.61.832 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Rinsho Ketsueki. 2020;61(7):832-841. doi: 10.11406/rinketsu.61.832.