Bone marrow stroma cells promote induction of a chemoresistant and prognostic unfavorable S100A8/A9high AML cell subset.

ABSTRACT: The bone marrow (BM) stroma represents a protective niche for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. However, the complex underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. We found 2 small, intracellular, calcium-sensing molecules, S100A8 and S100A9, among the top genes being upregulated in primary AML blasts upon stromal contact. As members of the S100 protein family, they can modulate such cellular processes as proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Dysregulation of S100 proteins is described as a predictor of poor survival in different human cancers, including increased S100A8 expression in de novo AML. Thus, we wanted to decipher the underlying pathways of stroma-mediated S100A8/A9 induction, as well as its functional consequences. Upregulation of S100A8/A9 after stromal cross

SUBMITTER: Bottcher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature