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Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening for identification of genes which regulate CD38 expression in RPMI 8226 cells

ABSTRACT: We showed that interleukin-6 (IL-6) from bone marrow stromal cells downregulated CD38 expression in multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Then we performed a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening to identify key molecules mediating IL-6-induced CD38 downregulation. Although IL-6 triggered downregulation of CD38 expression on the majority of RPMI 8226 cells, a small fraction maintained relatively high CD38 expression. We therefore sorted those top 5% cells with CD38-high expression and compared these cells with non-sorted control cells. The gene rank based on p-value identified Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and signal transducer-activator of transcription (STAT) 3 as highly positively enriched genes as potential mediators of IL-6-induced CD38 downregulation. We validated STAT3 and found CD38 expression was regulated by both STAT1 (positively) and STAT3 (negatively), and that inhibition of JAK-STAT3 pathway represents a novel therapeutic option to enhance CD38 expression and anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody-mediated MM cytotoxicity.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE153710 | GEO | 2020/07/03

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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