Semester

Summer

Date of Graduation

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MS

College

School of Medicine

Department

Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology

Committee Chair

Michael Hu

Committee Co-Chair

Lori A Hazlehurst

Committee Member

Sijin Wen

Abstract

The bone marrow (BM) microenvironment acts as a breeding ground for drug resistance in multiple myeloma (MM). The interaction with bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) confer environment-mediated drug resistance (EMDR) to multiple myeloma. We investigated BM stroma-induced transcriptome signatures of MM cells through a sophisticated analysis of gene expression. In particular, we defined transcription program modulated by JunB, an emerging regulator of MM pathogenesis and a member of the transcription factor superfamily activator protein 1 (AP-1), in response to BM stimulation. The data and results lay down a foundation for future studies to illustrate the regulatory role of JunB in the de novo drug resistance of multiple myeloma.

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