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ArticleBlood advances2022

Junctional adhesion molecule C expression specifies a CD138low/neg multiple myeloma cell population in mice and humans.

Andreas Brandl, Antonio G Solimando, Zeinab Mokhtari, Paula Tabares, Juliane Medler, Hannah Manz, Matteo Claudio Da Vià, Giorgio A Croci, Miriam Kurzwart, Sina Thusek and 5 more

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Article in Blood advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Junctional adhesion molecule-C: A multifunctional mediator of cell adhesion.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  2. Syndecans in hematopoietic cells and their niches.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Andreas BrandlDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Antonio G SolimandoDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Zeinab MokhtariDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Paula TabaresDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Juliane MedlerDivision of Molecular Internal Medicine, and.ORCID 0000-0002-9882-8433
Hannah ManzDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Matteo Claudio Da ViàDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5396-6584
Giorgio A CrociDivision of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5979-7841
Miriam KurzwartDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Sina ThusekDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Theresa SchneiderDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Regina EbertBernhard Heine Center for Locomotion Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8192-869X
Franz JakobBernhard Heine Center for Locomotion Research, Orthopedic Department, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Hermann EinseleDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Andreas BeilhackDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Würzburg · DEInstitute of Molecular Medicine · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deregulation such as overexpression of adhesion molecules influences cancer progression and survival. Metastasis of malignant cells from their primary tumor site to distant organs is the most common reason for cancer-related deaths. Junctional adhesion molecule-C (JAM-C), a member of the immunoglobulin-like JAM family, can homodimerize and aid cancer cell migration and metastasis. Here we show that this molecule is dynamically expressed on multiple myeloma (MM) cells in the bone marrow and co-localizes with blood vessels within the bone marrow of patients and mice. In addition, upregulation of JAM-C inversely correlates with the downregulation of the canonical plasma cell marker CD138 (syndecan-1), whose surface expression has recently been found to dynamically regulate a switch between MM growth in situ and MM dissemination. Moreover, targeting JAM-C in a syngeneic in vivo MM model ameliorates MM progression and improves outcome. Overall, our data demonstrate that JAM-C might serve not only as an additional novel diagnostic biomarker but also as a therapeutic target in MM disease.

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Junctional Adhesion Molecule CMultiple MyelomaAnimalsBone MarrowCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MovementHumansImmunoglobulinsMiceReceptors, Cell SurfaceCell Adhesion MoleculesImmunoglobulinsJAM3 protein, humanJam3 protein, mouseJunctional Adhesion Molecule CReceptors, Cell Surface

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PMID34861679
PMCPMC9006287
OpenAlexW3215971285

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