BCMA

B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily that plays an important role in regulating B-cell proliferation and survival.¹ BCMA is expressed on the cell membrane of normal and malignant plasma cells, but not other normal tissues.² When bound to its ligands BAFF and APRIL, BCMA delivers pro-survival cell signaling.³

BCMA is central to the survival of multiple myeloma cells.¹ BCMA, BAFF, and APRIL are all expressed at significantly higher levels in patients with multiple myeloma than in healthy individuals.^1,4 Overexpression leads to upregulation of anti-apoptotic proteins and the survival of multiple myeloma cells.¹ Upregulation of BCMA also correlates with disease burden and poor prognosis in multiple myeloma.¹

BCMA represents an antigen target of interest for novel multiple myeloma therapies.

Learn more about modalities targeting BCMA:
HLE BiTE^® technology.

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APRIL: a proliferation inducing ligand; BAFF: B-cell activating factor from the tumor necrosis factor family.