Increased expression of the immuno-suppressive cytokines, transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1) and interleukin-10 (IL-10), is a hallmark of the advanced stages of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), where it has been associated with suppressed immunity, increased susceptibility to infections, and diminished antitumor responses. Yet, little is known about the transcriptional regulation of TGFβ1 and IL-10 in CTCL, and about their function in regulating the CTCL cell responses. Here, we show that TGFβ1 and IL-10 expression in CTCL cells is regulated by NFκB, and suppressed by bortezomib (BZ), which has shown promising results in the treatment of CTCL. However, while the TGFβ1 expression is IκBα-dependent and is regulated by the canonical pathway, the IL-10 expression is IκBα-independent, and its inhibition by BZ is associated with increased promoter recruitment of p52 that characterizes the non-canonical pathway. TGFβ1 suppression decreases CTCL cell viability and increases apoptosis, and adding exogenous TGFβ1 increases viability of BZ-treated CTCL cells, indicating TGFβ1 pro-survival function in CTCL cells. In addition, TGFβ1 suppression increases expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-8 and IL-17 in CTCL cells, suggesting that TGFβ1 also regulates the IL-8 and IL-17 expression. Importantly, our results demonstrate that BZ inhibits expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in CTCL cells, resulting in their decreased migration, and that the CTCL cell migration is mediated by TGFβ1. These findings provide the first insights into the BZ-regulated TGFβ1 and IL-10 expression in CTCL cells, and indicate that TGFβ1 has a key role in regulating CTCL survival, inflammatory gene expression, and migration.