A Useful Approach to Identify Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Wnt-Dependent Transcription
- 14 July 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Research
- Vol. 70 (14), 5963-5973
- https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1028
Abstract
The Wnt signaling pathway is frequently deregulated in cancer due to mutations in genes encoding APC, β-catenin, and axin. To identify small-molecule inhibitors of Wnt signaling as potential therapeutics, a diverse chemical library was screened using a transcription factor reporter cell line in which the activity of the pathway was induced at the level of Disheveled protein. A series of deconvolution studies was used to focus on three compound series that selectively killed cancer cell lines with constitutive Wnt signaling. Activities of the compounds included the ability to induce degradation of β-catenin that had been stabilized by a glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) inhibitor. This screen illustrates a practical approach to identify small-molecule inhibitors of Wnt signaling that can seed the development of agents suitable to treat patients with Wnt-dependent tumors. Cancer Res; 70(14); 5963–73. ©2010 AACR.Other Versions
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