ICG-001, A Novel Small Molecule Regulator of TCF/β-Catenin Masakatsu Transcription

M Eguchi, C Nguyen, SC Lee, M Kahn - Medicinal chemistry, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
M Eguchi, C Nguyen, SC Lee, M Kahn
Medicinal chemistry, 2005ingentaconnect.com
Inherited and somatic mutations in the APC gene, a human tumor-suppressor, occur in a
large percentage of colon cancers, leading to elevated levels of nuclear β-Catenin, and to
activation of TCF/β-Catenin-responsive genes including cyclin D1 and c-myc. To identify
small molecule antagonists of this pathway, we screened transformed colorectal cells with a
secondary structure-templated chemical library, in search of compounds that attenuated a
TCF/β-Catenin-responsive reporter gene. From this library we selected ICG-001 (IC50= 3 M) …
Inherited and somatic mutations in the APC gene, a human tumor-suppressor, occur in a large percentage of colon cancers, leading to elevated levels of nuclear β-Catenin, and to activation of TCF/ β-Catenin-responsive genes including cyclin D1 and c-myc. To identify small molecule antagonists of this pathway, we screened transformed colorectal cells with a secondary structure-templated chemical library, in search of compounds that attenuated a TCF/ β- Catenin-responsive reporter gene. From this library we selected ICG-001 (IC50 = 3 M) as a lead compound. Design and synthesis of the chemical library and some preliminary biological evaluation is described.
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