G007-LK reduces Wnt/β-catenin signaling by preventing poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation-dependent AXIN degradation, thereby promoting β-catenin destabilization. G007-LK completely blocks ligand-driven Wnt/β-catenin signaling in cell culture and display approximately 50% inhibition of APC mutation–driven signaling in most CRC cell lines. G007-LK (0.2 μM) reduces the number of COLO-320DM cells in mitosis from 24% to 12% and decreases HCT-15 cells in S-phase from 28% to 18%. G007-LK suppresses colony formation in CRC lines COLO-320DM and SW403. G007-LK suppresses organoids growth with IC50 of 80 nM.
In vivo
G007-LK exhibits antitumor efficacy in xenograft and genetically engineered CRC models. In the COLO-320DM model, G007-LK reduces tankyrases 1 and tankyrases 2 protein levels, stabilizes AXIN1 and AXIN2, and decreases β-catenin level. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is clearly inhibited in a dose-dependent manner in the efficacy study tumors as indicated by reduced expression of β-catenin–activated genes NKD1, APCDD1, and TNFRSF19 (TROY), as well as increased expression of β-catenin–repressed gene CLIC3. G007-LK treatment increases expression of KRT20 and TM4SF4 in COLO-320DM tumors. G007-LK (20 mg/kg twice daily) achieves 61% tumor growth inhibition. G007-LK reduces Wnt/β-catenin signaling and cell proliferation in normal intestine.
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