The Hedgehog signaling pathway plays an essential role in embryo development and adult tissue homeostasis, in regulating stem cells and is abnormally activated in many cancers. Given the importance of this signaling pathway, we developed a novel and versatile high-throughput, cell-based screening platform using confocal imaging, based on the role of beta-arrestin in Hedgehog signal transduction, that can identify agonists or antagonist of the pathway by a simple change to the screening protocol. Here we report the use of this assay in the antagonist mode to identify novel antagonists of Smoothened, including a compound (A8) with low nanomolar activity against wild-type Smo also capable of binding the Smo point mutant D473H associated with clinical resistance in medulloblastoma. Our data validate this novel screening approach in the further development of A8 and related congeners to treat hedgehog related diseases, including the treatment of basal cell carcinoma and medulloblastoma. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
基金:
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation; Clinical Oncology Research Center [5K12-CA100639-08]; NIHUnited States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NSFNational Science Foundation (NSF); NC Biotechnology Center; Duke University; [5RO1 CA113656-03]
第一作者机构:[1]Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Durham, NC 27710 USA;
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Durham, NC 27710 USA;
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Jiangbo,Mook Robert A. Jr.,Lu Jiuyi,et al.Identification of a novel Smoothened antagonist that potently suppresses Hedgehog signaling[J].BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY.2012,20(22):6751-6757.doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2012.09.030.
APA:
Wang, Jiangbo,Mook, Robert A., Jr.,Lu, Jiuyi,Gooden, David M.,Ribeiro, Anthony...&Chen, Wei.(2012).Identification of a novel Smoothened antagonist that potently suppresses Hedgehog signaling.BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY,20,(22)
MLA:
Wang, Jiangbo,et al."Identification of a novel Smoothened antagonist that potently suppresses Hedgehog signaling".BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 20..22(2012):6751-6757