1. API-2-Induced Cell Migration Is Overcome by Small Molecular Approaches Inhibiting β-Catenin
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Yonghyo Kim, Myoung-Hee Kang, and Yong-Hee Cho
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colorectal cancer ,cell migration ,EMT ,resistance to AKT inhibitor ,Wnt/β-catenin pathway ,PI3K-AKT pathway ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Frequent mutation of APC (90%) in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) results in the simultaneous activation of Wnt/β-catenin and AKT signaling pathways, and the current therapeutic limitations of the AKT inhibitors for treating CRC patients are nuclear β-catenin-induced EMT and bypassing apoptosis. In this study, we discover that the combinatorial treatment of an AKT inhibitor and KY1022, a β-catenin destabilizer, effectively overcomes the current limitations of API-2, an AKT inhibitor, by reducing nuclear β-catenin. Taken together, we demonstrate that the simultaneous suppression of Wnt/β-catenin with the AKT signaling pathways is an ideal strategy for suppressing the AKT-inhibitor-mediated metastasis and for maximizing the therapeutic effects of AKT inhibitors.
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- 2022
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