Wnt/beta-catenin signaling and small molecule inhibitors

A Voronkov, S Krauss - Current pharmaceutical design, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is a branch of a functional network that dates back to the first
metazoans and it is involved in a broad range of biological systems including stem cells …

Tankyrases: structure, function and therapeutic implications in cancer

T Haikarainen, S Krauss, L Lehtio - Current pharmaceutical …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Several cellular signaling pathways are regulated by ADP-ribosylation, a posttranslational
modification catalyzed by members of the ARTD superfamily. Tankyrases are …

Tankyrase inhibition stabilizes axin and antagonizes Wnt signalling

SMA Huang, YM Mishina, S Liu, A Cheung… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
The stability of the Wnt pathway transcription factor β-catenin is tightly regulated by the multi-
subunit destruction complex. Deregulated Wnt pathway activity has been implicated in many …

RNF146 is a poly (ADP-ribose)-directed E3 ligase that regulates axin degradation and Wnt signalling

Y Zhang, S Liu, C Mickanin, Y Feng, O Charlat… - Nature cell …, 2011 - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway plays essential roles in embryonic development and
adult tissue homeostasis, and deregulation of this pathway has been linked to cancer. Axin …

Allosteric activation of the RNF146 ubiquitin ligase by a poly (ADP-ribosyl) ation signal

PA DaRosa, Z Wang, X Jiang, JN Pruneda, F Cong… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Protein poly (ADP-ribosyl) ation (PARylation) has a role in diverse cellular processes such
as DNA repair, transcription, Wnt signalling, and cell death,,,,,. Recent studies have shown …

Tankyrases as drug targets

L Lehtiö, NW Chi, S Krauss - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Tankyrase 1 and tankyrase 2 are poly (ADP‐ribosyl) ases that are distinguishable from other
members of the enzyme family by the structural features of the catalytic domain, and the …

Ubiquitin ligase RNF146 regulates tankyrase and Axin to promote Wnt signaling

MG Callow, H Tran, L Phu, T Lau, J Lee, WN Sandoval… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Canonical Wnt signaling is controlled intracellularly by the level of β-catenin protein, which
is dependent on Axin scaffolding of a complex that phosphorylates β-catenin to target it for …

Evolutionary history of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase gene family in eukaryotes

M Citarelli, S Teotia, RS Lamb - BMC evolutionary biology, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background The Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) superfamily was originally
identified as enzymes that catalyze the attachment of ADP-ribose subunits to target proteins …

Small-molecule inhibitors of tankyrases as prospective therapeutics for cancer

M Yu, Y Yang, M Sykes, S Wang - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tankyrases are multifunctional poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerases that
regulate diverse biological processes including telomere maintenance and cellular …

Evidence for tankyrases as antineoplastic targets in lung cancer

AM Busch, KC Johnson, RV Stan, A Sanglikar… - BMC cancer, 2013 - Springer
Background New pharmacologic targets are urgently needed to treat or prevent lung cancer,
the most common cause of cancer death for men and women. This study identified one such …