Description
JW55isaninhibitoroftankyrases(TNKS1/2)thatstABIlizestheβ-catenindegradationcomplex,suppressingWntsignaling.JW55displaysanti-obesityandpotentialanticanceractivities.Inanimalmodelsofhigh-fatdietanddiabetes,JW55decreasesbodyweightandintestinalepithelialstemcellproliferation.
References
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WaalerJ,MachonO,TumovaL,etal.AnoveltankyraseinhibitordecreasescanonicalWntsignalingincoloncarcinomacellsandreducestumorgrowthinconditionalAPCmutantmice.CancerRes.2012Jun1;72(11):2822-32.PMID:22440753.