Wnt/beta-Catenin Small-Molecule Inhibitor CWP232228 Preferentially Inhibits the Growth of Breast Cancer Stem-like Cells
- Authors
- Jang, Gyu-Beom; Hong, In-Sun; Kim, Ran-Ju; Lee, Su-Youn; Park, Se-Jin; Lee, Eun-Sook; Park, Jung Hyuck; Yun, Chi-Ho; Chung, Jae-Uk; Lee, Kyoung-June; Lee, Hwa-Yong; Nam, Jeong-Seok
- Issue Date
- 15-Apr-2015
- Publisher
- AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
- Citation
- CANCER RESEARCH, v.75, no.8, pp.1691 - 1702
- Journal Title
- CANCER RESEARCH
- Volume
- 75
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 1691
- End Page
- 1702
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/10606
- DOI
- 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2041
- ISSN
- 0008-5472
- Abstract
- Breast cancer stem cells (BCSC) are resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which may destroy tumor masses but not all BCSC that can mediate relapses. In the present study, we showed that the level of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in BCSC is relatively higher than in bulk tumor cells, contributing to a relatively higher level of therapeutic resistance. We designed a highly potent small-molecule inhibitor, CWP232228, which antagonizes binding of beta-catenin to T-cell factor (TCF) in the nucleus. Notably, although CWP232228 inhibited the growth of both BCSC and bulk tumor cells by inhibiting beta-catenin-mediated transcription, BCSC exhibited greater growth inhibition than bulk tumor cells. We also documented evidence of greater insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) expression by BCSC than by bulk tumor cells and that CWP232228 attenuated IGF-I-mediated BCSC functions. These results suggested that the inhibitory effect of CWP232228 on BCSC growth might be achieved through the disruption of IGF-I activity. Taken together, our findings indicate that CWP232228 offers a candidate therapeutic agent for breast cancer that preferentially targets BCSC as well as bulk tumor cells. (C)2015 AACR.
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