MTOR signaling mediates resistance to tankyrase inhibitors in Wnt-driven colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT: Activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling is essential for colorectal carcinogenesis. Tankyrase, a member of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) family, is a positive regulator of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Accordingly, tankyrase inhibitors are under preclinical development for colorectal cancer (CRC) therapy. However, Wnt-driven colorectal cancer cells are not equally sensitive to tankyrase inhibitors, and cellular factors that affect tankyrase inhibitor sensitivity remain elusive. Here, we established a tankyrase inhibitor-resistant cell line, 320-IWR, from Wnt/β-catenin-dependent CRC COLO-320DM cells. 320-IWR cells exhibited resistance to tankyrase inhibitors, IWR-1 and G007-LK, but remained sensitive to a PARP-1/2 inhibitor, olaparib, and several anti-CRC agents. In 320-IWR cells, nuc

SUBMITTER: Mashima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5564614 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature