Title:Emerging Role of Wnt/Beta-Catenin Signalling Pathways in Cancer Progression and Role of Small Molecule Tankyrase Inhibitors in Combating Multistage Cancers
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Author(s): Babli Khatun, Venkatesh Kamath, Muddukrishna Badamane Sathyanarayana, Aravinda Pai*, Ramji Gupta and Rishabha Malviya*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka,India
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh,India
Keywords:
Wnt-beta catenin, cancer, colorectal, tankyrases, telomere, cell death.
Abstract: In the present review, an attempt has been made to summarize the development of various
Tankyrase inhibitors focussing on Wnt/beta-Catenin pathways along with other cancer targets.
The last decade witnessed a plethora of research related to the role of various genetic and epigenetic
events that are responsible for the progression of multistage cancers. As a result, the discovery of
various signalling pathways responsible for the development of different types of cancers has resulted
in the development of molecularly targeted anticancer agents. Out of the many signalling pathways,
the Wnt/beta-Catenin pathways have attracted the attention of many research groups owing
to their involvement in cell proliferation, role in apoptosis induction, cellular differentiation and also
cell migration. The abnormal activation of this pathways has been documented in a variety of tumour
cells. Another crucial factor that makes this pathway attractive to the researches is its direct
involvement with poly ADP ribose polymerases. Tankyrases are poly ADP (Adenosine Diphosphate)
ribose polymerases that have the capacity to inhibit Wnt/beta-Catenin pathways and become
an attractive target for anticancer drugs.