PUBLICATION

Talaverrucin A, Heterodimeric Oxaphenalenone from Antarctica Sponge-Derived Fungus Talaromyces sp. HDN151403, Inhibits Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway

Authors
Sun, C., Liu, Q., Shah, M., Che, Q., Zhang, G., Zhu, T., Zhou, J., Rong, X., Li, D.
ID
ZDB-PUB-220527-9
Date
2022
Source
Organic letters   24(22): 3993-3997 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Rong, Xiaozhi, Zhou, Jianfeng
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Antarctic Regions
  • Mammals/metabolism
  • Talaromyces*/metabolism
  • Wnt Signaling Pathway*
  • Zebrafish
  • beta Catenin/metabolism
PubMed
35616425 Full text @ Org. Lett.
Abstract
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signaling cascade involved in a broad range of biological roles. Dysregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is implicated in congenital malformations and various kinds of cancers. We discovered a novel Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor, talaverrucin A (1), featuring an unprecedented 6/6/6/5/5/5/6 fused ring system, from an Antarctica sponge-derived fungus Talaromyces sp. HDN151403. Talaverrucin A exhibits inhibitory activity on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in both zebrafish embryos in vivo and cultured mammalian cells in vitro, providing a naturally inspired small molecule therapeutic lead to target the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
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