Discovery of the Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor Pipinib that Targets PI4KIIIß

Abstract: The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is crucial for vertebrate embryonic development, tissue homeostasis and regeneration. Hh signaling is upregulated in basal cell carcinoma and medulloblastoma and Hh pathway inhibitors targeting the Smoothened (SMO) protein are in clinical use. However, the signaling cascade is incompletely understood and novel druggable proteins in the pathway are in high demand. We describe the discovery of the Hh‐pathway modulator Pipinib by means of cell‐based screening. Target identification and validation revealed that Pipinib selectively inhibits phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase IIIβ (PI4KB) and suppresses GLI‐mediated transcription and Hh target gene expression by impairing SMO translocation to the cilium. Therefore, inhibition of PI4KB and, consequently, reduction in phosphatidyl‐4‐phosphate levels may be considered an alternative approach to inhibit SMO function and thus, Hedgehog signaling.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Discovery of the Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor Pipinib that Targets PI4KIIIß ; volume:131 ; number:46 ; year:2019 ; pages:16770-16781 ; extent:12
Angewandte Chemie ; 131, Heft 46 (2019), 16770-16781 (gesamt 12)

Creator
Kremer, Lea
Hennes, Elisabeth
Brause, Alexandra
Ursu, Andrei
Robke, Lucas
Matsubayashi, Hideaki T.
Nihongaki, Yuta
Flegel, Jana
Mejdrová, Ivana
Eickhoff, Jan
Baumann, Matthias
Nencka, Radim
Janning, Petra
Kordes, Susanne
Schöler, Hans R.
Sterneckert, Jared
Inoue, Takanari
Ziegler, Slava
Waldmann, Herbert

DOI
10.1002/ange.201907632
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022070712273511727565
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Kremer, Lea
  • Hennes, Elisabeth
  • Brause, Alexandra
  • Ursu, Andrei
  • Robke, Lucas
  • Matsubayashi, Hideaki T.
  • Nihongaki, Yuta
  • Flegel, Jana
  • Mejdrová, Ivana
  • Eickhoff, Jan
  • Baumann, Matthias
  • Nencka, Radim
  • Janning, Petra
  • Kordes, Susanne
  • Schöler, Hans R.
  • Sterneckert, Jared
  • Inoue, Takanari
  • Ziegler, Slava
  • Waldmann, Herbert

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