Nat Prod Sci.  2020 Jun;26(2):109-117. 10.20307/nps.2020.26.2.109.

Natural Products Targeting Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway

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  • 1College of Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea

Abstract

The canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways play an important role in the embryonic development, cell proliferation, differentiation, and adhesion. Therefore, the abnormal activation and repression have been associated with uncontrolled homeostasis in human tissues. In particular, the activation of Wnt signaling is highly correlated with a diverse of diseases including cancer. On this regard, a strategy for targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been employed in the discovery and development of antitumor agents. Herein, the evolution of Wnt signaling and the Wnt inhibitors derived from natural products were briefly summarized in the drug discovery of anticancer agents.

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Wnt signaling; tissue homeostasis; natural products; Wnt inhibitor; cancer
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