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Selective small molecule targeting β-catenin function discovered by in vivo chemical genetic screen.
Cell reports - 12 Sept 2013
Hao Jijun, Ao Ada, Zhou Li, Murphy Clare K, Frist Audrey Y, Keel Jessica J, Thorne Curtis A, Kim Kwangho, Lee Ethan, Hong Charles C
Abstract excerpt
The canonical Wnt signaling pathway, mediated by the transcription factor β-catenin, plays critical roles in embryonic development and represents an important therapeutic target. In a zebrafish-based in vivo screen for small molecules that specifically perturb embryonic dorsoventral patterning, we discovered a compound named windorphen that selectively blocks the Wnt signal required for ventral development....
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