Inhibition of LEF1-Mediated DCLK1 by Niclosamide Attenuates Colorectal Cancer Stemness

©2018 American Association for Cancer Research..

PURPOSE: Niclosamide, an FDA-approved anthelmintic drug, has been characterized as a potent Wnt inhibitor that can suppress tumor growth and cancer stem-like cell (CSC) populations. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study aimed to examine how Wnt inhibition by niclosamide preferentially targets CSCs.

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The mechanistic role of niclosamide in CSC inhibition was examined in public databases, human colorectal cancer cells, colorectal cancer xenografts, and azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium (AOM/DSS)-induced colorectal cancer model.

RESULTS: Niclosamide suppresses CSC populations and their self-renewal activities in colorectal cancer cells, and this CSC-targeting effect leads to irreversible disruption of tumor-initiating potential in vivo. Mechanistically, niclosamide downregulates multiple signaling components of the Wnt pathway, specifically lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF1) expression, which is critical for regulating stemness. Subsequently, we identified that the doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1)-B is a target of LEF1 and upregulates cancer stemness in colorectal cancer cells. We first documented that niclosamide blocks the transcription of DCLK1-B by interrupting the binding of LEF1 to DCLK1-B promoter. DCLK1-B depletion impairs cancer stemness resulting in reduced survival potential and increased apoptosis, thus sensitizing colorectal cancer to chemoradiation.

CONCLUSIONS: Disruption of the LEF1/DCLK1-B axis by niclosamide eradicates cancer stemness and elicits therapeutic effects on colorectal cancer initiation, progression, and resistance. These findings provide a preclinical rationale to broaden the clinical evaluation of niclosamide for the treatment of colorectal cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 25(2019), 4 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 1415-1429

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, So-Yeon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Ji-Young [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Jang-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jee-Heun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Choong-Jae [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Pomila [VerfasserIn]
Sarkar, Shubhashish [VerfasserIn]
Baek, Jeong-Heum [VerfasserIn]
Nam, Jeong-Seok [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8KK8CQ2K8G
DCLK1 protein, human
Doublecortin-Like Kinases
EC 2.7.1.11
EC 2.7.11.1
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
LEF1 protein, human
Lymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1
Niclosamide
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.04.2020

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-1232

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29078705X