PUBLICATION

A chemical and genetic approach to the mode of action of fumagillin

Authors
Zhang, Y., Yeh, J.R., Mara, A., Ju, R., Hines, J.F., Cirone, P., Griesbach, H.L., Schneider, I., Slusarski, D.C., Holley, S.A., and Crews, C.M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-060921-27
Date
2006
Source
Chemistry & Biology   13(9): 1001-1009 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Slusarski, Diane C.
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Phosphoproteins/genetics
  • Phosphoproteins/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/embryology
  • Zebrafish/genetics*
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
  • Eye Abnormalities/chemically induced
  • Eye Abnormalities/genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism
  • JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
  • Cyclohexanes/pharmacology*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/pharmacology*
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
  • Frizzled Receptors
  • Embryonic Development/drug effects
  • Embryonic Development/genetics
  • Mice
  • Tail/abnormalities
  • Tail/chemistry
  • Signal Transduction/drug effects
  • Phenotype
  • rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
  • Zebrafish Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
  • Endothelial Cells/metabolism
  • Aminopeptidases/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Aminopeptidases/genetics
  • Aminopeptidases/metabolism*
  • Sesquiterpenes/pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Wnt Proteins/genetics
  • Wnt Proteins/metabolism*
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors/pharmacology*
  • Metalloendopeptidases/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Metalloendopeptidases/genetics
  • Metalloendopeptidases/metabolism*
  • RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism
  • Animals
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Humans
PubMed
16984890 Full text @ Chem. Biol.
Abstract
Previous mode of action studies identified methionine aminopeptidase 2 (MetAP-2) as the target of the antiangiogenic natural product fumagillin and its drug candidate analog, TNP-470. We report here that TNP-470-mediated MetAP-2 inhibition blocks noncanonical Wnt signaling, which plays a critical role in development, cell differentiation, and tumorigenesis. Consistent with this finding, antisense MetAP-2 morpholino oligonucleotide injection in zebrafish embryos phenocopies gastrulation defects seen in noncanonical Wnt5 loss-of-function zebrafish mutants. MetAP-2 inhibition or depletion blocks signaling downstream of the Wnt receptor Frizzled, but upstream of Calmodulin-dependent Kinase II, RhoA, and c-Jun N-terminal Kinase. Moreover, we demonstrate that TNP-470 does not block the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. Thus, TNP-470 selectively regulates noncanonical over canonical Wnt signaling and provides a unique means to explore and dissect the biological systems mediated by these pathways.
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