Inhibition of GLI1 Expression by Targeting the CRD-BP–GLI1 mRNA Interaction Using a Specific Oligonucleotide

The stabilization of glioma-associated oncogene 1 (GLI1) mRNA by coding region determinant binding protein (CRD-BP) through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is implicated in the proliferation of colorectal cancer and basal cell carcinoma. Here, we set out to characterize the physical interaction between CRD-BP and GLI1 mRNA so as to find inhibitors for such interaction. Studies using CRD-BP variants with a point mutation in the GXXG...