Elaidic acid is a monounsaturated trans fatty acid and the 9-trans isomer of oleic acid (Item Nos. 90260 | 24659) that has been found in partially hydrogenated cooking oils.{2046} It reduces HHT and HETE formation and increases synthesis of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2; Item No. 14010), PGF2α (Item Nos. 16010 | 16020), PGD2 (Item No. 12010), and thromboxane B2 (TXB2; Item No. 19030) induced by arachidonic acid (Item Nos. 90010 | 90010.1 | 10006607) in isolated human platelets. Elaidic acid (0.1-5 mmol/L) induces apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).{57088} In vivo, elaidic acid (100 mg/kg) reduces cardiac and hepatic autophagy induced by palmitic acid (Item No. 10006627) in mice.{57089}
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A trans fatty acid; reduces arachidonic acid-induced HHT and HETE formation and increases arachidonic acid-induced synthesis of PGE2, PGF2α, PGD2, and TXB2 in isolated human platelets; induces apoptosis in HUVECs from 0.1-5 mmol/L; reduces palmitic acid-induced cardiac and hepatic autophagy in mice at 100 mg/kg
Formal name: 9E-octadecenoic acid
Synonyms: trans-Oleic Acid|9(E)-Oleic Acid|C18:1(9E)
Molecular weight: 282.5
CAS: 112-79-8
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are key regulators of cell cycle progression and are therefore promising targets for cancer therapy. (R)-Roscovitine is a potent inhibitor of Cdk2/cyclin E with an IC50 value of 0.1 µM.{14988} It also inhibits Cdk7/cyclin H, Cdk5/p35, and cell division cycle (cdc)/cyclin B with IC50 values of 0.49, 0.16, and 0.65 µM, respectively.{14987,14988,14991} (R)-Roscovitine inhibits the growth of rapidly proliferating cells with an average IC50 value of 15.2 µM against a panel of 19 human tumor cell lines.{14988} In murine models of polycystic kidney disease, (R)-roscovitine effectively inhibited disease progression at doses of 50-100 mg/kg.{14564}
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The tetracycline repressor (TetR) is a transcriptional regulator which normally binds tightly to its palindromic tetO operator DNA, blocking gene expression.{17508} Tet causes the repressor to dissociate from the DNA, allowing transcription to occur. A novel reverse TetR (revTetR) requires tetracycline as a co-repressor to bind tetO and block transcription.{17509,17510} Anhydrotetracycline (hydrochloride) is a powerful effector in both the tetracycline repressor (TetR) and reverse TetR (revTetR) systems, binding the Tet repressor 35-fold more strongly than Tet.{17508,17511} Moreover, anhydrotetracycline poorly binds the 30S ribosomal subunit, compared to Tet,{17512} so it does not act as a general inhibitor of translation and is a poor antibiotic. Perhaps related to this, the concentration of anhydrotetracycline that inhibits eukaryotic cell growth is more than a 1,000-fold above the dose that alters transcription through TetR.{17508}
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The maintenance of embryonic stem cells in culture typically requires feeder cells and various exogenous factors found in serum. Murine embryonic stem (mES) cells can be maintained in the absence of feeder cells and serum but require the leukemia inhibitor factor (LIF) and bone morphogenic protein (BMP) to prevent differentiation and promote self-renewal. SC-1 is a small molecule activator of stem cell renewal that allows the propagation of OG2 mES cells for at least 10 passages in an undifferentiated state.{14533} The activity of SC-1 is mediated by the combined inhibition of RasGAP and ERK1 with Kd values of 98 and 212 nM, respectively.{14533} Inhibition of RasGAP increases Ras signaling via the PI3-kinase pathway which promotes self-renewal, whereas inhibition of ERK blocks differentiation.
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The PtdIn phosphates play an important role in the generation and transduction of intracellular signals.{8344,4096,14518} PtdIns-(3,4,5)-P3-biotin is an affinity probe which allows the PIP3 to be detected through an interaction with the biotin ligand. This design allows PtdIns-(3,4,5)-P3-biotin to serve as a general probe for any protein with a high affinity binding interaction with inositol-(3,4,5)-triphosphate phospholipids, such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, PTEN, or PH-domain-containing proteins.
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