Biochem/physiol Actions

Reversible: no

Cell permeable: yes

General description

A cell-permeable imidazopyrimidinyl-thiazolamine compound that effectively downregulates cellular BMI-1 protein level both in cultures in vitro (IC_{50﹤/sub> = 0.5 µM/48 h/HT1080 and ﹤0.37 µM/HCT116/overnight) and in mice in vivo (60 mg/kg/d via s.c.) by inhibiting BMI-1 transcription via a yet unidentified mechanism, thereby reducing BMI-1-dependent RING1A E3 ligase activity and RING1A-mediated H2A ubiquitination (uH2A)/epigenetic regulations. Shown to exhibit antiproliferation activity against human colon cancer cells both in cultures (IC50﹤/sub><300 nM) in vitro and in mice (30 to 60 mg/kg/d s.c.) in vivo via G0 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction with a greater drug impact on self-renewing cancer-initiating cells (CICs; cancer stem cells).}

A cell-permeable imidazopyrimidinyl-thiazolamine compound that effectively downregulates cellular BMI-1 protein level both in cultures in vitro (IC_{50﹤/sub> = 0.5 µM/48 h/HT1080 and ﹤0.37 µM/HCT116/overnight) and in mice in vivo (4.5 ng vs.13.7 ng per mg HT1080 tumor tissue, respectively, with or without 10-d 60 mg/kg/d treatment via s.c.) by inhibiting BMI-1 transcription (IC50﹤/sub> = 0.5 µM against overnight reporter transcription in HEK293) via a yet unidentified mechanism, thereby reducing BMI-1-dependent RING1A E3 ligase activity and RING1A-mediated H2A ubiquitination (uH2A)/epigenetic regulations. Shown to exhibit antiproliferation activity against human colon cancer cells both in cultures (IC50﹤/sub><300 nM against LS174T and primary colon cancer cultures) in vitro and in mice (30 to 60 mg/kg/d s.c.) in vivo by inducing cell cycle arrest at G0 and apoptosis. Reduced frequency of sphere-forming cells is observed among surviving cells (by 1.7- to 2.2-fold) upon PTC-209 removal post a 4-day 0.1 µM drug treatment period in primary colon cancer cultures, indicating a greater impact of drug treatment on self-renewing cancer-initiating cells (CICs; cancer stem cells). Likewise, surviving colon cancer cells from tumor-bearing mice at the end of drug treatment are shown to contain reduced population of tumor-initiating cells when xenografted into secondary recipient mice.}

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Other Notes

Kreso, A., et al. 2014. Nat. Med.20, 29.

Packaging

Packaged under inert gas

10 mg in Glass bottle

Reconstitution

Following reconstitution, aliquot and freeze (-20°C). Stock solutions are stable for up to 6 months at -20°C.

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)