General description

A cell-permeable tetrahydro-β-carbolinylbarbiturate compound that selectively inhibits the E3 ligase activity of Mdm2-MdmX hetero-complex over that of Mdm2-Mdm2 homo-complex (70.6% vs. 17.6% inhibition, respectively, with 100 µM inhibitor), without affecting Mdm2-MdmX complex formation or the activity of Roc1-Cul1 and BRCA1-BARD1, two other ligase complexes that also utilize UbcH5C as the Ub-conjugating enzyme. Effectively inhibits Mdm2-MdmX E3 ligase activity-dependent ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of cellular Mdm2 and p53 (effective conc. = 14 µM in U2OS, RKO, and HCT116 cultures) and prevents DNA damage-induced MdmX degradation in MCF7 cells upon 50 µM etoposide treatment. Shown to induce RKO and MEF cell death in a p53- and Mdm2-dependent manner. Unlike Nutlin-3 (Cat. Nos. 444143 & 444151), MEL23 does not act by interfering Mdm2-p53 interaction.

A cell-permeable tetrahydro-β-carbolinylbarbiturate compound that selectively inhibits the E3 ligase activity of Mdm2-MdmX hetero-complex over that of Mdm2-Mdm2 homo-complex (70.6% vs. 17.6% inhibition, respectively, at 100 µM), without affecting Mdm2-MdmX complex formation or the activity of two other UbcH5C-utilizing ligase complexes Roc1-Cul1 and BRCA1-BARD1. Effectively inhibits ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of cellular Mdm2 and p53 (effective conc. = 14 µM in U2OS, RKO, and HCT116 cultures) and induce RKO and MEF cell death in a p53- and Mdm2-dependent manner. Unlike Nutlin-3 (Cat. Nos. 444143 & 444151), MEL23 does not interfere with Mdm2-p53 interaction.

Legal Information

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

Other Notes

Herman, A.G., et al. 2011. Cancer Discovery1, 312.

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)