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ThapsigarginCat. No. 1138 |
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Chemical Name: (3S,3aR,4S,6S,6AR,7S,8S,9bS)-6- (Acetyloxy)-2,3,3a,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9b-decahydro-3,3a-dihydroxy-3,6,9-trimethyl-8-[[(2Z)-2-methyl-1-oxo-2-butenyl]oxy]-2-oxo-4-(1-oxobutoxy)azuleno[4,5-b]furan-7-yl octanoate |
Biological Activity
Potent inhibitor of sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPases. Causes ER stress; can be used to induce autophagy in mammalian cells.Certificate of Analysis / Safety Data Sheet
References
Davidson and Varhol (1995) Kinetics of thapsigargin-Ca2+-ATPase (sarcoplasmic reticulum) interaction reveals a two-step binding mechanism and picomolar inhibition. J.Biol.Chem. 270 11731. PMID: 7744817.
Treiman et al (1998) A tool coming of age: thapsigargin as an inhibitor of sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPases. TiPS 19 131. PMID: 9612087.
Yu et al (1998) Specific substitutions at amino acid 256 of the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transport ATPase mediate resistance to thapsigargin in thapsigargin-resistant hamster cells. J.Biol.Chem. 273 3542. PMID: 9452480.
Ding et al (2007) Differential effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced autophagy on cell survival. J.Biol.Chem. 282 4702. PMID: 17135238.
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