Tunicamycin

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Description: Antibiotic; GlcNAc phosphotransferase inhibitor
Chemical Name: Tunicamycin from Streptomyces sp.
Purity: ≥98% (HPLC)
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Citations (8)
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Biological Activity for Tunicamycin

Tunicamycin is an antibiotic; inhibits GlcNAc phosphotransferase (GPT). Blocks the formation of N-glycosidic linkages by inhibiting the first step in glycoprotein synthesis. Activity induces ER stress and causes G1 arrest; can be used to induce autophagy. Tunicamycin contains four main components as follows:

  • Homolog A, n=8, C37H60N4O16, molecular weight = 816.90
  • Homolog B, n=9, C38H62N4O16, molecular weight = 830.93
  • Homolog C, n=10, C39H64N4O16, molecular weight = 844.95
  • Homolog D, n=11, C40H66N4O16, molecular weight = 858.99
The composition of this product will vary from batch to batch and can be found on the relevant certificate of analysis.

Technical Data for Tunicamycin

M. Wt 844.95
Formula C39H64N4O16 (tunicamycin C, n=10)
Storage Store at +4°C
Purity ≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number 11089-65-9
PubChem ID 90488851
InChI Key ZOCXUHJGZXXIGQ-SQXRCPDGSA-N
Smiles O=C(C=C3)NC(N3[C@@H]2O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)C[C@@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(/C=C/CCCCCCCCCCC(C)C)=O)[C@H](OC4O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]4NC(C)=O)O1)=O

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility Data for Tunicamycin

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO 42.25 50

Preparing Stock Solutions for Tunicamycin

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 844.95. Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
0.5 mM 2.37 mL 11.84 mL 23.67 mL
2.5 mM 0.47 mL 2.37 mL 4.73 mL
5 mM 0.24 mL 1.18 mL 2.37 mL
25 mM 0.05 mL 0.24 mL 0.47 mL

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Product Datasheets for Tunicamycin

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References for Tunicamycin

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Duriez et al (2008) The hepatitis B virus precore protein is retrotransported from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to cytosol through the ER-associated pathway. J.Biol.Chem. 283 32352 PMID: 18805786

Lauer et al (2009) Primary murine airway smooth muscle cells exposed to poly(I:C) or tunicamycin synthesize a leukocyte-adhesive hyaluronan matrix. J.Biol.Chem. 284 5299 PMID: 19088077

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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8 Citations for Tunicamycin

Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Tunicamycin include:

Hossain et al (2018) Hyperactivation of nuclear receptor coactivators induces PERK-dependent cell death. Oncotarget 9 11707 PMID: 29545931

Greer et al (2018) ONC201 kills breast cancer cells in vitro by targeting mitochondria. Oncotarget 9 18454 PMID: 29719618

Shemorry et al (2019) Caspase-mediated cleavage of IRE1 controls apoptotic cell commitment during endoplasmic reticulum stress. Elife 8 PMID: 31453810

Zhang et al (2019) A CASPR1-ATP1B3 protein interaction modulates plasma membrane localization of Na+/K+-ATPase in brain microvascular endothelial cells. J Biol Chem PMID: 30792309


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Reviews for Tunicamycin

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Good product.
By P Kumar on 04/19/2021
Assay Type: In Vitro
Species: Human
Cell Line/Tissue: AC16

examine effect in AC16 cell line.

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Usage Information.
By Anonymous on 06/20/2020
Assay Type: In Vitro
Species: Human
Cell Line/Tissue: KMS11 or OPM2

5 μg/ml

I dissolved tunicamycin in DMSO. I treated cells for 16 hr.

PMID: 31453810 Reference
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Worked at once.
By Bibha Dahal on 01/08/2020
Assay Type: In Vitro
Species: Human
Cell Line/Tissue: Human primary astrocytes

I dissolved tunicamycin in DMSO. I added tunicamycin at various concentrations (2uM, 4uM, 6uM, and 10uM) for 24 hours in human primary astrocytes and incubated at 37 C and 5% CO2. Next day, I collected lystates and ran a western blot. The first four lanes are tunicamycin added samples in increasing concentration and the last two lanes are without added. I looked for PERK activation using p-PERK antibody.

It took sometime to dissolve so you might want to warm once you add DMSO to tunicamycin in water bath.

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Tunicamycin Usage Information.
By Chao Li on 01/08/2018
Assay Type: In Vitro
Species: Human
Cell Line/Tissue: Human Intestine Subepithelial myofibroblasts

It is working well and easily dissolved into DMSO. I used 2.5, 5 µg/ml of Tunicamycin with serum free culture medium to treat the cells for 8h, 16h, 24h, and 48h.