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Description: Selective RARβ2 agonist
Chemical Name: 4'-Octyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carboxylic acid
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for AC 55649
AC 55649 is a potent, isoform-selective RARβ2 receptor agonist (pEC50 values are 6.9, 5.7 and 5.6 at RARβ2, RARβ1 and RARα respectively) that displays 100-fold selectivity versus other retinoid receptors. Inhibits proliferation of the breast cancer cell line MCF-7.
Technical Data for AC 55649
| M. Wt | 310.44 |
| Formula | C21H26O2 |
| Storage | Store at +4°C |
| Purity | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 59662-49-6 |
| PubChem ID | 1714884 |
| InChI Key | HXBKPYIEQLLNBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Smiles | CCCCCCCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)=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.
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References for AC 55649
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Lund et al (2005) Discovery of a potent, orally available, and isoform-selective retinoic acid β2 receptor agonist. J.Med.Chem. 48 7517 PMID: 16302793
Lund et al (2009) Design, synthesis, and structure-activity analysis of isoform selective retinoic acid receptor ligands. J.Med.Chem. 52 1540 PMID: 19239230
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5 Citations for AC 55649
Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for AC 55649 include:
Kang et al (2011) Complementary roles of retinoic acid and TGF-β1 in coordinated expression of mucosal integrins by T cells. Front Behav Neurosci 4 66 PMID: 20664575
Lee et al (2017) Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Atrial and Ventricular Cardiomyocytes Develop from Distinct Mesoderm Populations. Cell Stem Cell 21 179 PMID: 28777944
Kelley (2017) Retinoic acid receptor gamma impacts cellular adhesion, Alpha5 Beta1 integrin expression and proliferation in K562 cells. PLoS One 12 e0178116 PMID: 28552962
Shrestha et al (2017) Aurora-B kinase pathway controls the lateral to end-on conversion of kinetochore-microtubule attachments in human cells. Nat Commun 8 150 PMID: 28751710
Tay et al (2010) A comparison of the roles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor and retinoic acid receptor on CYP26 regulation. Mol Pharmacol 77 218 PMID: 19884280
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Retinoid Receptors Scientific Review
Written by Alexander Moise, this review summarizes the nature of retinoid receptors, their isotype and isoform variants and modulation of retinoid signaling. Compounds available from Tocris are listed.