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proTAME

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≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(2S)-2-[[(4-Methylphenyl)sulfonyl]amino]-9,13-dioxo-14-phenyl-7-[[[[(2-phenylacetyl)oxy]methoxy]carbonyl]amino]-10,12-dioxa-6,8-diazatetradec-6-enoic acid methyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C34H38N4O12S
CAS Number:
1362911-19-0
Molecular Weight:
726.75
UNSPSC Code:
12352200

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

(Powder or solid or crytals or semi-solid)

color

colorless to yellow

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

-10 to -25°C

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cell-permeable N,N′-bis(acyloxymethyl carbamate) prodrug of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC) inhibitor Nα-p-Tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME).
proTAME is a cell-permeable N,N′-bis(acyloxymethyl carbamate) prodrug of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC) inhibitor Nα-p-Tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME). Upon entering cells, proTAME (12 μM) is effectively converted by cellular esterases to TAME, which in turn inactivates the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) by blocking APC-dependent proteolysis, causing prolonged mitotic duration at low doses (780 nM - 3 μM in HeLa cells, 6 μM in hTERT-RPE1 cells) or mitotic arrest and cell death at high doses (12 μM in HeLa cells). Note: proTAME is not active in some cells (e.g. MCF10A, due to the lack of esterase activity required for proTAME activation.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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ProTAME Arrest in Mammalian Oocytes and Embryos Does Not Require Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Activity.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(18), 4537-4537 (2019)
Xing Zeng et al.
Cancer cell, 18(4), 382-395 (2010-10-19)
Microtubule inhibitors are important cancer drugs that induce mitotic arrest by activating the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), which, in turn, inhibits the ubiquitin ligase activity of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC). Here, we report a small molecule, tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME)
Pauline Douglas et al.
Molecular and cellular biology, 40(13) (2020-04-15)
The DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) has well-established roles in DNA double-strand break repair, and recently, nonrepair functions have also been reported. To better understand its cellular functions, we deleted DNA-PKcs from HeLa and A549 cells using CRISPR/Cas9. The

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