Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
- Synonyms
- 26,27-dinorcholest-5-en-24-yne-3?,20-diol
- Correlated keywords
- click chemistry hedgehog cholesterol oxysterol signal transduction differentiation cancers stem cells genes expression smoothened SMO
- Product Overview:
Smoothened (SMO) is a GPCR-like receptor which, with Patched, mediates hedgehog signaling to regulate gene expression through the Gli transcription factors.{21774} 20(S)-hydroxy Cholesterol (20(S)-OHC) is an oxysterol which binds SMO and activates hedgehog signaling (EC50 = 3 ?M), and this activation is selective for the nat-20(S)-OHC enantiomer.{21991} Nat-20(S)-OHC synergizes with the SMO agonist SAG, suggesting an allosteric effect.{21991} Nat-20(S)-yne is a form of nat-20(S)-OHC with a terminal alkyne group, which can be used in linking reactions known as click chemistry. Click chemistry involves highly dependable and specific azide-alkyne bioconjugation reactions and can be used to capture or immobilize bioactive molecules.{17990,17992} Thus, nat-20(S)-yne has been conjugated with magnetic beads to demonstrate that nat-20(S)-OHC directly binds SMO.{21991}
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Our scientists are experts in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of biochemicals ranging from small drug-like heterocycles to complex biolipids, fatty acids, and many others. We are also highly skilled in all aspects of assay and antibody development, protein expression, crystallization, and structure determination.
Over the past thirty years, Cayman developed a deep knowledge base in lipid biochemistry, including research involving the arachidonic acid cascade, inositol phosphates, and cannabinoids. This knowledge enabled the production of reagents of exceptional quality for cancer, oxidative injury, epigenetics, neuroscience, inflammation, metabolism, and many additional lines of research.
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