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GSK-J4

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Ethyl 3-((6-(4,5-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]azepin-3(2H)-yl)-2-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)propanoate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H27N5O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
417.50
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 20 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C(OCC)CCNC1=CC(N2CCC(C=CC=C3)=C3CC2)=NC(C4=CC=CC=N4)=N1

InChI

1S/C24H27N5O2/c1-2-31-23(30)10-14-26-21-17-22(28-24(27-21)20-9-5-6-13-25-20)29-15-11-18-7-3-4-8-19(18)12-16-29/h3-9,13,17H,2,10-12,14-16H2,1H3,(H,26,27,28)

InChI key

WBKCKEHGXNWYMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

GSK-J4 has been used to study the effect of KDM2B (Jumonji (JmjC) domain histone 3 lysine 36 (H3K36) di-demethylase) inhibition on the survival and DNA repair potential of glioblastoma cells. It has also been used in sulforhodamine B (SRB) cell growth assay and cell viability assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

GSK-J4 is cell permeable prodrug rapidly hydrolysed by macrophage esterases to GSK-J1, a potent selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor. Jumonji C domain-containing histone demethylases (JHDMs) are Fe(II) and α-ketoglutarate dependent enzymes that oxygenate methylated histone lysine residues and thereby cause their demethylation. GSK-J1 is selective for the KDM6 subfamily members JMJD3 and UTX with an IC50 of 60 nM in a JMJD3 assay, and is inactive against other demethylases of the JMJ family and over 100 tested kinases and histone deacetylases. The prodrug GSK-J4 inhibited TNF-α production with an IC50 of 9 μM in LPS-stimulated human macrophages and blocked the production of TNF-α by macrophages derived from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. For characterization details for GSK-J4 and full characterization details for GSK-J1, please visit the GSK-J1 probe summary on the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) website.

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Features and Benefits

GSK-J4 is an epigenetic chemical probe available through a partnership with the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC). To learn more and view other SGC epigenetic probes, visit sigma.com/SGC.
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Other Notes

GSK-J4 has been expertly reviewed and recommended by the Chemical Probes Portal. For more information, please visit the GSK-J4 probe summary on the Chemical Probes Portal website.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Natalia Pediconi et al.
Cell death & disease, 10(7), 518-518 (2019-07-10)
Modification of histones by lysine methylation plays a role in many biological processes, and it is dynamically regulated by several histone methyltransferases and demethylases. The polycomb repressive complex contains the H3K27 methyltransferase EZH2 and controls dimethylation and trimethylation of H3K27
Targeting glioma stem?like cell survival and chemoresistance through inhibition of lysine?specific histone demethylase KDM2B.
Staberg M, et al.
Molecular Oncology, 12(3), 406-420 (2018)
Joseph H Taube et al.
Oncotarget, 8(39), 65548-65565 (2017-10-17)
The deposition of the activating H3K4me3 and repressive H3K27me3 histone modifications within the same promoter, forming a so-called bivalent domain, maintains gene expression in a repressed but transcription-ready state. We recently reported a significantly increased incidence of bivalency following an
Imane Chakroun et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 29(11), 4738-4755 (2015-08-01)
Adult skeletal muscles can regenerate after injury, due to the presence of satellite cells, a quiescent population of myogenic progenitor cells. Once activated, satellite cells repair the muscle damage by undergoing myogenic differentiation. The myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) coordinate the
Kathleen W Clancy et al.
ACS chemical biology, 12(6), 1691-1702 (2017-05-10)
Posttranslational modifications of histone tails are a key contributor to epigenetic regulation. Histone H3 Arg26 and Lys27 are both modified by multiple enzymes, and their modifications have profound effects on gene expression. Citrullination of H3R26 by PAD2 and methylation of

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