Product Name

YM155 (Sepantronium Bromide)

General description

Sepantronium Bromide is a small-molecule proapoptotic agent with potential antineoplastic activity.

Synonym

1-(2-methoxyethyl)-2-methyl-3-(pyrazin-2-ylmethyl)benzo[f]benzimidazol-3-ium-4,9-dione; bromide

Purity

≥98.0%(HPLC)

CAS Number

781661-94-7

Formula

C²⁰H¹⁹BrN⁴O³

Molecular Weight

443.29

Suitability

BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, etc.

l  Physical and Chemical Information

Appearance

Solid

Solubility(25℃)

DMSO

≥50mg/mL

Ethanol

≥5mg/mL

Water

≥50mg/mL

l  Biological Information

Biochem/Physiol  Actions

Sepantronium Bromide is a small-molecule proapoptotic agent with potential antineoplastic activity. Sepantronium bromide selectively inhibits survivin in tumor cells, resulting in inhibition of survivin antiapoptotic activity (via the extrinsic or intrinsic apoptotic pathways) and tumor cell apoptosis. Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family, is expressed during embryonal development and is absent in most normal, terminally differentiated tissues; upregulated in a variety of human cancers, its in tumors is associated with a more aggressive phenotype, shorter survival times, and a decreased response to chemotherapy.

YM155 (Sepantronium Bromide) is a potent survivin suppressant by inhibiting Survivin promoter activity with IC50 of 0.54 nM in HeLa-SURP-luc and CHO-SV40-luc cells; does not significantly inhibit SV40 promoter activity, but is observed to slightly inhibit the interaction of Survivin with XIAP.

Sepantronium bromide is an organic bromide salt consisting of sepantronium cations and bromide anions. It has been found to selectively inhibit survivin (BIRC5) gene promoter activity and to down-regulate survivin in vitro, so leading to induction of apoptosis. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a survivin suppressant and an apoptosis inducer. It contains a sepantronium.

l  Storage

Storage temp.

-20℃

l  Precautions and Disclaimer

This product is for R&D use only, not for drug, household, or other uses.

l  References

1.    http://www.drugbank.ca

2.    https://ncit.nci.nih.gov

3.    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov