WJ460
Based on 3 publication(s) in Google Scholar
WJ460 is a potent inhibitor of myoferlin (MYOF) that interacts directly with MYOF. WJ460 inhibits the migration and growth, induces cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial autophagy, lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in tumor cells. WJ460 has anti-tumor activity.
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- Purity : 98.0%
- CAS No.: 1415251-36-3
- Formula: C27H28N2O3S
- Molecular Weight:460.59
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Storage:
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Biological Activity
Description
IC50 & Target
MYOF[1]
In Vitro
WJ460 (50 nM; 16-24 h) induces G2/M phase arrest, mitochondrial autophagy, lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in PDAC cell lines[1].
WJ460 (1-100 nM; 12 h) blocks the invasion of breast cancer cells, significantly inhibits the invasion of MDA-MB-231 and BT549 cells through collagen I, and the IC50 values in MDA-MB-231 of 43.37 nM and 36.40 nM in BT549 cells[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only. Further protocols information, click here.
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Cell Line:PDAC cell lines
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Concentration:50 nM
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Incubation Time:16 and 24 h
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Result:Decreased mitochondrial ROS abundance.
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Cell Line:PaTu 8988T and HPNE cells
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Concentration:50 nM
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Incubation Time:8, 10, 12 and 24 h
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Result:Reduced the levels of SLC7A11 and GPX-4.
In Vivo
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
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Animal Model:MDA-MB-231-Luciferase cells treated athymic nude mice[2]
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Dosage:5 and 10mg/kg
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Administration:Intraperitoneal injection (i.p.); single dose
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Result:Significantly inhibited breast cancer pulmonary metastasis in a concentration-dependent manner.
Inhibited the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells.
Increased mouse overall survival.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 1415251-36-3
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Appearance Solid
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Molecular Weight 460.59
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Formula C27H28N2O3S
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Color Light yellow to yellow
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SMILES
O=C(C1=CC=CC(C(SCC2=O)N2C3=CC=CC=C3OC)=C1)NCCCCC4=CC=CC=C4
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Publications (3)
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Journal Impact Factor
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Most Recent
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EMBO J
Targeting myoferlin in ER/Golgi vesicle trafficking reprograms pancreatic cancer-associated fibroblasts. [Abstract]2025 Oct 8. PMID: 41062852 -
Gastric Cancer
Establishment of oxaliplatin-resistant gastric cancer organoids: importance of myoferlin in the acquisition of oxaliplatin resistance. [Abstract]2021 Nov;24(6):1264-1277. PMID: 34272617 -
PLoS Pathog
2023 Feb 24;19(2):e1011202. PMID: 36827461
Solvent & Solubility
In Vitro:
DMSO : 250 mg/mL (542.78 mM; Need ultrasonic; Hygroscopic DMSO has a significant impact on the solubility of product, please use newly opened DMSO)
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
In Vivo:
Select the appropriate dissolution method based on your experimental animal and administration route.
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- The percentages shown for the solvents indicate their volumetric ratio in the final prepared solution. If precipitation or phase separation occurs during preparation, heat and/or sonication can be used to aid dissolution.
Add each solvent one by one: 10% DMSO 40% PEG300 5% Tween-80 45% Saline
Solubility: ≥ 2.08 mg/mL (4.52 mM); Clear solution
This protocol yields a clear solution of ≥ 2.08 mg/mL (saturation unknown).
Taking 1 mL working solution as an example, add 100 μL DMSO stock solution (20.8 mg/mL) to 400 μL PEG300, and mix evenly; then add 50 μL Tween-80 and mix evenly; then add 450 μL Saline to adjust the volume to 1 mL.
Preparation of Saline: Dissolve 0.9 g sodium chloride in ddH₂O and dilute to 100 mL to obtain a clear Saline solution.
In Vivo Dissolution Calculator
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Working solution concentration: 0.22 mg/mL
Method for preparing stock solution: mg drug dissolved in μL DMSO. Stock solution concentration: mg/mL.
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Protocols
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Flow cytometric DNA-content cell-cycle staining
Flow cytometric DNA-content cell-cycle staining measures the fluorescence intensity of DNA-bound fluorochromes in single cells or nuclei to estimate DNA content distributions, allowing assignment of populations to G0/G1, S, and G2/M phases by DNA histogram deconvolution. Propidium iodide (PI) intercalates into DNA, and PI fluorescence is proportional to cellular DNA content when staining is performed under conditions that make DNA accessible and minimize non-DNA signal. Cells with G2/M DNA content are expected to show approximately twice the fluorescence intensity of G0/G1 cells, while S-phase cells occupy intermediate fluorescence values. PI-based DNA-content analysis can also detect cells with fractional DNA content, often reported as sub-G1, when DNA fragmentation and extraction during staining reduce retained DNA signal in apoptotic cells. DAPI is an alternative DNA fluorochrome for univariate DNA-content analysis, while bivariate approaches combining DNA content with proliferation
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Cell migration
Cell migration is a method that plays an important role in wound healing, cell differentiation, embryonic development, etc.
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BrdU Incorporation Assay
Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay is based on the principle that BrdU, a thymidine analog, is incorporated into newly synthesized DNA during the S phase of the cell cycle, thereby serving as a marker of DNA replication and cellular proliferation. Incorporated BrdU can be detected using anti-BrdU antibodies following DNA denaturation, enabling visualization or quantification of proliferating cells through immunochemical detection methods such as immunofluorescence or immunohistochemistry.
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Autophagy
Autophagy is a process in which eukaryotic cells use lysosomes to degrade their own cytoplasmic proteins and damaged organelles under the regulation of autophagy related gene (Atg). Microtubule-associated proteins light chain 3 (LC3) is recognized as autophagy marker, which transfers from cytoplasmic LC3 (LC3-I) to membrane type (LC3-II). LC3-II/I ratio could be detected by Western Blot and fluorescence microscopy.
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Protocol for Cell Cycle
Cell-cycle analysis by flow cytometry measures DNA content in single cells to estimate the fraction of cells in G0/G1, S, and G2/M phases. Propidium iodide intercalates into DNA, and after RNA removal with RNase, fluorescence intensity reflects cellular DNA content: 2N cells are assigned to G0/G1, cells between 2N and 4N to S phase, and 4N cells to G2/M. DNA-content analysis alone cannot reliably separate G0 from G1 or G2 from M. Ki-67 can distinguish quiescent G0 cells from cycling cells, EdU or BrdU incorporation marks active DNA synthesis in S phase, and phospho-histone H3 staining identifies mitotic cells within the 4N population.
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Lysosome and acidic-vesicle live-cell staining
Lysosome and acidic-vesicle live-cell staining detects acidic intracellular compartments by using membrane-permeant acidotropic probes that accumulate in low-pH vesicles, including lysosomes, late endosomes, autolysosomes, and acidic phagosomes. LysoTracker staining is commonly used as an intensity-based readout of acidic lysosomal compartment abundance or enlargement, while acridine orange produces green fluorescence in less concentrated compartments and red fluorescence after concentration-dependent accumulation in acidic vesicular organelles. Loss or reduction of acridine-orange red signal can be used as a readout of lysosomal membrane permeabilization or reduced acidic-vesicle integrity. This protocol is designed for live cultured cells and can be adapted for fluorescence microscopy, high-content imaging, plate-reader readout, or flow cytometry when the selected literature supports the readout. Because these dyes report acidotropic accumulation rather than lysosome identity alone,
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Ferroptosis Solutions
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent, non-apoptotic form of regulated cell death characterized by lethal lipid peroxidation and sensitivity to suppression by iron chelators or lipophilic radical-trapping antioxidants. The core pathway links cystine uptake through system Xc−, glutathione availability, GPX4-dependent detoxification of phospholipid hydroperoxides, iron-dependent oxidative reactions, and polyunsaturated-phospholipid metabolism into a cell-death program that is biochemically and morphologically distinct from apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy. The ferroptosis pathway is experimentally linked to phenotype through chemical and genetic perturbation. Erastin induces ferroptosis by inhibiting cystine uptake through system Xc− and weakening antioxidant defenses, while GPX4 inhibition or depletion causes lipid peroxide accumulation and ferroptotic cancer-cell death. ACSL4 and oxidizable arachidonoyl- or adrenoyl-containing phosphatidylethanolamines shape ferroptosis sensitivity by con
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Mitophagy Solutions
Mitophagy is the selective autophagic degradation of mitochondria and functions as a mitochondrial quality-control pathway that removes damaged, depolarized, excess, or developmentally programmed mitochondria. The pathway links mitochondrial damage recognition, autophagosome recruitment, lysosomal delivery, and mitochondrial turnover to phenotypes such as mitochondrial homeostasis, oxidative-stress control, metabolic remodeling, differentiation, and neurodegeneration-related mitochondrial fidelity. The best-characterized damage-induced pathway is the PINK1-Parkin axis. Parkin is recruited selectively to impaired mitochondria and promotes their autophagic elimination, while mitochondrial depolarization stabilizes PINK1 on damaged mitochondria, recruits Parkin, and activates Parkin-dependent mitophagy. PINK1 also phosphorylates ubiquitin to activate Parkin E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, and PINK1-driven ubiquitin phosphorylation creates a feed-forward signal for recruiting autophagy machi
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Macroautophagy Solutions
Macroautophagy is a conserved lysosome-dependent degradation pathway in which cytoplasmic material is sequestered into double-membrane autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes for degradation and recycling. The pathway supports cellular homeostasis during nutrient limitation, organelle stress, protein-aggregate accumulation, infection, differentiation, and tissue remodeling by coupling cargo sequestration, autophagosome maturation, lysosomal fusion, and degradation of cargo-derived macromolecules. The core molecular sequence includes initiation by nutrient- and stress-regulated autophagy machinery, autophagosome nucleation, LC3/ATG8-family conjugation to autophagosomal membranes, cargo selection through receptors such as SQSTM1/p62, autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and lysosomal degradation. LC3 was identified as a mammalian homolog of yeast Atg8 that localizes to autophagosomal membranes after processing, and p62/SQSTM1 was shown to connect ubiquitinated cargo with autophagic degradati
Purity & Documentation
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References
[1]. Rademaker G, et al. Myoferlin targeting triggers mitophagy and primes ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. Redox Biol. 2022 Jul;53:102324. [Content Brief]
[2]. Zhang T, et al. A small molecule targeting myoferlin exerts promising anti-tumor effects on breast cancer. Nat Commun. 2018 Sep 13;9(1):3726. [Content Brief]
Complete Stock Solution Preparation Table
| Optional Solvent | Concentration Solvent Mass | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg | 25 mg |
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| DMSO | 1 mM | 2.1711 mL | 10.8556 mL | 21.7113 mL | 54.2782 mL |
| 5 mM | 0.4342 mL | 2.1711 mL | 4.3423 mL | 10.8556 mL | |
| 10 mM | 0.2171 mL | 1.0856 mL | 2.1711 mL | 5.4278 mL | |
| 15 mM | 0.1447 mL | 0.7237 mL | 1.4474 mL | 3.6185 mL | |
| 20 mM | 0.1086 mL | 0.5428 mL | 1.0856 mL | 2.7139 mL | |
| 25 mM | 0.0868 mL | 0.4342 mL | 0.8685 mL | 2.1711 mL | |
| 30 mM | 0.0724 mL | 0.3619 mL | 0.7237 mL | 1.8093 mL | |
| 40 mM | 0.0543 mL | 0.2714 mL | 0.5428 mL | 1.3570 mL | |
| 50 mM | 0.0434 mL | 0.2171 mL | 0.4342 mL | 1.0856 mL | |
| 60 mM | 0.0362 mL | 0.1809 mL | 0.3619 mL | 0.9046 mL | |
| 80 mM | 0.0271 mL | 0.1357 mL | 0.2714 mL | 0.6785 mL | |
| 100 mM | 0.0217 mL | 0.1086 mL | 0.2171 mL | 0.5428 mL |