MolecularWeight: | 301.32 |
Formula: | C14H11N3O3S |
Purity: | ≥98% |
CAS#: | 31430-18-9 |
Solubility: | DMSOupto50mM |
ChemicalName: | methyl(5-(thiophene-2-carbonyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)carbamate |
Storage: | Powder:4oC1year.DMSO:4oC3month;-20oC1year. |
BIOLOGicalActivity:Nocodazoleisapotentmicrotubuleinhibitortoinhibitmitosis.Itdisruptsmicrotubulesbybindingtoβ−tubulinandpreventingformationofoneofthetwointerchaindisulfidelinkages,thusinhibitingmicrotubuledynamics,disruptionofmitoticspindlefunction,andfragmentationoftheGolgicomplex.NocodazolearreststhecellcycleatG2/MphaseandalsopreventsphosphorylationoftheTcellantigenreceptorandinhibitsitsactivity.NocodazolestimulatestheintrinsicGTPaseactivityoftubulinandactivatestheJNK/SAPKsignalingpathwayandinducesapoptosisinseveralnormalandtumorcelllines.Nocodazoleenhanceshomology-directedrepair(HDR)efficiency9to31%(dependingoncellcyclephase)andincreasesCas9-mediatedgeneeditingfrequencies.HowtoUse:Invitro:Nocodazolewasusedat200ng/mlinvitroandcellularassays.Invivo:n/aReference:
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