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Ponasterone A [13408-56-5]

Ponasterone A | Insect steroid hormone

CAS:
13408-56-5
Catalog Number:
10-1404
Activity:
Insect steroid hormone
Chemical Names:
(5β)-2β,3β,14,20,22R-pentahydroxy-cholest-7-en-6-one
Alternate Name:
25-Deoxy-2-hydroxyecdysone; 25-deoxyecdysterone
Molecular Weight:
464.64
Molecular Formula:
C27H44O6
Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO (30 mg/ml); Ethanol (5 mg/ml with warming)
Physical Properties:
White solid
Purity:
>97% HPLC/TLC
NMR (Conforms)
Storage Temperature:
-20°C
Stability:
Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO or ethanol may be stored at -20°C for up to 3 months.
Shipping Code:
RT

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Ponasterone A (13408-56-5) is a potent ecdysone agonist which elicits molting and metamorphosis in insects.1 Ponasterone A and related ecdysteroids have been used as activators in ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression systems.2,3 Has been used to create an inducible cell model for Huntingdon’s disease.4 Ecdysone analogs have been shown to display a strong antiapoptotic effect in mammalian cell lines thus ecdysone-based expression systems may not be suitable for analysis of apoptosis-related genes.5

References/Citations:

  1. Gonsalves et al. (2011), Genome-wide examination of the transcriptional response to ecdysteroids 20-hydroxyecdysone and ponasterone A in Drosophila melanogaster; BMC Genomics 12 475
  2. Lafont and Dinan (2003), Practical uses for ecdysterones in mammals including humans: an update; J. Insect Sci. 3 7
  3. Saez et al. (2000), Identification of ligands and coligands for the ecdysone-regulated gene switch; Proc Nat. Acad. Sci USA 97 14512
  4. Chen et al. (2018), Heat shock promotes inclusion body formation of mutant huntingtin (mHtt) and alleviates mHtt-induced transcription factor dysfunction; J. Biol. Sci. 293 15581
  5. Oehme et al. (2006), Agonists of an ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression system inhibit Fas Ligand- and TRAIL-induced apoptosis in the human colon carcinoma cell line RKO; Cell Death Differ. 13 189
CAS:
13408-56-5
Catalog Number:
10-1404
Activity:
Insect steroid hormone
Chemical Names:
(5β)-2β,3β,14,20,22R-pentahydroxy-cholest-7-en-6-one
Alternate Name:
25-Deoxy-2-hydroxyecdysone; 25-deoxyecdysterone
Molecular Weight:
464.64
Molecular Formula:
C27H44O6
Solubility:
Soluble in DMSO (30 mg/ml); Ethanol (5 mg/ml with warming)
Physical Properties:
White solid
Purity:
>97% HPLC/TLC
NMR (Conforms)
Storage Temperature:
-20°C
Stability:
Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO or ethanol may be stored at -20°C for up to 3 months.
Shipping Code:
RT

Safety Data Sheet:

N/A

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Ponasterone A (13408-56-5) is a potent ecdysone agonist which elicits molting and metamorphosis in insects.1 Ponasterone A and related ecdysteroids have been used as activators in ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression systems.2,3 Has been used to create an inducible cell model for Huntingdon’s disease.4 Ecdysone analogs have been shown to display a strong antiapoptotic effect in mammalian cell lines thus ecdysone-based expression systems may not be suitable for analysis of apoptosis-related genes.5

References/Citations:

  1. Gonsalves et al. (2011), Genome-wide examination of the transcriptional response to ecdysteroids 20-hydroxyecdysone and ponasterone A in Drosophila melanogaster; BMC Genomics 12 475
  2. Lafont and Dinan (2003), Practical uses for ecdysterones in mammals including humans: an update; J. Insect Sci. 3 7
  3. Saez et al. (2000), Identification of ligands and coligands for the ecdysone-regulated gene switch; Proc Nat. Acad. Sci USA 97 14512
  4. Chen et al. (2018), Heat shock promotes inclusion body formation of mutant huntingtin (mHtt) and alleviates mHtt-induced transcription factor dysfunction; J. Biol. Sci. 293 15581
  5. Oehme et al. (2006), Agonists of an ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression system inhibit Fas Ligand- and TRAIL-induced apoptosis in the human colon carcinoma cell line RKO; Cell Death Differ. 13 189