PI3K inhibitor,selective and irreversible
CAS：19545-26-7
分子式：C23H24O8
分子量：428.43
纯度：98%
存储：Store at -20°C

Background:

Wortmannin is a selective and irreversible inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase with IC50 value of 1.9nM [1].

Wortmannin is a microbial product. It is produced by a fungal strain, Talaromyces wortmannin KY12420 and is screened out as a potent inhibitor of myosin light chain kina (MLCK). Wortmannin inhibits MLCK as directly interacting with the catalytic domain but not the calmodulin or the regulatory domains. It is found to be a non-competitive inhibitor. The IC50 value of wortmannin for MLCK is 1.9μM. Wortmannin inhibits the phosphorylation and contraction of myosin light chain in rat aort. As an inhibitor of MLCK, wortmannin is developed as vasodilators and anti-inflammatory agent [2].

Wortmannin is also found to be an inhibitor of PI3K with IC50 of 1.9nM in antiphosphotyrosine immunoprecipitates from Swiss 3T3 cells. The inhibition mode is noncompetitive with respect to ATP. Wortmannin is a highly selective inhibitor of PI3K. It has no inhibition effect on Ptdlns-4-kinase, protein kinase C, c-src protein tyrosine kinase and phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C [1].

参考文献:
[1] Powis G, Bonjouklian R, Berggren M M, et al. Wortmannin, a potent and selective inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase. Cancer Research, 1994, 54(9): 2419-2423.
[2] Nakanishi S, Kakita S, Takahashi I, et al. Wortmannin, a microbial product inhibitor of myosin light chain kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1992, 267(4): 2157-2163.