Biological Activity
RepSox is a potent and selective of the TGFβR-1/ALK5 inhibitor which inhibits ALK5 autophosphorylation with IC50 of 4 nM.
In Vitro
RepSox also inhibits ATP binding to ALK5 with IC50 of 23 nM. RepSox shows potent activity in both binding and cellular assays and exhibits selectivity over p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. with IC50 of >16 μM[1]. RepSox act s as an inhibitor of the Tgfβ1 kinase. Treatment with 25 μM RepSox almost completely eliminates Smad3 phosphorylation, indicating that RepSox strongly inhibits Tgfβ signaling in somatic cells. RepSox is most effective at replacing Sox2 during days 10-11 after transduction and that therefore cultures of Oct4, Klf4, and cMyc-transduced MEFs give rise to intermediates capable of responding to RepSox treatment. These intermediates appear at day 4 post-transduction and peak at days 10-11. Treatment with RepSox decreased the proportion of cells in G2/M phase of the cell cycle, indicating it does not increase the proliferation rate of these partially reprogrammed cells[2].
In Vivo
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References & source
Published experimental findings depend on the model and assay conditions. They do not guarantee equivalent performance in every application. For laboratory research use only.