Cytochalasin D (Synonyms: NSC 209835) |
| Catalog No.GC13440 |
An inhibitor of actin polymerization, selective
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The cytochalasins are cell-permeable fungal metabolites that inhibit actin polymerization.[1],[2],[3],[4] This interferes with such diverse processes as cell movement, growth, phagocytosis, degranulation, and secretion.[5],[6],[7],[8] Cytochalasin D is a cell-permeable inhibitor that binds actin filaments, but not actin monomers, to inhibit polymerization at concentrations as low as 0.2 µM.2 In this way, it prevents the migration of tumor cells.[9]
Reference:
[1]. Brenner, S.L., and Korn, E.D. The effects of cytochalasins on actin polymerization and actin ATPase provide insights into the mechanism of polymerization. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 255(3), 841-844 (1980).
[2]. Lin, D.C., Tobin, K.D., Grumet, M., et al. Cytochalasins inhibit nuclei-induced actin polymerization by blocking filament elongation. Journal of Cell Biology 84, 455-460 (1980).
[3]. Ostlund, R.E., Jr., Leung, J.T., and Hajek, S.V. Regulation of microtubule assembly in cultured fibroblasts. Journal of Cell Biology 85, 386-391 (1980).
[4]. Pinder, J.C., and Gratzer, W.B. Structural and dynamic states of actin in the erythrocyte. Journal of Cell Biology 96(3), 768-775 (1983).
[5]. Flaumenhaft, R., Dilks, J.R., Rozenvayn, N., et al. The actin cytoskeleton differentially regulates platelet α-granule and dense-granule secretion. Blood 105(10), 3879-3887 (2005).
[6]. Taheri-Talesh, N., Horio, T., Araujo-Bazán, L., et al. The tip growth apparatus of Aspergillus nidulans. Molecular Biology of the Cell 19, 1439-1449 (2008).
[7]. dos Santos, T., Varela, J., Lynch, I., et al. Effects of transport inhibitors on the cellular uptake of carboxylated polystyrene nanoparticles in different cell lines. PLoS One 6(9), 1-10 (2011).
[8]. Nightingale, T.D., White, I.J., Doyle, E.L., et al. Actomyosin II contractility expels von Willebrand factor from Weibel-Palade bodies during exocytosis. Journal of Cell Biology 194(4), 613-629 (2011).
[9]. Hayot, C., Debeir, O., Van Ham, P., et al. Characterization of the activities of actin-affecting drugs on tumor cell migration. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 211, 30-40 (2006).
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