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700080P

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7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol

Avanti Research - A Croda Brand

Synonym(s):

cholest-5-ene-3β,7α,25-triol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H46O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
418.65
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25

form

powder

packaging

pkg of 1 × 1 mg (700080P-1mg)

manufacturer/tradename

Avanti Research - A Croda Brand

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol (7α,25-OHC) is synthesized by the hydroxylation of cholesterol by the action of enzyme cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H) and cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily b, polypeptide 1 (CYP7B1). The catabolic breakdown of 7α,25-OHC to bile acid precursors is catalyzed by the enzymes hydroxy-Δ-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3β- and steroid Δ-isomerase 7 (HSD3B7).

Application

7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol has been used:
  • as a G-protein-coupled receptor 183 ( GPR183) ligand in chemotaxis assay and intracellular cytokine staining method and in fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis of natural killer cells
  • in oxysterol based calcium mobilization assay in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells
  • in competitive radioligand binding assay of Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 2 (EBI2) expressing COS-7 cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol (7α,25-OHC) serves as an endogenous ligand for G-protein-coupled receptor 183 (GPR183) or Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 2 (EBI2). It plays a key role in the migration of type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) in the small intestine and colon. 7α,25-OHC mediates immune cell migration functionality by their chemoattractant property. Inhibition of 7α,25-OHC synthesis leads to impairment in the migration of B cells.

Packaging

5 mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (700080P-1mg)

Legal Information

Avanti Research is a trademark of Avanti Polar Lipids, LLC

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Gene regulatory programs conferring phenotypic identities to human NK cells
Collins PL, et al.
Cell, 176(1-2), 348-360 (2019)
Identification of structural motifs critical for epstein-barr virus-induced molecule 2 function and homology modeling of the ligand docking site
Zhang L, et al.
Molecular Pharmacology, 82(6), 1094-1103 (2012)
Katharina R Beck et al.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology, 190, 19-28 (2019-03-25)
Oxysterols are cholesterol metabolites derived through either autoxidation or enzymatic processes. They consist of a large family of bioactive lipids that have been associated with the progression of multiple pathologies. In order to unravel (patho-)physiological mechanisms involving oxysterols, it is

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