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Yoda1

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-[5-[[(2,6-Dichlorophenyl)methyl]thio]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-pyrazine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H8Cl2N4S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
355.27
UNSPSC Code:
12352200

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 15 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Yoda1 is a novel synthetic small molecule developed to study the kinetics, regulation and function of the cation channel Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (Piezo1).

Application

Yoda1 has been used to investigate its effect on heterotrimeric Piezo1 channels.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Yoda1 is a specific activator of mouse and human cation channel Piezo1, a mechanosensitive channel that mediates Ca2+ influx on mechanical activation and has been linked to a role in blood vessel development. Yoda1 stabilizes the Piezo1 open channel. In red blood cells, this was followed by downstream activation of the KCa3.1 Gardos channel with resultant calcium influx and potassium and water efflux, causing shrinkage of the cells. Yoda1 is the first Piezo1 agonist, giving the first evidence of non-mechanical activation of a Piezo channel.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Chemical gating of the mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel by asymmetric binding of its agonist Yoda1.
Lacroix JJ, et al.
bioRxiv, 169516-169516 (2017)
Lei Liu et al.
Frontiers in pharmacology, 12, 606245-606245 (2021-04-13)
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Jerome J Lacroix et al.
Nature communications, 9(1), 2029-2029 (2018-05-26)
Piezo proteins are transmembrane ion channels which transduce many forms of mechanical stimuli into electrochemical signals. Their pore, formed by the assembly of three identical subunits, opens by an unknown mechanism. Here, to probe this mechanism, we investigate the interaction
Immacolata Andolfo et al.
American journal of hematology, 95(2), 188-197 (2019-11-19)
Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis (DHS), or xerocytosis, is an autosomal dominant hemolytic anemia. Most patients with DHS carry mutations in the PIEZO1 gene encoding a mechanosensitive cation channel. We here demonstrate that patients with DHS have low levels of hepcidin and
Ruhma Syeda et al.
eLife, 4 (2015-05-23)
Piezo ion channels are activated by various types of mechanical stimuli and function as biological pressure sensors in both vertebrates and invertebrates. To date, mechanical stimuli are the only means to activate Piezo ion channels and whether other modes of

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