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CHIR99021

≥98% (HPLC), powder, GSK-3 inhibitor

Synonym(s):

6-[[2-[[4-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]ethyl]amino]-3-pyridinecarbonitrile, CT99021

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H18Cl2N8
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
465.34
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

CHIR99021, ≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to light brown

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

ClC(C=C1Cl)=CC=C1C2=NC(NCCNC(N=C3)=CC=C3C#N)=NC=C2C4=NC(C)=CN4

InChI

1S/C22H18Cl2N8/c1-13-10-29-21(31-13)17-12-30-22(32-20(17)16-4-3-15(23)8-18(16)24)27-7-6-26-19-5-2-14(9-25)11-28-19/h2-5,8,10-12H,6-7H2,1H3,(H,26,28)(H,29,31)(H,27,30,32)

InChI key

AQGNHMOJWBZFQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

CHIR99021 is an aminopyrimidine derivative. CHIR99021 promotes self-renewal potential of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) of mice by inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) activity and potentiates the upregulation of β-catenin and c-Myc functions. CHIR99021 promotes self-renewal of ESCs by modulating transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), Notch and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signaling pathways. CHIR99021 is an agonist of wingless/integrated (wnt) signalling, upregulates cyclinA expression and promotes cell proliferation in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines.

Application

CHIR99021 has been used as a Wnt signaling agonist to study its effects on the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSCs).
CHIR99021 has been used:
  • in cocktail with small molecules to convert human lung fibroblast cells into neurons
  • as a culture medium supplement in potassium supplemented simplex optimization medium (KSOM) for the culture of blastocysts
  • for chronic inhibition of GSK-3 to investigate its role in corticogenesis

Biochem/physiol Actions

CHIR99021 is a very potent inhibitor of Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3, IC50 values for GSK3α and GSK3β = 10 and 6.7 nM, respectively). There is no cross-reactivity against CDKs. CHIR99201 potentiates self-renewal of human and mouse embryonic stem cells, and enhances reprogramming of somatic cells into stem cells.

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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)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available


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CHIR99021 promotes self-renewal of mouse embryonic stem cells by modulation of protein-encoding gene and long intergenic non-coding RNA expression
Wu Y, et al.
Experimental Cell Research, 319(17), 2684-2699 (2013)
Co-incident insertion enables high efficiency genome engineering in mouse embryonic stem cells
Shy BR
Nucleic Acids Research, 44, 7997-8010 (2016)
Generation of Urine Cell-Derived Non-integrative Human iPSCs and iNSCs: A Step-by-Step Optimized Protocol
Cheng L
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2017)
Molecular Diversity of Midbrain Development in Mouse, Human, and Stem Cells
La Manno G
Cell, 167, 566-580 (2016)
Developmental Xist induction is mediated by enhanced splicing
Stork C, et al.
Nucleic Acids Research (2018)

Articles

Naive pluripotent stem cells are located within the epiblast of mature blastocysts. These primitive “ground-state” cells may be cultured in vitro using specialized media and small molecule inhibitors.

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Step-by-step culture protocols for neural stem cell culture including NSC isolation, expansion, differentiation and characterization.

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