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DIF-3

≥99% (HPLC), solid

Synonym(s):

1-(3-Chloro-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-1-hexanone, Differentiation-inducing factor 3

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H17ClO4
CAS Number:
113411-17-9
Molecular Weight:
272.72
MDL number:
MFCD05865230
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24724455
NACRES:
NA.77

assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

solid

solubility

DMSO: soluble 46 mg/mL

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)c1c(O)cc(OC)c(Cl)c1O

InChI

1S/C13H17ClO4/c1-3-4-5-6-8(15)11-9(16)7-10(18-2)12(14)13(11)17/h7,16-17H,3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

JWBMZIJMSBFBIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Differentiation-inducing factor-3 (DIF-3) is a monochlorinated metabolite of differentiation-inducing factor-1 (DIF-1), that belongs to the differentiation-inducing factor (DIF) family.

Application

DIF-3 has been used: as a glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) activator to determine if GSK-3β is required for the anti-inflammatory actions of VU0360172 (VuPAM) in murine microglia, as a phosphorylation inhibitor for GSK-3β to examine the links between activation of protein kinase B (PKB)/GSK-3β/Fyn axis and nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (NRF2) retention, as a GSK3β activator to study its effects on the cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) expression levels in human primary chondrocytes in response to visfatin, as a GSK3β activator to study its effects on the intracellular mechanics along with F-actin and β-tubulin fiber networks in human primary chondrocytes

Biochem/physiol Actions

Differentiation-inducing factor-3 (DIF-3) prevents the proliferation of intestinal cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. It may serve as a novel anti-cancer agent.
DIF-3 Inhibits cell cycle by inducing G0/G1 arrest.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Extracellular signals and intracellular transduction pathways regulating Dictyostelium development.
J G Williams
Current opinion in cell biology, 1(6), 1132-1138 (1989-12-01)
Masatsune Tsujioka et al.
Zoological science, 21(8), 829-834 (2004-08-31)
We found novel development rescuing factors (DRFs) secreted from developing Dictyostelium cells, by using a mutant (erkB-) which is missing MAP-kinase ERK2 as a test strain for bioassay. The mutant erkB- fails to undergo multicellular morphogenesis due to impaired cAMP
Katsunori Takahashi et al.
Life sciences, 88(11-12), 480-485 (2011-01-18)
Differentiation-inducing factors (DIFs) are chlorinated alkylphenones found in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. DIF derivatives exhibit antiproliferative activities and promote glucose consumption in mammalian cells in vitro. Here, we assessed the ability of DIFs to regulate the immune system
B Wurster et al.
Developmental biology, 140(1), 189-195 (1990-07-01)
The DIFs are unusual, chlorinated molecules which induce stalk cell differentiation during the later, multicellular phase of Dictyostelium development. Here we provide evidence that one or more DIFs have a role during early development, when small amounts are known to
Y Kubohara
European journal of pharmacology, 381(1), 57-62 (1999-10-21)
DIF-1 (differentiation-inducing factor-1; 1-(3,5-dichloro-2, 6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)hexan-1-one) is a putative morphogen that induces stalk cell formation in the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum. It has been previously reported that DIF-1 exhibits anti-tumor activity in mammalian cells. In this study, we examined the
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