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BIX 01294 trihydrochloride hydrate

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

2-(Hexahydro-4-methyl-1H-1,4-diazepin-1-yl)-6,7-dimethoxy-N-[1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-4-quinazolinamine trihydrochloride hydrate, BIX 01294

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H38N6O2·3HCl · xH2O
CAS Number:
935693-62-2
Molecular Weight:
600.02 (anhydrous basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white

solubility

H2O: >20 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

BIX-01294, a diazepin-quinazolinamine derivative, is a histone-lysine methyltransferase (HMTase) inhibitor that modulates the epigenetic status of chromatin. BIX-01294 inhibits the G9aHMTase dependent levels of histone-3 lysine (9) methylation (H3K9me). Bix-01294 and valproic acid, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, may replace the requirement for ectopic OCT4 (POU5F1) and cMyc respectively in pluripotent stem cell induction (iPS) recipes.

Application

BIX 01294 trihydrochloride hydrate has been used:
  • as a histone methylation inhibitor to treat E4 cells for analysing green fluorescent protein (d2EGFP) expression
  • to investigate the role of G9a in neuroblastoma tumor growth
  • as specific inhibitor of G9a to treat the SK-N-AS, BE(2)-C, SK-N-DZ, SK-N-F1, and SHEP1 neuroblastoma cell lines

Biochem/physiol Actions

BIX 01294 is a selective histone methyl transferase inhibitor. In its inhibition of the histone lysine methyltransferases, BIX 01294 does not compete with cofactor S-adenosyl-methionine. The target enzyme is G9a, and it selectively impairs G9a HMTase and the generation of H3K9me2 in vitro.

Features and Benefits

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Other Notes

BIX-01294 has been expertly reviewed and recommended by the Chemical Probes Portal. For more information, please visit the BIX-01294 probe summary on the Chemical Probes Portal website.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lin Lin et al.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 70(4), 1175-1185 (2019-07-20)
Emerging evidence suggests that epigenetic dysregulation of gene expression is one of the key molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, little is known about the role of epigenetic dysregulation on synaptic dysfunction in humans, because of the
Danwei Huangfu et al.
Nature biotechnology, 26(7), 795-797 (2008-06-24)
Reprogramming of mouse and human somatic cells can be achieved by ectopic expression of transcription factors, but with low efficiencies. We report that DNA methyltransferase and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors improve reprogramming efficiency. In particular, valproic acid (VPA), an HDAC
George N Llewellyn et al.
Journal of neurovirology, 24(2), 192-203 (2017-12-20)
Most studies of HIV latency focus on the peripheral population of resting memory T cells, but the brain also contains a distinct reservoir of HIV-infected cells in microglia, perivascular macrophages, and astrocytes. Studying HIV in the brain has been challenging
Inhibition of H3K9 methyltransferase G9a repressed cell proliferation and induced autophagy in neuroblastoma cells
Ke XX, et al.
PLoS ONE, 9(9), e106962-e106962 (2014)
Jian Qin et al.
Oncology letters, 15(6), 9757-9765 (2018-06-22)
Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase (G9A), the primary histone methyltransferase for histone H3 Lys9, has been identified to be upregulated in numerous types of cancer. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical significance of G9A, and preliminarily explore
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