Date published: 2026-4-24

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BBS5 Activators

BBS5 activators include a variety of compounds that indirectly influence ciliary function and related cellular processes. BBS5's role in ciliogenesis and the BBSome complex means that any modulation in ciliary dynamics or structure could impact its function.

Lithium Chloride and Retinoic Acid are known to influence developmental pathways, including those related to ciliogenesis, thus impacting BBS5. Rapamycin and Forskolin, which elevates cAMP levels, may affect ciliary dynamics, which are crucial for BBS5's function in ciliogenesis. Compounds affecting cellular structures and processes like Chloroquine, which alters lysosomal function and autophagy and Vincristine, influencing microtubule dynamics, are included for their indirect effects on ciliary structure and function, and therefore on BBS5. PD173074 has implications for ciliogenesis, which is central to BBS5 function. Lovastatin, by impacting cholesterol biosynthesis, may indirectly influence membrane dynamics and ciliary function 5-Azacytidine and Zebularine are included because of their to alter gene expression patterns relevant to ciliogenesis and BBSome complex function, thereby influencing BBS5.

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Product NameCAS #Catalog #QUANTITYPriceCitationsRATING

Lithium

7439-93-2sc-252954
50 g
$214.00
(0)

Lithium Chloride can influence ciliary processes and Wnt signaling, potentially impacting BBS5-related functions.

Retinoic Acid, all trans

302-79-4sc-200898
sc-200898A
sc-200898B
sc-200898C
500 mg
5 g
10 g
100 g
$66.00
$325.00
$587.00
$1018.00
28
(1)

Retinoic Acid is involved in developmental processes, including those related to cilia, and may indirectly influence BBS5.

Rapamycin

53123-88-9sc-3504
sc-3504A
sc-3504B
1 mg
5 mg
25 mg
$63.00
$158.00
$326.00
233
(4)

Rapamycin, an mTOR inhibitor, might affect ciliary dynamics, potentially influencing pathways related to BBS5.

Forskolin

66575-29-9sc-3562
sc-3562A
sc-3562B
sc-3562C
sc-3562D
5 mg
50 mg
1 g
2 g
5 g
$78.00
$153.00
$740.00
$1413.00
$2091.00
73
(3)

Forskolin raises cAMP levels, which can influence ciliary beat frequency and may impact processes related to BBS5.

Chloroquine

54-05-7sc-507304
250 mg
$69.00
2
(0)

Chloroquine affects lysosomal function and autophagy, which are processes linked to ciliary function and possibly BBS5.

PD173074

219580-11-7sc-202610
sc-202610A
sc-202610B
1 mg
5 mg
50 mg
$47.00
$143.00
$680.00
16
(1)

PD173074, an FGFR inhibitor, may have implications for ciliogenesis and thereby indirectly affect BBS5-related pathways.

Lovastatin

75330-75-5sc-200850
sc-200850A
sc-200850B
5 mg
25 mg
100 mg
$29.00
$90.00
$339.00
12
(1)

Lovastatin, by affecting cholesterol biosynthesis, can influence membrane composition and potentially ciliary function related to BBS5.

5-Azacytidine

320-67-2sc-221003
500 mg
$280.00
4
(1)

5-Azacytidine, a DNA methylation inhibitor, may influence gene expression patterns related to ciliogenesis and BBS5.

Zebularine

3690-10-6sc-203315
sc-203315A
sc-203315B
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
$129.00
$284.00
$1004.00
3
(1)

Zebularine, another DNA methylation inhibitor, might indirectly affect BBS5 by altering gene expression relevant to ciliary function.1