EG665562 Activators
Ribosomal protein L31 activators influence cellular processes to enhance the functional activity of ribosomal protein L31. Cycloheximide, by inhibiting translation at the translocation step, creates a cellular demand for increased ribosomal components, indirectly enhancing ribosomal protein L31 function as part of a feedback mechanism. Another compound, Rapamycin, works through the mTOR pathway to downregulate protein synthesis globally, which paradoxically leads to upregulation of ribosomal proteins, including ribosomal protein L31, to maintain protein synthesis efficiency. Similarly, Puromycin's action causes premature termination of polypeptide chains, which can induce a stress response that increases ribosomal protein levels, including ribosomal protein L31, as a method of compensation.
Continuing, compounds like Anisomycin and Emetine directly inhibit different stages of the protein synthesis process, triggering cellular mechanisms that mayenhance ribosomal protein L31 levels to preserve vital protein synthesis functions. Chloramphenicol, though primarily acting on bacterial ribosomes, leads to a similar upregulation of ribosomal proteins in eukaryotic cells, including ribosomal protein L31, by triggering compensatory pathways. Tunicamycin's blockage of N-linked glycosylation results in an unfolded protein response that includes the upregulation of various ribosomal proteins. By inducing ER stress, Thapsigargin causes a surge in ribosomal protein production, including ribosomal protein L31, to meet increased protein folding demands. Dactinomycin, Ricin, Homoharringtonine, and Patulin all disrupt different aspects of transcription or translation, leading to cellular stress responses that can enhance ribosomal protein L31 levels. Dactinomycin, which interferes with RNA synthesis, can enhance ribosomal protein L31 production as part of the nucleolar stress response. Ricin's inactivation of the 60S ribosomal subunit triggers a ribotoxic stress response that can increase the synthesis of ribosomal proteins, including ribosomal protein L31. Homoharringtonine hinders the elongation step of protein synthesis, leading to a stress response that potentially results in upregulated ribosomal protein L31. Lastly, Patulin exerts genotoxic stress that can lead to an upswing in ribosomal protein production, including ribosomal protein L31, as a mechanism to counteract impaired protein synthesis.
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| Product Name | CAS # | Catalog # | QUANTITY | Price | Citations | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cycloheximide | 66-81-9 | sc-3508B sc-3508 sc-3508A | 100 mg 1 g 5 g | $41.00 $84.00 $275.00 | 127 | |
Cycloheximide is a known inhibitor of eukaryotic protein biosynthesis which binds to the E-site of the ribosome, preventing the translocation step in translation, thus potentially enhancing the ribosomal protein L31's function due to feedback mechanisms that detect stalled ribosomes and upregulate ribosomal components. | ||||||
Rapamycin | 53123-88-9 | sc-3504 sc-3504A sc-3504B | 1 mg 5 mg 25 mg | $63.00 $158.00 $326.00 | 233 | |
Rapamycin specifically binds to FKBP12 and the complex inhibits mTORC1, leading to dephosphorylation of downstream effectors that can enhance the translation of ribosomal proteins, including ribosomal protein L31, to compensate for reduced general protein synthesis. | ||||||
Puromycin | 53-79-2 | sc-205821 sc-205821A | 10 mg 25 mg | $166.00 $322.00 | 436 | |
Puromycin is an aminonucleoside antibiotic, which causes premature chain termination during translation by acting as an analog of aminoacyl-tRNA, this can lead to the cellular stress response that often upregulates ribosomal proteins such as ribosomal protein L31 to overcome translational deficits. | ||||||
Chloramphenicol | 56-75-7 | sc-3594 | 25 g | $90.00 | 10 | |
Chloramphenicol acts by binding to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, inhibiting peptidyl transferase. In eukaryotic cells, this can induce a compensatory mechanism that enhances the production of ribosomal components including ribosomal protein L31 to maintain protein synthesis. | ||||||
Emetine | 483-18-1 | sc-470668 sc-470668A sc-470668B sc-470668C | 1 mg 10 mg 50 mg 100 mg | $440.00 $900.00 $1400.00 $2502.00 | ||
Emetine inhibits protein synthesis by binding to the 40S ribosomal subunit, causing stalling of translation elongation. This may lead to a compensatory response, enhancing the function of ribosomal protein L31 as part of the cell's attempt to restore normal protein synthesis. | ||||||
Anisomycin | 22862-76-6 | sc-3524 sc-3524A | 5 mg 50 mg | $99.00 $259.00 | 36 | |
Anisomycin interferes with protein synthesis by inhibiting peptidyl transferase activity on the 60S subunit of the ribosome. The disruption of protein synthesis can trigger compensatory mechanisms that enhance ribosomal protein levels, including ribosomal protein L31. | ||||||
Tunicamycin | 11089-65-9 | sc-3506A sc-3506 | 5 mg 10 mg | $172.00 $305.00 | 66 | |
Tunicamycin blocks N-linked glycosylation and can induce ER stress, resulting in the unfolded protein response (UPR) which often includes upregulation of ribosomal proteins such as ribosomal protein L31 to enhance protein folding and processing capacity. | ||||||
Actinomycin D | 50-76-0 | sc-200906 sc-200906A sc-200906B sc-200906C sc-200906D | 5 mg 25 mg 100 mg 1 g 10 g | $74.00 $243.00 $731.00 $2572.00 $21848.00 | 53 | |
Dactinomycin intercalates into DNA and prevents RNA synthesis by RNA polymerase, which can lead to nucleolar stress and potentially enhance the production of ribosomal components, including ribosomal protein L31, as part of a stress response. | ||||||
Thapsigargin | 67526-95-8 | sc-24017 sc-24017A | 1 mg 5 mg | $136.00 $446.00 | 114 | |
Thapsigargin is a SERCA pump inhibitor which causes calcium depletion from the ER and induces ER stress, part of the unfolded protein response is to enhance the production of ribosomal proteins, including ribosomal protein L31, to cope with increased demands on protein folding. | ||||||
Homoharringtonine | 26833-87-4 | sc-202652 sc-202652A sc-202652B | 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg | $52.00 $125.00 $182.00 | 11 | |
Homoharringtonine inhibits the initial elongation step of protein synthesis by preventing the proper positioning of aminoacyl-tRNA, which can trigger a stress response that may result in the upregulation of ribosomal proteins, including ribosomal protein L31. | ||||||