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Puromycin (CAS 53-79-2)

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Alternate Names:
Puromycin is also known as Stylomycin.
Application:
Puromycin® is an aminonuclease antibiotic produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces alboniger; which induces apoptosis.
CAS Number:
53-79-2
Purity:
≥95%
Molecular Weight:
471.51
Molecular Formula:
C22H29N7O5
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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Puromycin is an aminonuclease antibiotic produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces alboniger which induces apoptosis in cells by interfering with RNA function, leading to inhibition of protein synthesis. Puromycin is toxic to both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Puromycin is believed to act as an acyl-tRNA analogue causing premature chain termination through covalent peptidyl-puromycin condensation, thus inducing apoptosis in a variety of cells. This induction of apoptosis via Puromycin was found to parallel apoptosis caused by deprivation of neuronal growth factor (NGF) in developing chick sympathetic neurons however, this apoptotic activity can be inhibited by several transcriptional inhibitors such as: actinomycin D (sc-200906) and α-amanitin (sc-202440) which has lead researchers to hypothesize that apoptosis is triggered through the transcription of particular genes. Puromycin also is shown to arrest cells in G2/M phase.


Puromycin (CAS 53-79-2) References

  1. Specific bonding of puromycin to full-length protein at the C-terminus.  |  Miyamoto-Sato, E., et al. 2000. Nucleic Acids Res. 28: 1176-82. PMID: 10666460
  2. Next-generation protein-handling method: puromycin analogue technology.  |  Tabuchi, I. 2003. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 305: 1-5. PMID: 12732187
  3. Puromycin reaction for the A site-bound peptidyl-tRNA.  |  Semenkov, Yu., et al. 1992. FEBS Lett. 296: 207-10. PMID: 1733779
  4. Imaging of protein synthesis with puromycin.  |  Goodman, CA., et al. 2012. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 109: E989; author reply E990. PMID: 22447778
  5. Puromycin reactivity does not accurately localize translation at the subcellular level.  |  Enam, SU., et al. 2020. Elife. 9: PMID: 32844748
  6. Effects of tacrolimus on autophagy protein LC3 in puromycin-damaged mouse podocytes.  |  Yang, XQ., et al. 2020. J Int Med Res. 48: 300060520971422. PMID: 33322998
  7. Conjugation of Cetuximab - Puromycin and Its Target-Specific Effect on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines.  |  Puspitasari, D., et al. 2022. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 23: 1803-1812. PMID: 35633567
  8. Puromycin effect on successive phases of memory storage.  |  Barondes, SH. and Cohen, HD. 1966. Science. 151: 594-5. PMID: 5903589
  9. Puromycin and cycloheximide: different effects on hippocampal electrical activity.  |  Cohen, HD., et al. 1966. Science. 154: 1557-8. PMID: 5924923
  10. Puromycin and retention in the goldfish.  |  Potts, A. and Bitterman, ME. 1967. Science. 158: 1594-6. PMID: 6060367
  11. Spontaneous and glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in human mature T lymphocytes.  |  Brunetti, M., et al. 1995. Blood. 86: 4199-205. PMID: 7492778
  12. Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase. Sequence analysis, expression, and functional characterization.  |  Constam, DB., et al. 1995. J Biol Chem. 270: 26931-9. PMID: 7592939
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Puromycin, 10 mg

sc-205821
10 mg
$163.00

Puromycin, 25 mg

sc-205821A
25 mg
$316.00

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