Nutlin-3, (4R5S, and 4S5R)

Nutlin-3 is an inhibitor of MDM2 (human homolog of murine double minute 2), which disrupts its interaction with p53, leading to the stabilization and activation of p53. Nutlin-3 activates the p53 pathway and efficiently induces apoptosis in tumours with amplified MDM2 gene and overexpression of MDM2 protein.

Product information

CAS Number: 548472-68-0

Molecular Weight: 581.49

Formula: C30H30Cl2N4O4

Synonym:

(±)-Nutlin-3

Nutlin 3

Related CAS Number:

675576-98-4 (Nutlin-3a)

675576-97-3 (Nutlin 3b)

Chemical Name: ()-4-[4, 5-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(2-isopropoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-4, 5-dihydro-imidazole-1-carbonyl]-piperazin-2-one

Smiles: CC(C)OC1=CC(=CC=C1C1=N[C@@H]([C@H](C2C=CC(Cl)=CC=2)N1C(=O)N1CC(=O)NCC1)C1C=CC(Cl)=CC=1)OC |&1:12,13|

InChiKey: BDUHCSBCVGXTJM-IZLXSDGUSA-N

InChi: InChI=1S/C30H30Cl2N4O4/c1-18(2)40-25-16-23(39-3)12-13-24(25)29-34-27(19-4-8-21(31)9-5-19)28(20-6-10-22(32)11-7-20)36(29)30(38)35-15-14-33-26(37)17-35/h4-13,16,18,27-28H,14-15,17H2,1-3H3,(H,33,37)/t27-,28+/m1/s1

Technical Data

Appearance: Solid Power

Purity: ≥98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)

Solubility: DMSO: 100 mg/mL(171.96 mM). Water: Insoluble.

Shipping Condition: Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical or refer to Certificate of Analysis

Storage Condition: Dry, dark and -20 ^oC for 1 year or refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Shelf Life: ≥12 months if stored properly.

Stock Solution Storage: 0 - 4 ^oC for 1 month or refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Drug Formulation: To be determined

HS Tariff Code: 382200

How to use

In Vitro:

Nutlin-3 potently inhibits the MDM2-p53 interaction, leading to the activation of the p53 pathway. Nutlin-3 treatment induces the expression of MDM2 and p21, and displays potent antiproliferative activity with IC50 of ~1.5 μM, only in cells with wild-type p53 such as HCT116, RKO and SJSA-1, but not in the mutant p53 cell lines SW480 and MDA-MB-435. In SJSA-1 cells, Nutlin-3 treatment at 10 μM for 48 hours significantly induces caspase-dependent cell apoptosis by ~45%. Although Nutlin-3 also inhibits the growth and viability of human skin (1043SK) and mouse embryo (NIH/3T3) with IC50 of 2.2 μM and 1.3 μM, respectively, cells remain viable 1 week post-treatment even at 10 μM of Nutlin-3, in contrast with the SJSA-1 cells with viability lost at 3 μM of Nutlin-3 treatment. Nutlin-3 does not induce the phosphorylation of p53 on key serine residues and reveals no difference in their sequence-specific DNA binding and ability to transactivate p53 target genes compared with phosphorylated p53 induced by the genotoxic drugs doxorubicin and etoposide, demonstrating that phosphorylation of p53 on key serines is dispensable for transcriptional activation and apoptosis. Although binding less efficiently to MDMX than to MDM2, Nutlin-3 can block the MDMX–p53 interaction and induce the p53 pathway in retinoblastoma cells (Weri1) with IC50 of 0.7 μM. Nutlin-3 at 30 μM also disrupts endogenous p73-HDM2 interaction and enhances the stability and proapoptotic activities of p73, leading to the dose-dependent cell growth inhibition and apoptosis induction in cells without wild-type p53.

In Vivo:

Oral administration of Nutlin-3 at 200 mg/kg twice daily for 3 weeks significantly inhibits the tumor growth of SJAS-1 xenografts by 90%, comparable with the effect of doxorubicin treatment with 81% inhibition of tumor growth.

References:

1. Laurie NA, et al. Nature, 2006, 444(7115), 61-66.
2. Thompson T, et al. J Biol Chem, 2004, 279(51), 53015-53022.
3. Vassilev LT, et al. Science, 2004, 303(5659), 844-848.

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