DBZ (Dibenzazepine)

463, 48

C57BL/6 mice

10 uM

YO-01027 is suspended finely in 0.5% (w/v) hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (Methocel E4M) and 0.1% (w/v) Tween 80 in water.

YO-01027 interacts directly with thegamma-secretase complex and targets the N-terminal Presenilin fragment. Increasing concentrations of YO-01027 administered to APPL- or Notch-expressing cells leads to the progressive accumulation of APPL CTF fragments and a decrease in NICD production in a strictly dose-dependent manner. [1] 10 uM of YO-01027 reduces breast cancer stem cells (BCSC) number and activity. [2] A recent research indicates YO-01027 impairs mucin protein MUC16 biosynthesis in a concentration-dependent manner in undifferentiated cells at both preconfluent and confluent stages through Notch inhibition, but not in postmitotic stratified cells. [3]

3 days

Cells are resuspended at 1, 106 in 100 L sorting buffer (PBS containing 0.5% bovine serum albumin, 2 mM EDTA) and incubated with preconjugated primary antibodies BEREP4-FITC (1:10), CD44-APC (1:20), and CD24-PE (1:10) for 10 minutes at 4 C. The cells are washed in PBS and centrifuged at 800, g for 2 minutes. For analysis, cells are resuspended in 500 L of sorting buffer and fluorescence is measured using FACSCalibur and analyzed using WinMIDI 2.8. For sorting, cells are resuspended in 1 HBSS after incubation with the primary antibodies. Cells are sorted, with HBSS as sheath fluid, at 16 p.s.i. using FACSAria. The CD24low cell population gated by FACS is the lowest quintile of CD24-positive cells plus all the CD24-negative cells.

DBZ (Dibenzazepine) is a dipeptidic γ-secretase inhibitor with IC50 of 2.6 nM and 2.9 nM in cell-free assays for APPL and Notch cleavage, respectively.