Zebularine (NSC 309132)

Catalog No.S7113 Batch:S711301

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Technical Data

Formula

C9H12N2O5

Molecular Weight 228.2 CAS No. 3690-10-6
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 46 mg/mL (201.57 mM)
Water 46 mg/mL (201.57 mM)
Ethanol Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Zebularine (NSC 309132, 4-Deoxyuridine) is a DNA methylation inhibitor that forms a covalent complex with DNA methyltransferases, also inhibits cytidinedeaminase with Ki of 2 μM in a cell-free assay.
Targets
DNA methyltransferase [1]
(Cell-free assay)
Cytidine deaminase [2]
(Cell-free assay)
2 μM(Ki)
In vitro Zebularine is a cytidine analogue containing a 2-(1H)-pyrimidinone ring, originally synthesized as a cytidine deaminase inhibitor. [2] Zebularine is shown to form a tight, covalent complex with bacterial methyltransferases. [1] In N. crassa, zebularine inhibits DNA methylation and reactivates a gene previously silenced by methylation. Zebularine is a global inhibitor of DNA methylation, similar to 5-Aza-CR, rather than a selective inhibitor. Zebularine induces the myogenic phenotype in 10T1/2 cells, which is a phenomenon unique to DNA methylation inhibitors. Zebularine reactivates a silenced p16 gene and demethylates its promoter region in T24 bladder carcinoma cells. Zebularine is only slightly cytotoxic to T24 cells. [3] Zebularine is preferentially incorporated into DNA and exhibits greater cell growth inhibition and gene expression in cancer cell lines compared to normal fibroblasts. In addition, zebularine preferentially depletes DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and induces expression of cancer-related antigen genes in cancer cells relative to normal fibroblasts. [4]
In vivo Zebularine is only slightly cytotoxic to tumor-bearing mice (average maximal weight change in mice treated with 1000 mg/kg zebularine = 11% [95% CI = 4% to 19%]). Compared with those in control mice, tumor volumes are statistically significantly reduced in mice treated with high-dose zebularine administered by intraperitoneal injection or by oral gavage. [3]
Features Very stable with half-life of ~44 h at 37°C in PBS at pH 1.0 and approx. 508 h at pH 7.

Protocol (from reference)

Animal Study:[3]
  • Animal Models

    male BALB/c nu/nu mice

  • Dosages

    500 mg/kg, 1000 mg/kg

  • Administration

    Intraperitoneal, oral

Customer Product Validation

Data from [Data independently produced by , , Nucleic Acids Res, 2016, 44(9):4067-79.]

Selleck's Zebularine (NSC 309132) has been cited by 12 publications

Preclinical efficacy of azacitidine and venetoclax for infant KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals a new therapeutic strategy [ Leukemia, 2022, 10.1038/s41375-022-01746-3] PubMed: 36380143
Low mitochondrial DNA copy number induces chemotherapy resistance via epithelial-mesenchymal transition by DNA methylation in esophageal squamous cancer cells [ J Transl Med, 2022, 20(1):383] PubMed: 36038893
DNA hypermethylation promotes the flowering of orchardgrass during vernalization [ Plant Physiol, 2022, 190(2):1490-1505] PubMed: 35861426
Zebularine, a DNA Methylation Inhibitor, Activates Anthocyanin Accumulation in Grapevine Cells [ Genes (Basel), 2022, 13(7)1256] PubMed: 35886036
miR-497-5p/SALL4 axis promotes stemness phenotype of choriocarcinoma and forms a feedback loop with DNMT-mediated epigenetic regulation [ Cell Death Dis, 2021, 12(11):1046] PubMed: 34732693
Epigenetic reduction of miR-214-3p upregulates astrocytic colony-stimulating factor-1 and contributes to neuropathic pain induced by nerve injury. [ Pain, 2020, 161(1):96-108] PubMed: 31453981
Ovarian hormones induce de novo DNA methyltransferase expression in the Siberian hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus. [ J Neuroendocrinol, 2020, 32(2):e12819] PubMed: 31800973
Multi-omics analyses reveal epigenomics basis for cotton somatic embryogenesis through successive regeneration acclimation process [Li J, et al. Plant Biotechnol J, 2018, 10.1111/pbi.12988] PubMed: 29999579
Disrupted Genome Methylation in Response to High Temperature Has Distinct Affects on Microspore Abortion and Anther Indehiscence. [ Plant Cell, 2018, 30(7):1387-1403] PubMed: 29866646
Epigenetic Reprogramming with Antisense Oligonucleotides Enhances the Effectiveness of Androgen Receptor Inhibition in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer [ Cancer Res, 2018, 78(20):5731-5740] PubMed: 30135193

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