Combretastatin A4

Catalog No.S7783 Batch:S778301

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Technical Data

Formula

C18H20O5
Molecular Weight 316.35 CAS No. 117048-59-6
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 63 mg/mL (199.14 mM)
Ethanol 34 mg/mL (107.47 mM)
Water 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 Combretastatin A4 is a microtubule-targeting agent that binds β-tubulin with Kd of 0.4 μM.Phase 3.
Targets
β-tubulin [1]
0.4 μM(Kd)
In vitro Combretastatin A4 inhibits the growth of MDA-MB-231, A549, Hela, HL-60, SF295, HCT-8, MDA-MB435, PC3M, OVCAR-8, NCI-H358M, and lymphocyte cells with IC50 of 2.8, 3.8, 0.9, 2.1, 6.2, 5.3, 7.9, 4.7, 0.37, 8, and 3.2 nM, respectively.[1] [2] 1 μM Combretastatin A4 inhibits tubulin polymerization by 35%, and 10 μM nearly completely blocks tubulin polymerization. Combretastatin A4 demonstrates great relative binding capacity, reaching 78% of colchicine binding.[1]
In vivo In NT2 and MDA-MB-231 mammary tumor model, administration of Combretastatin A4 (100 mg/kg, i.p.) induces a significant decrease in lipids R1 and a reduction in tumor pO2 measured by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry.[2] Combretastatin A4 (100 mg/kg, i.p.) significant decreases the Ktrans in male NMRI mice.[3]

Protocol (from reference)

Kinase Assay:[1]
  • Competitive binding assay using LC-MS/MS

    Colchicine (1.2 μ M) is incubated with tubulin (1.3 mg/mL) in the incubation buffer (80 mM PIPES, 2.0 mM MgCl2, 0.5 mM EGTA, pH 6.9) at 37℃ for 1 h. Varying concentrations (0.1 − 125 μ M) of Combretastatin A4 are used to compete with colchicine originally bound to tubulin. After incubation, the filtrate is obtained. The ability of the analogue to inhibit the binding of colchicine is expressed as a percentage of control binding in the absence of any competitor.
Cell Assay:[1]
  • Cell lines

    MDA-MB-231, A549, and Hela cells

  • Concentrations

    ~3.8 nM

  • Incubation Time

    72 h

  • Method

    MDA-MB-231, A549, and HeLa cells are grown in DMEM medium (115 units/mL of penicillin G, 115 μg/mL of streptomycin, and 10% fetal bovine serum). Cells are seeded in 96-well plates (5000 cells/well) containing 50 μL of growth medium for 24 h. After medium removal, 100 μL of fresh medium containing individual analogue compounds at different concentrations is added to each well and incubated at 37 ℃ for 72 h. After 24 h of culture, the cells are supplemented with 50 μL of analogue compounds dissolved in DMSO (less than 0.25% in each preparation). After 72 h of incubation, 20 μL of resazurin is added for 2 h before recording fluorescence at 560 nm (excitation) and 590 nm (emission) using a Victor microtiter plate fluorimeter. The IC50 is defined as the compound concentration required to inhibit cell proliferation by 50% in comparison with cells treated with the maximum amount of DMSO (0.25%) and considered as 100% viability.
Animal Study:[2]
  • Animal Models

    FVB/N or nude NMRI female mice bearing NT2 and MDA-MB-231 tumors

  • Dosages

    100 mg/kg

  • Administration

    i.p.

Selleck's Combretastatin A4 has been cited by 5 publications

Mechanism of ribosome-associated mRNA degradation during tubulin autoregulation [ Mol Cell, 2023, 83(13):2290-2302.e13] PubMed: 37295431
Targeting MCL-1 triggers DNA damage and an anti-proliferative response independent from apoptosis induction [ Cell Rep, 2023, 42(10):113176] PubMed: 37773750
Rigosertib induces mitotic arrest and apoptosis in RAS-driven rhabdomyosarcoma and neuroblastoma [ Mol Cancer Ther, 2020, molcanther.0525.2020] PubMed: 33158997
The Natural Compound Withaferin A Covalently Binds to Cys239 of β-Tubulin to Promote Tubulin Degradation. [ Mol Pharmacol, 2019, 96(6):711-719] PubMed: 31585985
Evaluation of the antitumor activity of NOV202, a novel microtubule targeting and vascular disrupting agent [Rickardson L, et al. Drug Des Devel Ther, 2017, 11:1335-1351] PubMed: 28496304

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