MCU-i4

Catalog No.S9842 Batch:S984201

Technical Data

Formula	C₂₃H₂₇N₃O₂
Molecular Weight	377.48	CAS No.	371924-24-2
Solubility (25°C)*	In vitro	Ethanol	76 mg/mL (201.33 mM)
		DMSO	10 mg/mL (26.49 mM)
		Water	Insoluble
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Biological Activity

Description

MCU-i4 is a negative modulator of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) complex that directly binds a specific cleft in MICU1 and decreases mitochondrial Ca2+ influx.

Targets

MCU1 ^[1]

In vitro

MCU-i4 decreases mitochondrial Ca2+ influx. Docking simulations reveal that MCU-i4 directly binds a specific cleft in MICU1, a key element of the MCU complex that controls channel gating. Accordingly, in MICU1-silenced or deleted cells, the inhibitory effect of MCU-i4 is lost. Moreover, MCU-i4 fails to inhibit mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in cells expressing a MICU1 mutated in the critical amino acids that forge the predicted binding cleft.^[1]

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:^{^[1]}	Cell lines C2C12 myoblasts Concentrations 10 μM Incubation Time 24 h Method Growing medium of 90% confluent C2C12 myoblasts is replaced with DMEM containing 2%-heat inactivated horse serum (HS) (differentiation medium). Five days later, cells are incubated for 24 h with MCU-i4 (10 μM) or with DMSO alone (0.1% v/v). At the end of the experiment, myotubes images are taken and myotubes width is measured by means of ImageJ software.

Cell Assay:^{^[1]}

Cell lines
C2C12 myoblasts
Concentrations
10 μM
Incubation Time
24 h
Method
Growing medium of 90% confluent C2C12 myoblasts is replaced with DMEM containing 2%-heat inactivated horse serum (HS) (differentiation medium). Five days later, cells are incubated for 24 h with MCU-i4 (10 μM) or with DMSO alone (0.1% v/v). At the end of the experiment, myotubes images are taken and myotubes width is measured by means of ImageJ software.

References

[1] Giulia Di Marco, et al. Cell Rep. 2020 Feb 18;30(7):2321-2331.e6.

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