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LE135 is a potent RAR antagonist that binds selectively to RARα (Ki of 1.4 μM) and RARβ (Ki of 220 nM), and has a higher affinity to RARβ. LE135 is highly selective over RARγ, RXRα, RXRβ and RXRγ. LE135 is also a potent TRPV1 and TRPA1 receptors activator with EC50s of 2.5 μM and 20 μM, respectively[1][2].
LE135 inhibits Am80-induced differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia cells HL-60 with an IC50 of 150 nM[1].
LE135 inhibits retinoic acid (RA)-induced transcriptional activation of RARβ, but not RARα, RARγ or retinoid X receptor α (RXRα), on a variety of RA response elements. LE135 strongly represses 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced AP-1 activity in the presence of RARβ and RXRα[3].
LE135 provokes nociceptive responses and elicited thermal hyperalgesia mainly through TRPV1 channels, but required both TRPA1 and TRPV1 channels for producing mechanical allodynia. Intraplantar injection of LE135 (30 nmol/10 μL) induces mechanical hypersensitivity in wild-type and Trpa1−/− mice[2].
| Catalog Number | R017486 |
| CAS Number | 155877-83-1 |
| Synonyms | 4-(5,7,7,10,10-pentamethyl-8,9-dihydronaphtho[2,3-b][1,4]benzodiazepin-13-yl)benzoic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C29H30N2O2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C29H30N2O2/c1-28(2)14-15-29(3,4)22-17-25-23(16-21(22)28)30-26(18-10-12-19(13-11-18)27(32)33)20-8-6-7-9-24(20)31(25)5/h6-13,16-17H,14-15H2,1-5H3,(H,32,33) |
| InChIKey | YZZAIQOVMHVWBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CC1(CCC(C2=CC3=C(C=C21)N=C(C4=CC=CC=C4N3C)C5=CC=C(C=C5)C(=O)O)(C)C)C |
| Reference | [1]. H Umemiya, et al. Regulation of retinoidal actions by diazepinylbenzoic acids. Retinoid synergists which activate the RXR-RAR heterodimers. J Med Chem. 1997 Dec 19;40(26):4222-34. [2]. Shijin Yin, et al. LE135, a retinoid acid receptor antagonist, produces pain through direct activation of TRP channels. Br J Pharmacol. 2014 Mar;171(6):1510-20. [3]. Y Li, et al. Identification of a novel class of retinoic acid receptor beta-selective retinoid antagonists and their inhibitory effects on AP-1 activity and retinoic acid-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem. 1999 May 28;274(22):15360-6. |
