Z-FY-CHO

• CAT Number: M036938
• CAS Number: 167498-29-5
• Molecular Formula: C26H26N2O5
• Molecular Weight: 446.50
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: benzyl N-[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]carbamate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C26H26N2O5/c29-17-22(15-20-11-13-23(30)14-12-20)27-25(31)24(16-19-7-3-1-4-8-19)28-26(32)33-18-21-9-5-2-6-10-21/h1-14,17,22,24,30H,15-16,18H2,(H,27,31)(H,28,32)/t22-,24-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: QVDJMLQSYRSZKC-UPVQGACJSA-N
• SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C(=O)NC(CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)C=O)NC(=O)OCC3=CC=CC=C3

Z-FY-CHO (Z-Phe-Tyr-CHO) is a potent and specific cathepsin L (CTSL) inhibitor[1][2].
Z-FY-CHO (10 μM, for 1 h) pretreatment alleviated cell death induced by 6-OHDA. Z-FY-CHO inhibits the increase in CTSL protein expression in 6-OHDA-treated SH-SY5Y cells. Treatment with Z-FY-CHO caused more LC3-II and less P62 expression in SH-SY5Y cells treated with 6-OHDA, indicating enhancing autophagy activity, and Z-FY-CHO blocks activation of caspase-3 and PARP[1]. ?
Treatment with the specific cathepsin L inhibitor Z-FY-CHO (10 μM) or transfection with cathepsin L shRNA significantly increased the radiosensitivity of U251 cells. Both suppression and knockdown of cathepsin L in U251 cells increased irradiation-induced DNA damage and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest. Both suppression and knockdown of cathepsin L in U251 cells also increased irradiation-induced apoptosis, as shown by the increased levels of Bax and decreased levels of Bcl-2[2].
Intraperitoneal administration of Z-FY-CHO (2.5-10 mg/kg) for 4 weeks suppresses bone weight loss dose dependently in the ovariectomized mouse, experimental model of osteoporosis. Z-FY-CHO acts as a bone resorption suppressor through the inhibition of collagen degradation[3].

Reference

[1]. Lingyun Li, et al. Activated cathepsin L is associated with the switch from autophagy to apoptotic death of SH-SY5Y cells exposed to 6-hydroxydopamine. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Feb 12;470(3):579-585.
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[2]. Qing-qing Zhang, et al. Cathepsin L suppression increases the radiosensitivity of human glioma U251 cells via G2/M cell cycle arrest and DNA damage. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2015 Sep;36(9):1113-25.
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[3]. J T Woo, et al. Suppressive effect of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-phenylalanyl-L-tyrosinal on bone resorption in vitro and in vivo. Eur J Pharmacol. 1996 Apr 4;300(1-2):131-5.
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