1. Signaling Pathways
  2. Autophagy
  3. Autophagy

Autophagy

Autophagy is a conserved cellular degradation and recycling process in the lysosome. In mammalian cells, there are three primary types of autophagy: microautophagy, macroautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). Microphagy captures cargoes by means of invaginations or protrusions of the lysosomal membrane directly, CMA uses chaperones to identify cargo proteins and then unfolds and transfers them into the lysosomal, while macroautophagy sequesters cargo by autophagosomes-de novo synthesized of double-membrane vesicles-and subsequently transport it to the lysosome.

Macroautophagy is the best studied and it occurs at a low level constitutively and can also be further induced under stress conditions, such as nutrient or energy starvation with a salient feature of autophagy protein degradation. Stress-induced macrophagy plays an important role in protein catabolism with another key protein degradation pathway, the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS).

As the study progressed, autophagy gains its importance under basal, nutrient-rich conditions, and is now recognized as a critical housekeeping pathway in catabolism of diverse cellular constituents, such as protein aggregates (aggrephagy), lipid droplets (lipophagy), iron complex (Ferritinophagy) and carbohydrate. Except for macromolecules, autophagy can also target several organelles and structures, such as mitochondria (mitophagy), peroxisome (pexophagy), endoplasmic reticulum (reticulophagy or ER-phagy), ribosome (ribophagy), spermatozoon-inherited organelles following fertilization (allophagy), secretory granules within pancreatic cells (zymophagy) and intracellular pathogens (xenophagy).

Autophagy and its dysfunction are associated with a variety of human pathologies, including ageing, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, heart disease and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes. Plenty of drugs and natural products are involved in autophagy modulation through multiple signaling pathways. Small molecules that can regulate autophagy seem to have great potential to intervene such diseases in animal models or clinical courses.

Cat. No. Product Name Effect Purity Chemical Structure
  • HY-W012722
    4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid
    99.51%
    4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid (α-Ketoisocaproic acid) is a metabolite of L-leucine and is involved in energy metabolism. 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid increases endoplasmic reticulum stress, promotes lipid accumulation in preadipocytes and insulin resistance by impairing mTOR and autophagy signaling pathways. 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid also causes oxidative damage, leading to cognitive deficits, inhibits α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase activity, acts as an oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler and metabolic inhibitor. 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid acts as a nutrient signal and stimulates skeletal muscle protein synthesis. 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid can be used in the study of maple syrup urine disease.
    4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid
  • HY-N0674
    Dehydrocorydaline
    99.77%
    Dehydrocorydaline (13-Methylpalmatine) is an alkaloid that regulates protein expression of Bax, Bcl-2; activates caspase-7, caspase-8, and inactivates PARP. Dehydrocorydaline elevates p38 MAPK activation. Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. Dehydrocorydaline shows strong anti-malarial effects (IC50=38 nM), and low cytotoxicity (cell viability > 90%) using P. falciparum 3D7 strain.
    Dehydrocorydaline
  • HY-100532
    CD437
    98.76%
    CD437 is a selective Retinoic Acid Receptor γ (RARγ) agonist.
    CD437
  • HY-10201S
    Sorafenib-d3
    Inducer 99.57%
    Sorafenib-d3 (Donafenib), a deuterated compound of Sorafenib, is the first deuterium-generation tumor suppressor small molecule. Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor IC50s of 6 nM, 20 nM, and 22 nM for Raf-1, B-Raf, and VEGFR-3, respectively.
    Sorafenib-d<sub>3</sub>
  • HY-50866
    NVP-AEW541
    Inducer 99.92%
    NVP-AEW541 (AEW541 ) is an orally active inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) with an IC50 value of 0.15 μM. NVP-AEW541 also inhibits InsR, IC50 with a value of 0.14 μM. NVP-AEW541 has antitumor activity.
    NVP-AEW541
  • HY-15888
    PTC-209
    Inducer 99.76%
    PTC-209 is a specific BMI-1 inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.5 μM in HEK293T cell line. PTC-209 irreversibly impairs colorectal cancer-initiating cells (CICs). PTC-209 shows potent anti-myeloma activity and impairs the tumor microenvironment.
    PTC-209
  • HY-14600
    Rosiglitazone maleate
    Inducer 99.73%
    Rosiglitazone maleate (BRL 49653C) is a potent and selective activator of PPARγ, with EC50s of 30 nM, 100 nM and 60 nM for PPARγ1, PPARγ2, and PPARγ, respectively, and a Kd of appr 40 nM for PPARγ; Rosiglitazone maleate is also an modulator of TRP channels, inhibits TRP melastatin 2 (TRPM2), TRPM3 and activates TRP canonical 5 (TRPC5).
    Rosiglitazone maleate
  • HY-101296
    PD-166866
    Inducer 99.89%
    PD166866 is a selective FGFR1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor with an IC50 of 52.4 nM.
    PD-166866
  • HY-14654R
    Aspirin (Standard)
    Inducer 99.85%
    Aspirin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Aspirin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid) is an orally active, potent and irreversible inhibitor of cyclooxygenase COX-1 and COX-2, with IC50 values of 5 and 210 μg/mL, respectively. Aspirin induces apoptosis. Aspirin inhibits the activation of NF-κB. Aspirin also inhibits platelet prostaglandin synthetase, and can prevent coronary artery and cerebrovascular thrombosis.
    Aspirin (Standard)
  • HY-112483
    QX77
    Inducer 99.48%
    QX77 is a chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) activator and upregulates LAMP2A expression in vitro. QX77 induces Rab11 upregulation, rescues Rab11 down-regulation and trafficking deficiency in cystinotic cells. QX77 can impede self-renewal and promote differentiation of ES cells.
    QX77
  • HY-10402
    Losmapimod
    Inhibitor 99.94%
    Losmapimod (GSK-AHAB) is a selective, potent, and orally active p38 MAPK inhibitor with pKis of 8.1 and 7.6 for p38α and p38β, respectively.
    Losmapimod
  • HY-107500
    UVI 3003
    99.57%
    UVI 3003 is a highly selective antagonist of retinoid X receptor (RXR), and inhibits xenopus and human RXRα in Cos7 cells, with IC50s of 0.22 and 0.24 μM, respectively.
    UVI 3003
  • HY-10006
    Flavopiridol Hydrochloride
    Inducer 99.73%
    Flavopiridol Hydrochloride (Alvocidib Hydrochloride) is a broad inhibitor of CDK, competing with ATP to inhibit CDKs including CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 with IC50s of 30, 170, 100 nM, respectively.
    Flavopiridol Hydrochloride
  • HY-P2260
    Tat-beclin 1
    Inducer 99.93%
    Tat-beclin 1, a peptide derived from a region of the autophagy protein (beclin 1), is a potent inducer of autophagy and interacts with negative regulator of autophagy, GAPR-1 (GLIPR2). Tat-beclin 1 decreases the accumulation of polyglutamine expansion protein aggregates and the replication of several pathogens (including HIV-1) in vitro, and reduces mortality in mice infected with chikungunya (CHIKV) or West Nile virus (WNV).
    Tat-beclin 1
  • HY-122214
    AC-73
    Inducer 99.84%
    AC-73 is a first specific, orally active inhibitor of cluster of differentiation 147 (CD147), which specifically disrupts CD147 dimerization, thereby mainly suppressing the CD147/ERK1/2/STAT3/MMP-2 pathways. AC-73 inhibits the motility and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. AC-73 is also an anti-proliferative agent and an inducer of autophagy in leukemic cells.
    AC-73
  • HY-B0532A
    Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride
    Inhibitor 99.98%
    Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride, an antipsychotic agent, acts by blocking central dopamine receptors. Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride is a potent α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist. Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride is a potent NUPR1 inhibitor exerting anticancer activity. Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride is a calmodulin inhibitor, and also inhibits P-glycoprotein. Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride can be used for the research of schizophrenia. Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride acts as a reversible inhibitor of influenza virus morphogenesis.
    Trifluoperazine dihydrochloride
  • HY-N1435
    Oroxin B
    99.71%
    Oroxin B (OB) is a flavonoid isolated from traditional Chinese herbal medicine Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent. Oroxin B (OB) possesses obvious inhibitory effect and induces early apoptosis rather than late apoptosis on liver cancer cells through upregulation of PTEN, down regulation of COX-2, VEGF, PI3K, and p-AKT. Oroxin B (OB) selectively induces tumor-suppressive ER stress in malignant lymphoma cells.
    Oroxin B
  • HY-13515
    Sirtinol
    Inducer ≥98.0%
    Sirtinol is a sirtuin (SIRT) inhibitor, with IC50s of 48 μM, 57.7 μM and 131 μM for ySir2, hSIRT2 and hSIRT2, respectively.
    Sirtinol
  • HY-N0047
    Polyphyllin I
    Inducer 99.89%
    Polyphyllin I is a bioactive constituent extracted from Paris polyphylla, has strong anti-tumor activity. Polyphyllin I is an activator of the JNK signaling pathway and is an inhibitor of PDK1/Akt/mTOR signaling. Polyphyllin I induces autophagy, G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis.
    Polyphyllin I
  • HY-10261A
    Afatinib dimaleate
    Inducer 99.74%
    Afatinib (BIBW 2992) dimaleate is an orally active, potent and irreversible dual specificity inhibitor of ErbB family (EGFR and HER2), with IC50 values of 0.5 nM, 0.4 nM, 10 nM and 14 nM for EGFRwt, EGFRL858R, EGFRL858R/T790M and HER2, respectively. Afatinib dimaleate can be used for the research of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and gastric cancer.
    Afatinib dimaleate
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