Overview | Acell-permeablebis-indolo(indirubin)compoundthatactsasahighlypotent,selective,reversIBLe,andATP-competitiveinhibitorofGSK-3α/β(IC50=5nM).ItsspecificityhasbeentestedagainstvariousCdk"s(IC50=83,300,320,and10,000nMforCdk5/p25,Cdk2/A,Cdk1/B,andCdk4/D1,respectively)aswellasmanyothercommonlystudiedkinases(IC50≥10µM),includingMAPkinases,PKA,PKCisoforms,PKG,CK,andIRTK.InhibitionofGSKbyBIOhasbeenshowntoresultintheactivationofWnt-signalingpathwayandsustainedpluripotencyinhumanandmurineESCs(embryonicstemcells).Reportedtomaintainself-renewalinhumanandmouseembryonicstemcells.Alsoinducesthedifferentiationofneonatalcardiomyocytes.A10mM(500µg/140µl)solutionofGSK-3InhibitorIX(Cat.No.361552)inDMSOisalsoavailable. |