ABT-737

Catalog No.S1002 Batch:S100212

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Technical Data

Formula

C42H45ClN6O5S2
Molecular Weight 813.43 CAS No. 852808-04-9
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (122.93 mM)
Water Insoluble
Ethanol Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Clear solution
2%DMSO 40%PEG300 5%Tween80 53%ddH2O
2.0mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 20 μL of 100 mg/ml clarified DMSO stock solution to 400 μL PEG300, mix evenly to clarify it; add 50 μL Tween80 to the above system, mix evenly to clarify it; then continue to add 530 μL ddH2O to adjust the volume to 1 mL. . The mixed solution should be used immediately for optimal results. 
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description ABT-737 is a BH3 mimetic inhibitor of Bcl-xL, Bcl-2 and Bcl-w with EC50 of 78.7 nM, 30.3 nM and 197.8 nM in cell-free assays, respectively; no inhibition observed against Mcl-1, Bcl-B or Bfl-1. ABT-737 induces mitochondrial pathway apoptosis and mitophagy. Phase 2.
Targets
Bcl-2 [1]
(Cell-free assay)		 Bcl-xL [1]
(Cell-free assay)		 Bcl-w [1]
(Cell-free assay)		 Bcl-B [1]
(Cell-free assay)
30.3 nM(EC50) 78.7 nM(EC50) 197.8 nM(EC50) 1.82 μM(EC50)
In vitro ABT-737 shows low activity to Bcl-B and no effects to Mcl-1 and BFL-1. ABT-737 is sensitive to HL60, KG1 and NB4 cells with IC50 of 50 nM, 80 nM and 80 nM, respectively. ABT-737 induces apoptosis in HL60 cells, which due to decreased Bcl-2/Bax heterodimerization and has no effect on cell cycle distribution. ABT-737 also induces cytochrome c release from purified mitochondria and promotes conformational changes in Bax that are associated with apoptosis. [1] Resistant cells (Hela and MCF-7) can be sensitized to ABT-737 by approaches that down-regulate, destabilize, or inactivate Mcl-1. ABT-737 also causes Bax/BAK-dependent cytochrome c release only when Mcl-1 has been neutralized. [2] ABT-737 displaces Bim from Bcl2's BH3-binding pocket, allowing Bim to activate Bax, induce mitochondrial permeabilization, and rapidly commit the primary chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells to death. [3] Knockdown of Mcl-1 with siRNA sensitizes two resistant SCLC cell lines H196 and DMS114 to ABT-737 by enhancing the induction of apoptosis. Likewise, up-regulation of Noxa sensitizes H196 cells to ABT-737. ABT-737 inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in many SCLC cell lines including NCI-H889, NCI-H1963, NCI-H1417, NCI-H146 and etc. Bcl-2 and Noxa may contribute mechanistically to the cellular response to ABT-737 in NCI-H146 cells. [4] A recent study shows that ABT-737 significantly induces apoptosis in HTLV-1 infected T-cell lines as well as in fresh ATLL cells. [5]
In vivo In aggressive leukemia model, ABT-737 suppresses the leukemia burden by 53% at the 30 mg/kg, with significantly extended survival of mice. ABT-737 does not induce significantly abnormalities in blood cell counts or serum chemistries. [1] ABT-737 prolongs the survival of recipient mice transplanted with Bcl-2-transduced tumors. [2] ABT-737 shows great antitumor activity in an ATLL mouse model at a dose of 100 mg/kg. [5]
Features First-generation inhibitor of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins.

Protocol (from reference)

Kinase Assay:

[1]
  • Fluorescence polarization assays

    Binding affinity of GST-Bcl-2 family proteins to the FITC-conjugated BH3 domain of Bim (FITC-Ahx-DMRPEIWIAQELRRIGDEFNAYYAR) is determined. Briefly, 100 nM of GST-Bcl-2 family fusion proteins are incubated with serial dilutions of ABT-737 in PBS for 2 min. Then, 20 nM of FITC-Bim BH3 peptide (FITC-Ahx-DMRPEIWIAQELRRIGDEFNAYYAR) is added. Fluorescence polarization is measured using an Analyst TM AD Assay Detection System after 10 min using the 96-well black plate. Then IC50 are determined.
Cell Assay:

[4]
  • Cell lines

    SCLC cell lines NCI-H889, NCI-H1963, NCI-H1417, NCI-H146, NCI-187, DMS79, NCI-1048, NCI-H82, NCI-H196, H69AR, and DMS114

  • Concentrations

    0.001-10 μM

  • Incubation Time

    48 hours

  • Method

    SCLC cells are treated for 48 hours in 96-well tissue culture plates in a total volume of 100 μL tissue culture medium supplemented with 10% human serum. Viable cells are determined using the MTS assay.
Animal Study:

[1]
  • Animal Models

    Scid mice injected with Luc-expressing FD/ΔRaf-1:ER cells

  • Dosages

    20 and 30 mg/kg

  • Administration

    For intraperitoneal (i.p.) every day

Customer Product Validation

Data from [Nat Med, 2013, 19(11), 1478-88]

Data from [Cell Death Dis, 2013, 4, e801]

Data from [Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2013, 408, 344-9]

Data from [Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2012, 408, 344-9]

Selleck's ABT-737 has been cited by 404 publications

Host hepatocyte senescence determines the success of hepatocyte transplantation in a mouse model of liver injury [ J Hepatol, 2025, S0168-8278(24)02830-7] PubMed: 39755157
Selective apoptosis of tumor-associated platelets boosts the anti-metastatic potency of PD-1 blockade therapy [ Cell Rep Med, 2025, S2666-3791(25)00057-6] PubMed: 40020674
Beclin 1 of megakaryocytic lineage cells is locally dispensable for platelet hemostasis but functions distally in bone homeostasis [ Bone Res, 2025, 13(1):32] PubMed: 40032858
Oncogenic and microenvironmental signals drive cell type specific apoptosis resistance in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia [ Cell Death Dis, 2025, 16(1):165] PubMed: 40057493
Acute suppression of mitochondrial ATP production prevents apoptosis and provides an essential signal for NLRP3 inflammasome activation [ Immunity, 2024, S1074-7613(24)00492-8] PubMed: 39571574
Dual Inhibition of CDK4/6 and XPO1 Induces Senescence With Acquired Vulnerability to CRBN-Based PROTAC Drugs [ Gastroenterology, 2024, S0016-5085(24)00062-3] PubMed: 38262581
Mitophagy curtails cytosolic mtDNA-dependent activation of cGAS/STING inflammation during aging [ Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1):830] PubMed: 38280852
Detection of senescence using machine learning algorithms based on nuclear features [ Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1):1041] PubMed: 38310113
Circular RNAs trigger nonsense-mediated mRNA decay [ Mol Cell, 2024, 84(24):4862-4877.e7] PubMed: 39667933
Increased PTCHD4 expression via m6A modification of PTCHD4 mRNA promotes senescent cell survival [ Nucleic Acids Res, 2024, gkae322] PubMed: 38721764

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