Cytochalasin E

Cytochalasin E Structure
Cytochalasin E structure
Common Name Cytochalasin E
CAS Number 36011-19-5 Molecular Weight 495.564
Density 1.3±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 705.1±60.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C28H33NO7 Melting Point 206ºC
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 380.2±32.9 °C
Symbol GHS06 GHS08
GHS06, GHS08
Signal Word Danger

Excessive expression of the plant kinesin TBK5 converts cortical and perinuclear microtubules into a radial array emanating from a single focus.

Plant Cell Physiol. 48(5) , 753-61, (2007)

TBK5 is a plant-specific kinesin constantly expressed in tobacco BY-2 cells. An analysis of the distribution of green fluorescent protein-tagged TBK5 (GFP-TBK5) transiently expressed in BY-2 protoplasts revealed that TBK5 could associate with microtubules in ...

Cytochalasin E alters the cytoskeleton and decreases ENaC activity in Xenopus 2F3 cells.

Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol. 307(1) , F86-95, (2014)

Numerous reports have linked cytoskeleton-associated proteins with the regulation of epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) activity. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of actin cytoskeleton disruption by cytochalasin E on ENaC activity in ...

Biosynthesis: A carbonate architect emerges.

Nat. Chem. Biol. 10(7) , 486-7, (2014)

A carbonate-forming Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase.

Nat. Chem. Biol. 10(7) , 552-4, (2014)

Despite the remarkable versatility displayed by flavin-dependent monooxygenases (FMOs) in natural product biosynthesis, one notably missing activity is the oxidative generation of carbonate functional groups. We describe a multifunctional Baeyer-Villiger mono...

Effects of medium calcium, and agents affecting cytoskeletal function, on cellular volume and morphology in liver tissue in vitro.

J. Cell. Biochem. 113(6) , 1915-25, (2012)

The possible role of an exocytotic, vesicular mechanism in cellular volume regulation under iso-osmotic conditions has been studied in slices of rat liver. The effects of incubation conditions and agents affecting the actin cytoskeleton were examined for chan...

H2O2 plays different roles in determining penetration failure in three diverse plant-fungal interactions.

Plant J. 29(3) , 257-68, (2002)

Fungal plant pathogens that attempt to penetrate and feed on living cells frequently trigger a localized plant defence response that results in fungal penetration failure. In the current study we demonstrate that breakdown products of the cell wall released b...

Microtubule-dependent motility and orientation of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum in elongating characean internodal cells.

Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 66(3) , 142-55, (2009)

Motility of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is predominantly microtubule- dependent in animal cells but thought to be entirely actomyosin-dependent in plant cells. Using live cell imaging and transmission electron microscopy to examine ER motility and structur...

Identification and engineering of the cytochalasin gene cluster from Aspergillus clavatus NRRL 1.

Metab. Eng. 13(6) , 723-32, (2011)

Cytochalasins are a group of fungal secondary metabolites with diverse structures and bioactivities, including cytochalasin E produced by Aspergillus clavatus, which is a potent anti-angiogenic agent. Here, we report the identification and characterization of...

Retinal pigment epithelial cells phagocytosis of T lymphocytes: possible implication in the immune privilege of the eye.

Br. J. Ophthalmol. 86(12) , 1417-21, (2002)

To investigate the capability of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells to phagocytose T lymphocytes and to further analyse the immunobiological consequences of this phagocytosis.Human RPE cells pretreated or not by cytochalasin, a phagocytosis inhibitor, wer...

Actomyosin II contractility expels von Willebrand factor from Weibel-Palade bodies during exocytosis.

J. Cell Biol. 194(4) , 613-29, (2011)

The study of actin in regulated exocytosis has a long history with many different results in numerous systems. A major limitation on identifying precise mechanisms has been the paucity of experimental systems in which actin function has been directly assessed...