Brefeldin A (BFA), is a macrocyclic lactone synthesized from palmitate (C16) by a variety of fungi. It was initially isolated and characterized in the 1960's as an antiviral antibiotic. In the late 1980's, it was found to act as a very powerful inhibitor of intracellular protein transport.BFA specifically and reversibly blocks protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus in many cell types and species. These effects are generally accompanied by distinct structural changes expressed in apparent collapse of the Golgi stacks and its redistribution into the ER as well as into nuclear envelope, which leads to inhibition of protein secretion, vesicular assembly and antigen presentation. A large body of evidence demonstrates that BFA inhibits the whole cell membrane traffic by its ability to inhibit binding of regulatory coat proteins to their target organelles. In this way, BFA deregulates membrane traffic throughout the central vacuolar system of the cell.
产品描述
Protein Synthesis and Transport Inhibitor
产品形式
Brefeldin A (BFA), is a macrocyclic lactone synthesized from palmitate (C16) by a variety of fungi. It was initially isolated and characterized in the 1960's as an antiviral antibiotic. In the late 1980's, it was found to act as a very powerful inhibitor of intracellular protein transport.BFA specifically and reversibly blocks protein transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus in many cell types and species. These effects are generally accompanied by distinct structural changes expressed in apparent collapse of the Golgi stacks and its redistribution into the ER as well as into nuclear envelope, which leads to inhibition of protein secretion, vesicular assembly and antigen presentation. A large body of evidence demonstrates that BFA inhibits the whole cell membrane traffic by its ability to inhibit binding of regulatory coat proteins to their target organelles. In this way, BFA deregulates membrane traffic throughout the central vacuolar system of the cell.
保存建议
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