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Application

BMS 493 has been used:as an inhibitor for the dietary and pharmacologic manipulation of retinoic acid (RA) activity in vivo and in vitrofor human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) culture and ventricular cardiomyocytes (VCMs) differentiationto inhibit retinoic acid (RA) signaling in explantsas a retinoic acid receptor (RAR) inhibitor for the induction of synaptonemal complex protein 3 (SCP3) and ATP-dependent RNA helicase (DDX4) in primordial germ cells (PGCs)

Biochem/physiol Actions

BMS 493 is an inverse pan-RAR agonist. Retinoic acid receptors (RARs) are ligand-dependent transcription factors that control a number of physiological processes. RARs exert their functions by regulating gene networks controlling cell growth, differentiation, survival, and death.

Features and Benefits

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General description

BMS 493 inhibits the formation of neuritic processes and plasmenyethanolamine -phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity.

Packaging

5, 25 mg in glass bottle