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AB120728

trans-Retinoic acid, Stem cell differentiator

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(6 Publications)

MW 300.44 g/mol, Purity >99%. Vitamin A metabolite. Induces apoptosis, shows antimitotic and antitumor activity. Differentiates various stem cells and neural progenitor cells. 3D Growth matrix component used in kidney organoid generation; also a component of brain organoid differentiation media.
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - trans-Retinoic acid, Stem cell differentiator (AB120728)
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Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - trans-Retinoic acid, Stem cell differentiator (AB120728)

ab19857 staining Oct4 in F9 cells treated with trans-retinoic acid (ab120728), by ICC/IF. Decrease of Oct4 expression correlates with increased concentration of trans-retinoic acid, as described in literature.
The cells were incubated at 37°C for 2 days in media containing different concentrations of ab120728 (trans-retinoic acid) in DMSO, fixed with 4% formaldehyde for 10 minutes at room temperature and blocked with PBS containing 10% goat serum, 0.3 M glycine, 1% BSA and 0.1% tween for 2h at room temperature. Staining of the treated cells with ab19857 (1 µg/ml) was performed overnight at 4°C in PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.1% tween. A DyLight® 488 anti-rabbit polyclonal antibody (ab96899) at 1/250 dilution was used as the secondary antibody. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI and are shown in blue.

Chemical Structure - trans-Retinoic acid, Stem cell differentiator (AB120728)
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Chemical Structure - trans-Retinoic acid, Stem cell differentiator (AB120728)

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Key facts

CAS number

302-79-4

Purity

>99%

Form

Solid

form

Molecular weight

300.44 g/mol

Molecular formula

C<sub>2</sub><sub>0</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>

Nature

Synthetic

Solubility

Soluble in DMSO to 25 mM

Soluble in ethanol to 10 mM

Biological description

Vitamin A metabolite. Induces apoptosis, shows antimitotic and antitumor activity. Differentiates various stem cells and neural progenitor cells. 3D Growth matrix component used in kidney organoid generation; also a component of brain organoid differentiation media.

IUPAC Name

3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2E,4E,6E,8E-nonatetraenoic acid

Properties and storage information

Shipped at conditions
Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
-20°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Storage information
It is important to note that this product is reported to be light sensitive|Store in the dark|Store under desiccating conditions|The product can be stored for up to 12 months
Handling instructions

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Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour.

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Toxic, refer to SDS for further information.

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Publications (6)

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PeerJ 13:e19329 PubMed40292108

2025

Three distinct classes of myenteric ganglia in mice and humans: insights from quantitative analyses.

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Luyao Wu,Lei Xiang,Yingjian Chen,Handan Mao,Xinyao Meng,Jing Wang,Honglin Li,Xuyong Chen,Jiexiong Feng,Jun Xiao

Brain communications 6:fcae244 PubMed39144751

2024

Inhibition of expression in human superoxide dismutase 1-mutant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis astrocytes protects against neurotoxicity.

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Kornélia Szebényi,Ingrid Vargová,Veselina Petrova,Jana Turečková,George M Gibbons,Monika Řehořová,Mai Abdelgawad,Alexandra Sándor,Dana Marekova,Jessica C F Kwok,Pavla Jendelová,James W Fawcett,András Lakatos

Nature communications 14:2157 PubMed37061531

2023

Transcriptomics of Hirschsprung disease patient-derived enteric neural crest cells reveals a role for oxidative phosphorylation.

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Zhixin Li,Kathy Nga-Chu Lui,Sin-Ting Lau,Frank Pui-Ling Lai,Peng Li,Patrick Ho-Yu Chung,Kenneth Kak-Yuen Wong,Paul Kwong-Hing Tam,Maria-Mercedes Garica-Barcelo,Chi-Chung Hui,Pak Chung Sham,Elly Sau-Wai Ngan

Bioscience reports 39: PubMed30733278

2019

Myosin Va interacts with the exosomal protein spermine synthase.

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Luciano G Dolce,Rui M P Silva-Junior,Leandro H P Assis,Andrey F Z Nascimento,Jackeline S Araujo,Ingrid P Meschede,Enilza M Espreafico,Priscila O de Giuseppe,Mário T Murakami

Acta neuropathologica communications 6:70 PubMed30064522

2018

The involvement of tau in nucleolar transcription and the stress response.

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Mahmoud B Maina,Laura J Bailey,Sherin Wagih,Luca Biasetti,Saskia J Pollack,James P Quinn,Julian R Thorpe,Aidan J Doherty,Louise C Serpell

Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone syste 15:243-9 PubMed25031298

2014

Effect of all-trans retinoic acid treatment on prohibitin and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system expression in hypoxia-induced renal tubular epithelial cell injury.

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Tian-Biao Zhou,Chao Ou,Liang Rong,Gregor P C Drummen
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