ROCK inhibitor Y-27632

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Name ROCK inhibitor Y-27632
Alternative names Y27632 dihydrochloride
Purity >99%
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Description

Y-27632 is a selective ROCK inhibitor. Frequently used 3D growth matrix component and for production of organoids. Also used when inducing neurons from fibroblasts. Manufactured to a high degree of optical purity.

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Fig1. ROCK inhibition assay using Y-27632

Figure1. ROCK inhibition assay using Y-27632. Y-27632 is a selective ROCK inhibitor used in a multitude of stem cell protocols. Y-27632 from Hello Bio inhibits ROCK-1 with an IC50 of 348 nM and ROCK-2 with an IC50 of 249 nM. For more details see #Protocol 1 in application notes below.
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Biological Data

Biological description

The ROCK inhibitor Y-27632 is a selective and cell permeable inhibitor of the Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) (Ki values are 0.14, 26 ,25 and >250 µM at p160ROCK, PKC, PKA and MLCK respectively).

Y-27632 has many biological actions and is an important small molecule modulator of stem cells. It diminishes hESC and hiPSC dissociation-induced apoptosis, enhances survival and colony formation of dissociated hESC without affecting pluripotency or self-renewal. Y-27632 also improves hESC and iPSCs postthaw viability and survival rate during cryopreservation. It is frequently used as a 3D growth matrix component and for production of organoids (e.g. brain organoids). Additionally, Y-27632 inhibits smooth muscle contractility and shows antihypertensive effect.

 

Background

Rho kinase (Rho-associated coiled coil protein kinase or ROCK) is a major downstream effector for the small GTP-binding protein Rho [1]. Rho kinase is involved in various biological processes including cell mitosis adhesion, cytoskeletal adjustments, muscle cell contraction, tumor cell invasion and a series of cell biological phenomena [2]. Through a series of cascading effects, Rho kinase influences actin and microtubule regulation of apoptosis and thus plays a key role in early embryonic development [3].The Rho kinase signalling pathway is highly activated in many pathological conditions [4].

Rock inhibitor Y-27632 is a Rho kinase inhibitor which selectively inhibits p160ROCK (ROCK1) with a Ki value of 140 nM and binds to the Rho kinase ATP binding pocket in an ATP-competitive manner [5].

 

Uses

Y-27632 has been shown to have a diverse range of actions and has been used in a variety of biological systems. It is the most commonly used of the ROCK inhibitors in stem cell research and is used as a multifunctional reagent in many stem cell related processes [6]. Y-27632 demonstrates many positive effects across various cell types, in particular human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) [7] and has greatly improved a number of practical stem cell procedures [8]. For example it has been shown that Y-27632 increases cell adhesion and proliferation and increases post-thaw cell survival and post-passaging cell viability [9,10].

 

Cellular dissociation

Cell dissociation is one of the most common manipulations in stem cell research. During cellular dissociation both hESC and hIPSCs are vulnerable to dissociation-induced apoptosis or anoikis (a form of apoptosis induced by inappropriate cell-cell or cell-ECM interactions) [3,11]. Y-27632 is of particular interest as it allows hPSCs to escape this dissociation-induced apoptosis. Y-27632 prevents apoptosis of dissociated hPSCs and increases their survival rate and plating efficiency [11].

 

Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation is also an important part of stem cell research. Y-27632 improves the recovery of cryopreserved hPSCs and has greatly helped simplify the cryopreservation procedure. The slow-freezing and rapid-thawing procedure which uses DMSO as a cryoprotectant is commonly used in stem cell cryopreservation, however this method is not suitable for hPSCs, therefore vitrification (fast freezing, slow thawing) is used [12]. Vitrified hPSCs do however still suffer from high levels of cell death and do not passage well as single cells [11]. The addition of Y-27632 to freezing and post-thawing medium enhances colony formation efficiency and treatment with Y-27632 during cryopreservation also increases survival rate and cell adhesion of freeze-thawed dissociated hES [12].

 

Application notes

#Protocol 1: ROCK Inhibition assay using Y-27632

  • ROCK-I and ROCK-II were assayed against Long S6 substrate peptide in a buffer containing 0.1mM 33P-g-ATP.
  • Enzymes were incubated with substrate for 30 minutes at room temperature before the reaction was stopped with 0.5M orthophosphoric acid.
  • Samples were transferred to a P81 unifilter plate before being washed and then remaining 33P labelled substrate being detected with a scintillation counter.

Solubility & Handling

Storage instructions Room temperature (desiccate)
Solubility overview Soluble in water (100mM), PBS (100mM), DMSO (100mM)
Handling
  • If using the compound as a cell culture supplement, you should dilute the stock solution into culture medium immediately before use.
  • Cell culture media can be prewarmed before adding the compound to avoid potential precipitation of the compound.
  • Y-2762 is often removed from medium within 20 hours
  • The compound has been shown to be effective at a final concentration of 10 µM (Ungrin et al.; Watanabe et al.)
  • Mix and filter supplemented media using a 0.2 µm low‑protein binding filter.
  • Please avoid a final DMSO concentration above 0.1% due to potential cell toxicity
Important This product is for RESEARCH USE ONLY and is not intended for therapeutic or diagnostic use. Not for human or veterinary use.

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Chemical Data

Purity >99%
Chemical name trans-4-[(1R)-1-Aminoethyl]-N-4-pyridinylcyclohexanecarboxamide dihydrochloride
Molecular Weight 320.26
Chemical structure Y-27632 dihydrochloride [129830-38-2] Chemical Structure
Molecular Formula C14H21N3O.2HCl
CAS Number 129830-38-2
PubChem identifier 9901617
SMILES C[C@H](C1CCC(CC1)C(=O)NC2=CC=NC=C2)N.Cl.Cl
Source Synthetic
InChi InChI=1S/C14H21N3O.2ClH/c1-10(15)11-2-4-12(5-3-11)14(18)17-13-6-8-16-9-7-13;;/h6-12H,2-5,15H2,1H3,(H,16,17,18);2*1H/t10-,11?,12?;;/m1../s1
InChiKey IDDDVXIUIXWAGJ-DDSAHXNVSA-N
MDL number MFCD03490488
Appearance White solid

References for ROCK inhibitor Y-27632

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product
  • 11, Application of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitor to human pluripotent stem cells.

    Kurosawa (2012) J Biosci Bioeng. 114(6) : 577-81
  • 1, Rho-kinase/ROCK: A key regulator of the cytoskeleton and cell polarity.

    Amano et al (2010) Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 67(9) : 545-54
  • 8,Molecular pathway and cell state responsible for dissociation-induced apoptosis in human pluripotent stem cells.

    Ohgushi et al (2010) Cell Stem Cell 7(2) : 225-39
  • 12, Novel cryopreservation method for dissociated human embryonic stem cells in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor.

    Martin-Ibañez et al (2008) Hum Reprod. 23(12) : 2744-54
  • 7, A ROCK inhibitor permits survival of dissociated human embryonic stem cells.

    Wanatabe et al (2007) Nat Biotechnol 25(6) : 681-6

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These publications cite the use of ROCK inhibitor Y-27632 purchased from Hello Bio:
  • Molecular and Functional Characterization of Different BrainSphere Models for Use in Neurotoxicity Testing on Microelectrode Arrays.

    Hartmann J et al (2023) Cells 12
    PubMedID: 37174670
  • Aerosol Jet-Printed High-Aspect Ratio Micro-Needle Electrode Arrays Applied for Human Cerebral Organoids and 3D Neurospheroid Networks.

    Zips S et al (2023) ACS applied materials & interfaces 15 : 35950-35961
    PubMedID: 37469180
  • Targeted mechanical stimulation via magnetic nanoparticles guides in vitro tissue development.

    Abdel Fattah AR et al (2023) Nature communications 14 : 5281
    PubMedID: 37644160
  • Viability Analysis and High-Content Live-Cell Imaging for Drug Testing in Prostate Cancer Xenograft-Derived Organoids.

    Van Hemelryk A et al (2023) Cells 12
    PubMedID: 37408211
  • Pharmacological chaperones restore proteostasis of epilepsy-associated GABA(A) receptor variants.

    Wang YJ et al (2023) bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
    PubMedID: 37131660

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