product name ABT-263 (Navitoclax)
Description: ABT-263 (Navitoclax) is an highly potent inhibitor of Bcl-xL, Bcl-2 and Bcl-w with Ki of ~ 0.5 nM, ~1 nM and ~1 nM in cell-free assays, Phase 2 study. As a Bad-like Bh3 minetic, ABT-263 binds to Bcl-2 family proteins Bcl-2, Bcl-xl and Bcl-w, disrupts the interaction between Bcl-2/Bcl-xl /Bcl-w and pro-apoptotic proteins such as Bim, Bad and Bak, which trigger the caspases-initiated cell death pathway to induce apoptosis.
References: Cancer Res. 2008, 68(9), 3421-428.; Clin Cancer Res, 2008, 14(11), 3268-77.