product name Obatoclax Mesylate (GX15-070)
Description: Obatoclax Mesylate (also known as GX15-070) is an inhibitor of Bcl-2 with Ki of 0.22 μM in a cell-free assay. Obatoclax mesylate binds to the BH3-binding site of BCL-2 and other related BCL-2 family members (including BCL-XL, MCL-1, A1, and BCL-B). As a pan-BCL-2 inhibitor being investigated for the treatment of refractory malignancies, obatoclax mesylate directly induce apoptosis in cultured acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells as well as primary patient samples and exhibits antitumor activity in mouse xengografts of solid tumor and myeloma cell lines.
References: Proc Natl Acad Sci, 2007, 104(49), 19512-191517.