Tamoxifen

Estrogen signaling pathway modulator; Modulates selective estrogen receptor and estrogen-related receptor

Tamoxifen

Estrogen signaling pathway modulator; Modulates selective estrogen receptor and estrogen-related receptor

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Estrogen signaling pathway modulator; Modulates selective estrogen receptor and estrogen-related receptor
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Overview

Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), with tissue-specific antagonistic or agonistic effects. Receptor activation leads to the formation of homo- and hetero-dimers, which in turn interact with accessory proteins to regulate gene transcription. Tamoxifen is commonly used to activate Cre-ER in transgenic conditional models.

CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT
· Used in transgenic models to induce Cre-mediated recombination in conjunction with Cre-ER, a fusion protein consisting of Cre recombinase and a mutant form of the estrogen receptor hormone-binding domain that specifically binds tamoxifen but not estrogen (Feil et al.; Zhang et al.).

CANCER RESEARCH
· Inhibits growth in the human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7 (Katzenellenbogen et al.).
· Antagonist of estrogen receptor action in breast tissue and breast cancer cells (Abe et al.; Horwitz et al.).
Cell Type
Cancer Cells and Cell Lines, Mammary Cells, Pluripotent Stem Cells
Species
Human, Mouse, Non-Human Primate, Other, Rat
Area of Interest
Cancer, Cell Line Development, Epithelial Cell Biology, Stem Cell Biology
CAS Number
10540-29-1
Chemical Formula
C₂₆H₂₉NO
Purity
≥ 95%
Pathway
Estrogen
Target
ER

Protocols and Documentation

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Tamoxifen
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72664, 72662, 72666
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Safety Data Sheet
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Tamoxifen
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72664, 72666
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All
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English
Document Type
Safety Data Sheet
Product Name
Tamoxifen
Catalog #
72662
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All
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English

Applications

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