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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C15H17IN2O2S
Molecular Weight 416.277
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ML-7

SMILES

IC1=CC=CC2=C1C=CC=C2S(=O)(=O)N3CCCNCC3

InChI

InChIKey=GEHJIACZUFWBTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H17IN2O2S/c16-14-6-1-5-13-12(14)4-2-7-15(13)21(19,20)18-10-3-8-17-9-11-18/h1-2,4-7,17H,3,8-11H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI
1-(5-iodonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl)-1H-hexahydro-1,4-diazepine (ML-7) is an inhibitor of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). It is widely used to study MLCK signaling both in vitro and in vivo.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: ML-7 is CNS active in animals. No human data available.

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.3 µM [Ki]
Conditions
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Diphosphorylation of platelet myosin ex vivo in the initial phase of activation by thrombin.
1992 Jul 22
Differentiation of human monoblastic leukemia U937 cells induced by inhibitors of myosin light chain kinase and prevention of differentiation by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
1993 Apr 16
Role of myosin phosphorylation and [Ca2+]i in myogenic reactivity and arteriolar tone.
1995 Nov
Naphthalenesulphonamides block neutrophil superoxide production by intact cells and in a cell-free system: is myosin light chain kinase responsible for these effects?
1995 Oct 1
ML-7 and W-7 facilitate thromboxane A2-mediated Ca2+ mobilization in rabbit platelets.
1996 Mar 7
Inhibition of sandfly fever Sicilian virus (Phlebovirus) replication in vitro by antiviral compounds.
1997 Sep-Oct
Role of rho-kinase activity in angiotensin II-induced contraction of rabbit clitoral cavernosum smooth muscle.
2002 Dec
Degranulation in RBL-2H3 cells: regulation by calmodulin pathway.
2003
The specificities of protein kinase inhibitors: an update.
2003 Apr 1
PAF- and bradykinin-induced hyperpermeability of rat venules is independent of actin-myosin contraction.
2003 Jul
Myofibrillogenesis in the first cardiomyocytes formed from isolated quail precardiac mesoderm.
2003 May 15
Functional diversity between Rho-kinase- and MLCK-mediated cytoskeletal actions in a myofibroblast-like hepatic stellate cell line.
2003 May 30
The catalytic domain of xPAK1 is sufficient to induce myosin II dependent in vivo cell fragmentation independently of other apoptotic events.
2003 Nov 15
Role of the actin cytoskeleton in regulating endothelial permeability in venules.
2003 Oct
Myosin II is present in gastric parietal cells and required for lamellipodial dynamics associated with cell activation.
2003 Sep
Modulation of acto-myosin contractility in skeletal muscle myoblasts uncouples growth arrest from differentiation.
2004 Aug 1
Myosin-mediated cytoskeleton contraction and Rho GTPases regulate laminin-5 matrix assembly.
2004 Feb
Aluminium causes variable responses in actin filament cytoskeleton of the root tip cells of Triticum turgidum.
2005 Oct
Myosin 2 is a key Rho kinase target necessary for the local concentration of E-cadherin at cell-cell contacts.
2005 Oct
Actin and non-muscle myosin II facilitate apical exocytosis of tear proteins in rabbit lacrimal acinar epithelial cells.
2005 Oct 15
Thrombin-induced contraction in alveolar epithelial cells probed by traction microscopy.
2006 Aug
Inhibiting myosin light chain kinase retards the growth of mammary and prostate cancer cells.
2006 May
Organized migration of epithelial cells requires control of adhesion and protrusion through Rho kinase effectors.
2007 Mar
Myosin light chain kinase-independent inhibition by ML-9 of murine TRPC6 channels expressed in HEK293 cells.
2007 Sep
Myosin phosphorylation triggers actin polymerization in vascular smooth muscle.
2008 Nov
[Protective effect of myosin light-chain kinase inhibitor on acute lung injury].
2009 Apr
Inhibition of myosin light chain phosphorylation decreases rat mesenteric lymphatic contractile activity.
2009 Aug
MDR1 function is sensitive to the phosphorylation state of myosin regulatory light chain.
2010 Jul 16
Murine vasa recta pericyte chloride conductance is controlled by calcium, depolarization, and kinase activity.
2010 Nov

Sample Use Guides

The rabbits were fed a high‑fat diet supplemented with 1 mg/kg/day ML7. Rats: 1 mg/kg ML-7 i.p.
Route of Administration: Other
1-(5-iodonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl)-1H-hexahydro-1,4-diazepine hydrochloride (ML-7), induced Nitroblue tetrazolium reducing activity, lysozyme activity and morphological maturation of human monoblastic U937, THP-1 and promyelocytic HL-60 cells, but not of erythroblastic K562 cells. 40 uM ML-7 induces activation of caspase-3 in adherent MCF-10A and MCF-10A Ras-transformed cells.
Name Type Language
ML-7
Common Name English
1H-1,4-DIAZEPINE, HEXAHYDRO-1-((5-IODO-1-NAPHTHALENYL)SULFONYL)-
Systematic Name English
NSC-734550
Code English
Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
E2C2LB77BF
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NSC
734550
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID60148917
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CAS
109376-83-2
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PUBCHEM
4216
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