Thienopyridone is a potent and selective inhibitor of phosphatase of regenerating liver (PRL) phosphatase(IC50s of 173 nM, 277 nM and 128 nM for PRL-1, PRL-2, and PRL-3, respectively), and induces p130Cas cleavage and apoptosis and has anticancer effects.
Melanocortin (MC) 3-MSH (Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone) is believed to signal through the MC 3 receptor. It induces a sustained increase in intracellular free calcium levels ([Ca2+]i) in a subpopulation of pituitary cells. Most of the cells responding to