Leucettine L41

Soluble in DMSO or ethanol. Stock solutions can be made up to 10 mM in DMSO. Potent inhibitor of DYRKs and CLKs. Interacts also with GSK-3 alpha/beta, CK2 and PIM1. Interacts with the complex PIKfyve/Vac14/Fig4. Modulates alternative splicing of pre-mRNA in various cellular systems. Neuroprotective against APP-induced cell death. Tools to study and modulate pre-RNA splicing. Potential compound for Alzheimer's disease and diseases involving abnormal pre-mRNA splicing. Potential compound to study Down syndrome (inhibition of DYRK1A). Neuroprotective against glutamate-induced cell death.