MoTP, known more formally as 4-(4-morpholinobutylthio)phenol, is used to ablate larval melanocytes in zebrafish in order to study melanocyte regeneration.
CAS:57055-82-0
分子式:C14H21NO2S
分子量:267.4
纯度:98%
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Background:
MoTP, known more formally as 4-(4-morpholinobutylthio)phenol, is used to ablate larval melanocytes in zebrafish in order to study melanocyte regeneration. MoTP is converted to a cytotoxin in cells with high tyrosinase activity, which in the zebrafish embryo are limited to melanoblasts and newly formed melanocytes. The wash-out of MoTP allows regeneration through the proliferation of melanocyte stem cells.