| Bioactivity | Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly(I:C)) is a synthetic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), which is a Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) agonist. Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid presents in some viruses, and is therefore commonly used to model the actions of extracellular dsRNA. | |||||||||
| Name | Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid | |||||||||
| CAS | 24939-03-5 | |||||||||
| Formula | (C10H13N4O8P)x.(C9H14N3O8P)x | |||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | |||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | |||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Alexopoulou L, Holt AC, Medzhitov R, Flavell RA. Recognition of double-stranded RNA and activation of NF-kappaB by Toll-like receptor 3. Nature. 2001;413(6857):732-738. [2]. Matsumoto M, Kikkawa S, Kohase M, Miyake K, Seya T. Establishment of a monoclonal antibody against human Toll-like receptor 3 that blocks double-stranded RNA-mediated signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2002;293(5):1364-1369. |