Cell experiment:

AZ960 is dissolved in 100% DMSO to a 0.01 M. HTLV-1–infected T cells and MOLT-4 cells are cultured with various concentrations of AZ960 (0.03-1 μM) for 2 days in 96-well plates. Peripheral blood lymphocytes are activated by phytohemagglutinin (PHA; 5 ng/mL) for 1 hour, then cultured with various concentrations of AZ960 (0.03–1 μM) for 2 days in 96-well plates. After culture, cell number and viability are evaluated by measuring the mitochondrial-dependent conversion of the MTT to a colored formazan product[2].

AZ960 is a potent and specific inhibitor of the JAK2 kinase with a Ki of 0.45 nM.

AZ960 inhibits Jak2 kinase with a Ki of 0.45 nM. Z960 possesses much less potent activity against Jak1, 3, and TYK2. AZ960 is active against other kinases, including TrkA, Aurora-A, and FAK, with IC50 of around 0.1 μM. AZ960 effectively induces growth arrest and apoptosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1, HTLV-1–infected T cells (MT-1 and MT-2) in parallel with downregulation of the phosphorylated forms of Jak2 and Bcl-2 family proteins including Bcl-2 and Mcl-1[2]. AZ960 potently inhibits the clonogenic growth and induces apoptosis of freshly isolated acute myelogenous leukemia cells from patients in association with cleavage of caspase 3 and down regulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins[1]. AZ960 has a Ki of 1.25 μM for T. brucei extracellular signal-regulated kinase 8 (TbERK8). It inhibits TbERK8 with an IC50 of 120 nM[3].

References:
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[3]. Yang J, et al. AZ960, a novel Jak2 inhibitor, induces growth arrest and apoptosis in adult T-cell leukemia cells. Mol Cancer Ther. 2010 Dec;9(12):3386-95.
[4]. Valenciano AL, et al. Discovery and antiparasitic activity of AZ960 as a Trypanosoma brucei ERK8 inhibitor. Bioorg Med Chem. 2016 Oct 1;24(19):4647-51.