A cell-permeable thiadiazolidinedione compound that acts as a direct, potent, selective and cysteine-reactive irreversible inhibitor of RGS4 over other RGS proteins (IC50=0.03, 0.12, 3.5, 11, >200 and >200uM against RGS4, RGS19, RGS16, RGS8, RGS7 and RGS4Cys- using FCPIA assay, respectively). Shown to block RGS4-Ga0 interaction and repress Ga0-dependent membrane localization of RGS4 in HEK-293T cells with no effect on the intrinsic rate of GTP hydrolysis by Ga0. Suggested to interact with Cys107-RGS8 allosteric regulatory site and display minimal affinity towards papain (IC50>100uM).