scholarly journals High-Throughput Fluorescence-Based Activity Assay for Arginase-1

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1018-1025
Author(s):  
Yvonne Grobben ◽  
Nicole Willemsen-Seegers ◽  
Joost C. M. Uitdehaag ◽  
Jos de Man ◽  
Jan van Groningen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Drug Target ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Activity Assay ◽  
Arginase 1 ◽  
Cell Immunity ◽  
Small Molecule Library ◽  
Kinetics Of

Arginase-1, which converts the amino acid L-arginine into L-ornithine and urea, is a promising new drug target for cancer immunotherapy, as it has a role in the regulation of T-cell immunity in the tumor microenvironment. To enable the discovery of small-molecule Arginase-1 inhibitors by high-throughput screening, we developed a novel homogeneous (mix-and-measure) fluorescence-based activity assay. The assay measures the conversion of L-arginine into L-ornithine by a decrease in fluorescent signal due to quenching of a fluorescent probe, Arginase Gold. This way, inhibition of Arginase-1 results in a gain of signal when compared with the uninhibited enzyme. Side-by-side profiling of reference inhibitors in the fluorescence-based assay and a colorimetric urea formation assay revealed similar potencies and the same potency rank order among the two assay formats. The fluorescence-based assay was successfully automated for high-throughput screening of a small-molecule library in 384-well format with a good Z′-factor and hit confirmation rate. Finally, we show that the assay can be used to study the binding kinetics of inhibitors.

High-throughput screening of a small molecule library for promoters and inhibitors of mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation

2010 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren M. Brey ◽  
Nuzhat A. Motlekar ◽  
Scott L. Diamond ◽  
Robert L. Mauck ◽  
Jonathon P. Garino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cell ◽  
Osteogenic Differentiation ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Small Molecule Library

scholarly journals Development of a Novel High-Throughput Screen and Identification of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the Gα–RGS17 Protein–Protein Interaction Using AlphaScreen

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 869-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan I. Mackie ◽  
David L. Roman
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Protein Interaction ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Drug Targets ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
High Throughput Screen ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction

In this study, the authors used AlphaScreen technology to develop a high-throughput screening method for interrogating small-molecule libraries for inhibitors of the Gαo–RGS17 interaction. RGS17 is implicated in the growth, proliferation, metastasis, and the migration of prostate and lung cancers. RGS17 is upregulated in lung and prostate tumors up to a 13-fold increase over patient-matched normal tissues. Studies show RGS17 knockdown inhibits colony formation and decreases tumorigenesis in nude mice. The screen in this study uses a measurement of the Gαo–RGS17 protein–protein interaction, with an excellent Z score exceeding 0.73, a signal-to-noise ratio >70, and a screening time of 1100 compounds per hour. The authors screened the NCI Diversity Set II and determined 35 initial hits, of which 16 were confirmed after screening against controls. The 16 compounds exhibited IC50 <10 µM in dose–response experiments. Four exhibited IC50 values <6 µM while inhibiting the Gαo–RGS17 interaction >50% when compared to a biotinylated glutathione-S-transferase control. This report describes the first high-throughput screen for RGS17 inhibitors, as well as a novel paradigm adaptable to many other RGS proteins, which are emerging as attractive drug targets for modulating G-protein-coupled receptor signaling.

scholarly journals A small molecule UPR modulator for diabetes identified by high throughput screening

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Marrocco ◽  
Tuan Tran ◽  
Siying Zhu ◽  
Seung Hyuk Choi ◽  
Ana M. Gamo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening

High-Throughput Screening to Identify Small Molecules That Selectively Inhibit APOL1 Protein Level in Podocytes

2021 ◽  
pp. 247255522110262
Author(s):  
Jonathan Choy ◽  
Yanqing Kan ◽  
Steve Cifelli ◽  
Josephine Johnson ◽  
Michelle Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Screening Strategy ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Compound Screening ◽  
High Throughput Screens ◽  
Screening Library

High-throughput phenotypic screening is a key driver for the identification of novel chemical matter in drug discovery for challenging targets, especially for those with an unclear mechanism of pathology. For toxic or gain-of-function proteins, small-molecule suppressors are a targeting/therapeutic strategy that has been successfully applied. As with other high-throughput screens, the screening strategy and proper assays are critical for successfully identifying selective suppressors of the target of interest. We executed a small-molecule suppressor screen to identify compounds that specifically reduce apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) protein levels, a genetically validated target associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease. To enable this study, we developed homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assays to measure intracellular APOL1 and apolipoprotein L2 (APOL2) protein levels and miniaturized them to 1536-well format. The APOL1 HTRF assay served as the primary assay, and the APOL2 and a commercially available p53 HTRF assay were applied as counterscreens. Cell viability was also measured with CellTiter-Glo to assess the cytotoxicity of compounds. From a 310,000-compound screening library, we identified 1490 confirmed primary hits with 12 different profiles. One hundred fifty-three hits selectively reduced APOL1 in 786-O, a renal cell adenocarcinoma cell line. Thirty-one of these selective suppressors also reduced APOL1 levels in conditionally immortalized human podocytes. The activity and specificity of seven resynthesized compounds were validated in both 786-O and podocytes.

scholarly journals Design of High-Throughput Screening Assays and Identification of a SUMO1-Specific Small Molecule Chemotype Targeting the SUMO-Interacting Motif-Binding Surface

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aileen Y. Alontaga ◽  
Yifei Li ◽  
Chih-Hong Chen ◽  
Chen-Ting Ma ◽  
Siobhan Malany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Binding Surface ◽  
Screening Assays

scholarly journals Evaluation of Division-Arrested Cells for Cell-Based High-Throughput Screening and Profiling

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 615-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Digan ◽  
Chantevy Pou ◽  
Honglin Niu ◽  
Ji-Hu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Kinase Assay ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Reporter Assay ◽  
A431 Cells ◽  
Dividing Cells ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Assay Conditions

Just-in-time cell supply for cell-based high-throughput screening (HTS) is frequently problematic. In addition to scheduling and logistical issues, quality issues and variability due to passage effect, cell cycle, or confluency contribute to day-to-day signal variability in the course of cell-based HTS campaigns. Cell division-arrest and cryopreservation technologies permit the use of cells as assay-ready reagents for HTS and other cell-based profiling and structure-activity studies. In this report, the authors compare division-arrested and dividing cells in 2 assay types that are dependent on movement of proteins within or through cell membranes: a receptor tyrosine kinase assay involving A431 cells responsive to epidermal growth factor, and a secretion reporter assay, which measures secretion of a reporter gene, secreted alkaline phosphatase. In both assays, dividing and division-arrested cells yielded similar basal and maximal signals at a given cell density. Similar IC50s were obtained for reference inhibitors in each assay, type in both dividing and division-arrested cells. In addition, for the secretion reporter assay, when comparing IC50s obtained from 44 compounds randomly chosen from a primary screening hit list, the rank order of potency obtained from dividing cells and division-arrested cells was essentially identical. Furthermore, the results show that, under certain assay conditions, data generated using division-arrested cells are less variable than those generated using dividing cells. In summary, the results suggest that, in many cases, division-arrested cells can substitute for dividing cells and offer certain advantages for cell-based assays.

scholarly journals Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of adenovirus gene transfer using a high throughput screening approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret R. Duffy ◽  
Alan L. Parker ◽  
Eric R. Kalkman ◽  
Katie White ◽  
Dmytro Kovalskyy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Transfer ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Small Molecule Inhibitors ◽  
Screening Approach
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