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Development of a high-throughput fluorescence polarization assay to identify novel ligands of glutamate carboxypeptidase II.

Abstract
Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) is an important target for therapeutic and diagnostic interventions aimed at prostate cancer and neurologic disorders. Here we describe the development and optimization of a high-throughput screening (HTS) assay based on fluorescence polarization (FP) that facilitates the identification of novel scaffolds inhibiting GCPII. First, we designed and synthesized a fluorescence probe based on a urea-based inhibitory scaffold covalently linked to a Bodipy TMR fluorophore (TMRGlu). Next, we established and optimized conditions suitable for HTS and evaluated the assay robustness by testing the influence of a variety of physicochemical parameters (e.g., pH, temperature, time) and additives. Using known GCPII inhibitors, the FP assay was shown to be comparable to benchmark assays established in the field. Finally, we evaluated the FP assay by HTS of a 20 000-compound library. The novel assay presented here is robust, highly reproducible (Z' = 0.82), inexpensive, and suitable for automation, thus providing an excellent platform for HTS of small-molecule libraries targeting GCPII.
AuthorsGlenda Alquicer, David Sedlák, Youngjoo Byun, Jirí Pavlícek, Marigo Stathis, Camilo Rojas, Barbara Slusher, Martin G Pomper, Petr Bartunek, Cyril Barinka
JournalJournal of biomolecular screening (J Biomol Screen) Vol. 17 Issue 8 Pg. 1030-40 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 1552-454X [Electronic] United States
PMID22751730 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Ligands
  • Small Molecule Libraries
  • FOLH1 protein, human
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II
Topics
  • Antigens, Surface (genetics, metabolism)
  • Fluorescence Polarization (methods)
  • Fluorescent Dyes (chemical synthesis)
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays (methods)
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Protein Binding
  • Small Molecule Libraries (pharmacology)

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