| Assay Method Information | |
| | Des1 Activity Assays |
| Description: | Jurkat clone E6-1 cells were grown and then seeded at 106 cells/mL in a 96-well plate (400 μL in each well. The cells were administered 100 μL of cell culture media containing 50-μM NBD-C6-dihydroceramide (Des1 substrate), affording a final concentration of substrate of 10 μM. The cells were incubated with substrate at 4° C. for 30 minutes. Following the incubation at 4° C., the cell suspension was centrifuged at 1200 rpm for 3 minutes, and the cell pellet is resuspended in 400 μL of fresh media containing various concentrations of either fenretinide (known Des1 inhibitor control compound) or test article. The final concentrations of control compound and test compounds were tested in a range from 0-10 μM. The cells and compounds were incubated at 37° C. for 3 hours. Following the 3-hour incubation, the plate was centrifuged at 2500 g for 3 minutes at 4° C., followed by collection and transfer of 200 μL of the supernatant to a new 96-well plate with 300 μL of methanol an containing appropriate internal standards for liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectroscopy (LC/MS/MS) analysis (internal standard: 500 nM labetalol and 100 nM alprazolam). The samples were vortexed for 2 minutes followed by centrifugation at 3,220 g for 20 minutes. Following centrifugation, 200 μL of the supernatant was transferred to a new 96-well plate for LC-MS/MS analysis to determine the amount of NBD-C6-ceramide (Des1 product) produced. The assay was typically performed in duplicate. A reduction of at least 30% compared to vehicle control (0 μM test article) is indicative of an active compound, and a reduction of 75% compared to vehicle control is preferred. |
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