| Assay Method Information | |
| | Bcl-2/Bcl-X TR-FRET Assay |
| Description: | Compounds disclosed herein were tested for blocking of Bcl-2/Bcl-X protein with its ligand in an assay based on Time-Resolved Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) methodology. Recombinant human 0.05 nM Bcl-2/0.03 nM Bcl-X protein was pre-incubated with a serial dilution of compounds disclosed herein (maximum concentration is 0.1 μM for Bcl-2 assay, and 10 μM for Bcl-xl assay, 3-fold serially diluted, 10 points; or maximum concentration is 0.02 μM for Bcl-2 assay, and 2 μM for Bcl-xl assay, 3-fold serially diluted, 10 points) at room temperature for 0.5 hour in an assay buffer containing 20 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, 0.05% Tween-20, 0.01% BSA. Then the FITC labeled Bak peptide Ac-GQVGRQLAIIGDK(FITC)INR-amide (0.5 nM for Bcl-2, 0.3 nM for Bcl-xl) and MAb Anti 6His Tb cryptate Gold were added to plate and further incubated at room temperature for 1 hour. The TR-FRET signals (337 nm-520 nm-490 nm) were read on BMG PHERAstar FSX instrument. The inhibition percentage of Bcl-2/Bcl-X interaction with its ligand in presence of increasing concentrations of compounds was calculated based on the TR-FRET signals. The IC50 for each compound was derived from fitting the data to the four-parameter logistic equation by Graphpad Prism software. To improve the assay sensitivity and test more potent compounds in the present application, the bcl-2 concentration was reduced in method B. |
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