External ID: ADAM17_INH_QFRET_1536_1X%INH PRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this assay is to identify compounds that inhibit ADAM17. This assay employs a fluorophore and quencher pair. F =EDANS fluorophore, Q = DABCYL quencher. When intact, EDANS emission at 460nm is quenched by DABCYL via fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Upon cleavage of the scissile bond (A~V) by ADAM protease, the distance between fluorophore and quencher increases resulting in fluorescence increase at 460nm. Compounds are tested in singlicate at a final nominal concentration of 6.95 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

Prior to the start of the assay, 2.5 microliters 2X ADAM17 enzyme (20 nM in Assay Buffer: 50 mM HEPES, 0.01% Brij, pH 7.5) are dispensed into 1536 microtiter plates. Compounds are added to plate (final concentration TBD) and incubated for 30 minutes at 25 degrees Celsius. The assay is started by dispensing 2.5 microliter of2X DM2 substrate (20 uM in Assay Buffer) to all wells. Plates are centrifuged and after 3 hours of incubation at 25 degrees Celsius, fluorescence is measured (excitation = 359nm, emission = 460nm).

The % inhibition for each well was then calculated as follows:

%_Inhibition = ( RFU_Test_Compound - MedianRFU_Low_Control ) / ( MedianRFU_High_Control - MedianRFU_Low_Control ) * 100

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing test compound.
High_Control is defined as wells treated with 1 micromolar Marimastat
Low_Control is defined as wells containing DMSO.


Interval Cutoff:
A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally inhibiting compounds in the primary screen. Four values were calculated: (1) the average percent inhibition of all high controls tested plus three times the standard deviation of the high controls, (2) the average percent inhibition of all low controls tested minus three times the standard deviation of the low controls, (3) the average percent inhibition of all compounds tested between (1) and (2), and (4) three times their standard deviation. The sum of two of these values, (3) and (4), was used as a cutoff parameter, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % inhibition/activity than the cutoff parameter was declared active.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary inhibition. Negative % inhibition values are reported as activity score zero.

The activity score range for active compounds is 100-8, for inactive 8-0.

List of Reagents:

ADAM17 enzyme (R&D Systems, part # 930-ADB)
EDANS-DABCYL DM2 peptide substrate (Supplied by Assay Provider)
0.5M HEPES solution, pH7.5 (Teknova, part #101319-900)
Brij-35 (Sigma-Aldrich, part # P1254)
1536 well plate (Corning, part # 7261)

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. In this case the results of each separate campaign were assigned "Active/Inactive" status based upon that campaign's specific compound activity cutoff value. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

External ID: CHRM1_AG_FLUO8_1536_1X%ACT PRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this assay is to identify compounds that act as agonists of the human M1 muscarinic receptor (CHRM1; M1). In this assay, CHO-K1 cells stably expressing human M1 are loaded, intracellularly with the calcium indicator dye, Fluo-8, followed by treatment with agonist control or test compounds. As designed, compounds that act as CHRM1 agonists will increase intracellular calcium mobilization, resulting in increased relative fluorescence of the indicator dye and well fluorescence. Compounds are tested in singlicate at a final nominal concentration of 3 uM.

Protocol Summary:

The CHO-hM1 cell line was routinely cultured in T-175 sq cm flasks at 37 C and 95% relative humidity (RH). The growth media consisted of Ham's F-12 Nutrient Media (F-12) supplemented with 10% v/v heat-inactivated qualified fetal bovine serum, 20 mM HEPES, 50 ug/mL Geneticin, and 1X antibiotic mix (penicillin and streptomycin).

The day before the assay 3000 cells in 3 uL of growth media were seeded into each well of 1536 well microtiter plates and allowed to incubate at 37 C, 5% CO2, and 95 % RH for 17-24 hours. Next, 2 uL of the fluorogenic Fluo-8 intracellular calcium indicator mixture (prepared according to the manufacturer's protocol) was added to each well. Plates were then incubated for 1 hour at 37 C, 5% CO2, and 95 % RH, followed by 30 minute incubation at room temperature. Then, 15 nL of test compound in DMSO were dispensed to appropriate wells. The assay was started by performing a basal read of plate fluorescence (470-495 nm excitation and 515-575 nm emission) for 5 seconds on the FLIPR Tetra (Molecular Devices). Then a real time fluorescence measurement was immediately performed for the remaining 140 seconds of the assay. A ratio for each well was calculated to normalize assay data, according to the following mathematical expression:

Ratio = I_Max / I_Min

Where:

I_Max represents the maximum measured fluorescence emission intensity over the 140 second read.
I_Min represents the minimum (basal) measured fluorescence emission intensity before compound was added.

The percent activation was calculated from the median ratio as follows:

%_Activation = ( ( Ratio_Test_Compound - Median_Ratio_Low_Control ) / ( Median_Ratio_High_Control - Median_Ratio_Low_Control ) ) * 100

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing test compound.
Low_Control is defined as wells containing DMSO.
High_Control is defined as wells containing Acetylcholine (EC100) and DMSO.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally activating compounds in the primary screen. Two values were calculated for each assay plate: (1) the average percent activation of test compound wells and (2) three times their standard deviation. The sum of these two values was used as a cutoff parameter for the entire run, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % activation than the entire screen's cutoff parameter was declared active.

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary activation. Negative % activation values are reported as activity score zero.

The PubChem Activity Score range for active compounds is 100-1, and for inactive compounds 1-0.

List of Reagents:

Cell line: Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells containing hM1 receptor; (Conn Lab)
Calcium sensitive dye: Fluo-8 No Wash Calcium Assay Kit; (AAT Bioquest, part 36316)
Growth media: Ham's F-12; 10% FBS, 20mM HEPES, 50 ug/mL G418
Assay media: Ham's F-12, 10% FBS, 20 mM HEPES
Assay plates: Aurora black/clear 1536well FLIPR plate; (Aurora, part 00019326)
Probenecid: 250 mM (pH 8.0); (Sigma P8761)
Agonist: Acetylcholine (50 mM stock in water); Sigma A9187

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, and compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

External ID: TDP1100

Protocol: DT40-hTDP1 cells without 20 nM Camptothecin (add 20 microL of DMSO in 1 L of cell culture medium) were dispensed at 400 cells/5microL/well in tissue culture treated 1536-well white wall/solid bottom assay plates (Greiner Bio-One North America, NC, U.S.A.) using a Multidrop Combi 8 channel dispenser (Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA, USA). 23 nL compounds and controls were transferred using the pin tool (Kalypsys, San Diego, CA, USA) to the assay plates. The assay plates were then incubated at 37 masculineC for a minimum 48 hr. Three microL of Cell Titer Glo solution was added to the plates and incubated at RT in dark for 30 min. Luminescence was read using ViewLux (Perkin Elmer) with 1 sec exposure slow speed, high gain and 2x binning.

Comment: Compound Ranking:

1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. See data field "Curve Description". For this assay, apparent inhibitors are ranked higher than compounds that showed apparent activation.
2. For all inactive compounds, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active compounds, a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39. Fit_LogAC50 was used for determining relative score and was scaled to each curve class' score range.

External ID: TDP1101

Protocol: DT40-hTDP1 cells with 20 nM Camptothecin (add 20 microL of 1 mM CPT stock in 1 L of cell culture medium) were dispensed at 400 cells/5microL/well in tissue culture treated 1536-well white wall/solid bottom assay plates (Greiner Bio-One North America, NC, U.S.A.) using a Multidrop Combi 8 channel dispenser (Thermo Fisher, Waltham, MA, USA). 23 nL compounds and controls were transferred using the pin tool (Kalypsys, San Diego, CA, USA) to the assay plates. The assay plates were then incubated at 37 masculineC for a minimum 48 hr. Three microL of Cell Titer Glo solution was added to the plates and incubated at RT in dark for 30 min. Luminescence was read using ViewLux (Perkin Elmer) with 1 sec exposure slow speed, high gain and 2x binning.

Comment: Compound Ranking:

1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. See data field "Curve Description". For this assay, apparent inhibitors are ranked higher than compounds that showed apparent activation.
2. For all inactive compounds, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active compounds, a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39. Fit_LogAC50 was used for determining relative score and was scaled to each curve class' score range.

External ID: 2134-01_Inhibitor_SinglePoint_HTS_Activity_Set2

Protocol:
1. Clone20-Shn3FFL cells (Lot#1-810) are cultured and expanded in OB media
to obtain sufficient cell numbers to plate across the ~2,100 384-well plates required
to screen in duplicate the 330,000 compounds in the MLSMR collection.
2. Cells are plated at a concentration of 3000 cells per well in 30ul of OB media using a Combi Multidrop (Thermo)
in white opaque 384-well plates (Corning 3570/8867BC).
3. Once plated, cells are incubated overnight at 37 degrees C 5% CO2 95% humidity prior to the addition of
compounds.
4. Compounds are then be added to plates at a volume of 100nl of compound using a steel pin tool (V&P Scientific).
5. Following the addition of compounds, cells will be incubated for an additional 24
hours at 37 degrees C 5%CO2 95% humidity.
6. After 24 hour incubation period, cells and luciferase reagents are allowed to
equilibrate to room temperature for 10 minutes.
7. For firefly luciferase assay, 20ul of Cell Titer Glo luciferase (Promega) is added
to each well with a Combi multidrop and then plates are incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature
on orbital shaker.
8. Plates are read on an Envision multi-mode plate reader (Perkin Elmer) to
obtain luminescence readings (0.1 s/well)

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC) and positive control wells (PC) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in decreasing readout signal.

NORMALIZATION:
The raw signals of the plate wells were normalized using the 'Neutral Controls Minus Inhibitors' method in Genedata Assay Analyzer (v7.0.3):
The median raw signal of the intraplate neutral control wells was set to a normalized activity value of 0.
The median raw signal of the intraplate positive control wells was set to a normalized activity value of -100.
Experimental wells values were scaled to this range.
All well activities were then multiplied by -1 to create a positive activity readout value range, to match Pubchem convention.


PATTERN CORRECTION: The plate pattern correction algorithm 'Runwise Pattern (Multiplicative)' in Genedata (v7.0.3) was applied to the normalized plate data.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
This was set as equal to the mean of the normalized and corrected sample replicate activities, rounded to the nearest integer .
The minimum PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE required for a compound to be called a hit (the activity threshold, or AT) was set at 75.

PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE REPLICATES:
For each sample, the percentage of replicates (PCT_ACTIVE_REP) which had activity scores >= AT was determined.
The minimum percentage of replicates required for a compound to be called a hit (PAR_T) was set at 100.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Samples passing BOTH threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 2 (active):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

Samples passing NEITHER threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing AT only were assigned an outcome of 3 (inconclusive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

External ID: 7012-04_Inhibitor_Dose_CherryPick_Activity

Protocol: Retest at Dose Protocol
120mL batch FGF7/dye mixture (44ug/mL FGF7/9x dye)
90 mL MES buffer (pH 6.0)
1050uL DMSO
216 uL SYPro orange dye (5000x)
5.25 mg FGF22 @ 0.177 mg/mL

Dispense 5uL FGF7/dye mixture into all wells of 384 well qpCR plate prepared with positive control, neutral control, and test compounds predelivered at 10mM (20nL) at 2x dilution
Incubate the plate for 30 minutes at room temperature in the dark.
Place plate in Roche Light cycle 480 and run protein melt protocol (melting from 25c-85c, 3.6 deg C / minute ramping, 10 acquisitions per deg C, Ex 465nm and Em 580 nm.

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC; n=36) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in increasing readout signal.

ACTIVE CONCENTRATION LIMIT:
For each sample, the highest valid tested concentration (Max_Concentration) was determined and the active concentration limit (AC_limit) was set to equal Max_Concentration.

NORMALIZATION:
No normalization was applied to the raw data signals.

PATTERN CORRECTION: No plate pattern correction algorithm from Genedata Condoseo (v.10.0.2) was applied.

MEASUREMENT USED TO DETERMINE ACTIVE CONCENTRATION (AC): absACnn, the concentration at which the curve crosses threshold 0.38999998569488525
AC values were calculated using the curve fitting strategies in Genedata Screener Condoseo (7.0.3).
AC values were calculated up to the active concentration limit described for each sample.
pAC was set to equal -1*log10(AC)

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Activity_Outcome = 1 (inactive) when:
a) compound shows activity but in a direction opposite to the expected outcome
in these cases, values describing curve fitting parameters (Sinf, S0, Hill Slope, log_AC50, log_AC50_SE) are set to null
b) curve fit is constant where activity is > -30% and < 30% at all tested concentrations, or
c) AC > AC_limit
Activity_Outcome = 2 (active) when:
AC <= AC_limit
Activity_Outcome = 3 (inconclusive) when:
a) Curve fitting strategy resulted in a constant fit with activity >= 30% but <= 70%, or
b) The fit was deemed not valid due to poor fit quality.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
If PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME = 1 (inactive) or 3 (inconclusive),
then PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE = 0
If PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME = 2 (active)
then PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE = (10)(pAC)
Scores relate to AC in this manner:
120 = 1 pM
90 = 1 nM
60 = 1 uM
30 = 1 mM
0 = 1 M
When the active concentration (AC) is calculated to be greater than the highest valid tested concentration (Max_Concentration), the PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is calculated using Max_Concentration as the basis.
When the active concentration (AC) is calculated to be less than the lowest tested concentration, the PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is calculated using the lowest tested concentration as the basis.

Note:
The individual dose data point columns ('Activity_at_xxuM') reported here represent the median of valid (unmasked) replicate observations at each concentration. These values are the inputs to a curve fitting algorithm.
All other data columns represent values which are derived during the curve fitting algorithm; this may sometimes include automatic further masking of some replicate data points.
Occasionally this results in perceived inconsistencies: for example, between the derived 'Maximal_Activity' and the apparent most active data point.

External ID: 2147-01_Inhibitor_SinglePoint_HTS_Activity

Protocol: Protocol:
The FadD28 is purified through Ni-NTA affinity column due to a 6x Histidine tag. Purified protein is stored at -80 degrees C (D.J. Wilson, and C.C. Aldrich. Anal. Biochem. 404 (2010) 56-63)
I. Solution preparation (For a run of 121 plates):
1) Prepare 700mL of 200nM compound 11 (TAMRA labeled substrate) in FP buffer. Take 1.4mL of 100uM compound 11 in 100% DMSO in 700mL FP buffer
2) Prepare 50mL compound24 (non-labeled substrate) in FP buffer. Take 200uL of 10mM compound 24 in 100% DMSO in 50mL FP buffer
3) Prepare 350mL 4uM FadD28 in FP buffer. Take 1.746mL of 802uM FadD28 in 350mL FP buffer
II. Setup reagents on automation instrument
1) Add the solutions of compound24, FadD28 and FP buffer to the bottles of BioRaptr (Beckman) based on the dispense table
2) Add compound 11 solution to the bottle of combi NL (Thermo Scientific)
3) Add 1536-well assay ready plates (ARPs) to incubator
III. Run automation protocol
1) Dispense 3uL/well of the solutions from BioRaptr based on the dispense table to 1536-well assay ready plates (ARPs) (Aurora, Cat#: 00019180BX)(Positive control wells receive 1.5uL/well of compound24 and 1.5uL/well of FadD28 solution; all the other wells receive 1.5uL/well of FP buffer and 1.5uL/well of FadD28 solution)
2) Incubate the plates for 10mins at 25 degrees C
3) Dispense 3uL/well of 200nM compound11 solution to the plates by Combi NL
4) Incubate the plates for 30mins at 25 degrees C
5) Read the plates on ViewLux (PerkinElmer) with excitation wavelength of 525nm, emission wavelength of 598 nm and dichroic mirror of 550nm
Final concentration: 100nM compound11, 1uM FadD28, 10uM compound24 (positive control), compound concentration for primary screen: 12.5uM
FP buffer: 30mM Tris-HCl, pH7.5, 1mM MgCl2, 1mM DTT, 0.0025% Igepal CA630

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC) and positive control wells (PC) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in decreasing readout signal.

NORMALIZATION:
The raw signals of the plate wells were normalized using the 'Neutral Controls Minus Inhibitors' method in Genedata Assay Analyzer (v7.0.3):
The median raw signal of the intraplate neutral control wells was set to a normalized activity value of 0.
The median raw signal of the intraplate positive control wells was set to a normalized activity value of -100.
Experimental wells values were scaled to this range.
All well activities were then multiplied by -1 to create a positive activity readout value range, to match Pubchem convention.


PATTERN CORRECTION: No plate pattern correction algorithm from Genedata Condoseo (v.7.0.3) was applied.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
This was set as equal to the maximum of the normalized sample replicate activities, rounded to the nearest integer .
The minimum PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE required for a compound to be called a hit (the activity threshold, or AT) was set at 8.

PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE REPLICATES:
For each sample, the percentage of replicates (PCT_ACTIVE_REP) which had activity scores >= AT was determined.
The minimum percentage of replicates required for a compound to be called a hit (PAR_T) was set at 100.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Samples passing BOTH threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 2 (active):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

Samples passing NEITHER threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing AT only were assigned an outcome of 3 (inconclusive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

tSamples passing PAR_T only were assigned an outcome of 3 (inconclusive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

External ID: Bursicon-induced LGR2 mediated cAMP production in LGR-2/CRE6x-Luciferase co-transfected HEK293 cells Inhibition - 7011-01_Antagonist_SinglePoint_HTS_Activity

Protocol: Protocol

Day 0:
Cell Culture
HEK 293 cells are plated in DMEM culture media (containing 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) and 1X penn/strep/glutamine) at a density of 5x106 cells/T175 flask and grown for 3 days at 37 degrees C in 5% CO2 incubator.

Day 3:
Transient Transfection
Cells are transiently transfected in DMEM transfection media (containing 1X penn/strep/glutamine without serum) using polyethyleneimine (PEI).
1)Mix 2.9ug/flask of cDNA encoding the wild-type Bursicon Receptor with 14.6ng/flask of cDNA encoding a CRE-luciferase reporter gene with a PEST/HCL sequence in 2mL of transfection media
2)Add 61uL/flask of PEI of 1mg/mL in 1.5mL of transfection media
3)Mix the 2mL cDNA solution with 1.5mL of PEI solution and incubate at RT for 20 mins
4)Aspirated the culture media from the cells in T175 flask
5)Add 25 mL of transfection media and 3.5mL of transfection mixture to T175 falsk.
6)Mix the media with transfection mixture well and transfect for 2 days at 37 degrees C in 5% CO2 incubator

Day 5:
Cell Plating
1)Typsinize the Cells with 5mL of 0.05% Trypsin and incubate at 37oC for 5 min.
2)Add 5mL of DMEM assay media (containing DMEM without phenol red, 10% NuSerum and 1x Pen/Strep/Glutamine) to inactive trypsin
3)Collect cells by centrifugation at 1000rpm for 5 min
4)Suspend the cells in DMEM assay media to a cell density of 4x105 cells/mL
5)Plate the cells to 1536-well Aurora Mako plate with 2000 cells/well/5uL using ViaFill
6)Incubate the cells at 37 degrees C in 5% CO2 incubator on GS system for overnight

Day 6:
Compound Treatment, Agonist Stimulation and Detection
Assay Setup
1)Thaw aliquoted Bursicon conditioned media and diluted with DMEM assay media at a 1/20 dilution. Filter the solution through a 0.22uM filter
2)Add DMEM condition media, the diluted Bursicon conditioned media and SteadyGlo to the bottles and setup BioRAPTR

Run automation protocol on GS system
1)Take the assay plate with transfected cells from the incubator
2)Transfer 5nL/well of 10mM compound to assay plate
3)Incubate 30 mins in incubator
4)Add 1uL/well of DMEM assay media to PosCon wells and diluted Bursicon solution to the other wells using BioRAPTR (Beckman) based on the plate map
5)Incubate the assay plate for 4 h in incubator
6)Take the plate out from the incubator and equilibrate the assay plate at RT for 10 mins
7)Add 1uL/well of SteadyGlo to assay plate using BioRAPTR, incubate at RT for 10 mins
8)Read the plate on ViewLux (PerkinElmer) for Luminescence.

Culture Media
DMEM high glucose, no glutamine (Invitrogen, 11960)
Pen/Strep/Glutamine (Invitrogen 10378-016)
Fetal Bovine Serum (Atlanta Biological, S10350)

Transfection Media
DMEM high glucose, no glutamine (Invitrogen, 11960)
Pen/Strep/Glutamine (Invitrogen 10378-016)

Assay Media
DMEM no phenol red (Invitrogen, 21063-029)
Pen/Strep/Glutamine (Invitrogen 10378-016)
NuSerum (BD biosciences, 24883)

0.05% Trypsin-EDTA (Invitrogen, 25300-062)
Aurora 1536-well Mako plate (Aurora/Brooks, 00028778)

Comment:

External ID: AMA1100

Protocol: Two microliters of his-tagged AMA1 3D7 allele protein (final concentration 25 nM) was dispensed into a 1,536-well assay plate. Small molecules and positive control peptides were pin-transferred (23 nL or 46 nL) via Kalypsys pin-tool equipped with a 1,536-pin array, resulting in final compound and peptide concentration ranges of 91.5 nM - 57.2 muM, and 15.6 nM - 2.00 muM, respectively. Unlabeled RON2 peptide or R1 peptide (VFAEFLPLFSKFGSRMHILK) that specifically binds the 3D7 AMA1 was used as a positive control that inhibited the binding of RON2L to AMA1. After 15 minutes incubation, 1 uL of biotinylated RON2 peptide (final concentration 25 nM) or buffer were dispensed and the assay plate was incubated for an additional 30 minutes at room temperature and protected from light. This was followed by an addition of 1 uL mixture of donor and acceptor beads (10 ug/mL final concentrations for each). The plates were incubated for 30 min at room temperature and read using the EnVision(R) plate reader (PerkinElmer). Maximum inhibition response was normalized to the positive control signal while no inhibition response was normalized to the DMSO treated wells.

Comment: Compound Ranking:

1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. See data field "Curve Description". For this assay, apparent inhibitors are ranked higher than compounds that showed apparent activation.
2. For all inactive compounds, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active compounds, a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39. Fit_LogAC50 was used for determining relative score and was scaled to each curve class' score range.

External ID: ABHD4_INH_FP_1536_1X%INH PRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this biochemical assay is to identify compounds that act as inhibitors of alpha/beta hydrolase domain containing 4 (ABHD4). In this assay, ABHD4 protein is incubated with test compounds and fluorophosphonate-rhodamine (FP-Rh) activity-based probe. The reaction is excited with linear polarized light and the intensity of the emitted light is measured as the polarization value (mP). As designed, test compounds that act as ABHD4 inhibitors will prevent ABHD4-probe interactions, thereby increasing the proportion of free (unbound) fluorescent probe in the well, leading to low fluorescence polarization. Compounds are tested in singlicate at a nominal test concentration of 8.92 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

Prior to the start of the assay, 4 microliters of assay buffer (50 mM HEPES pH 7.0, 150 mM NaCl and 0.01% Pluronic F-127) were dispensed into column 2 only. Next, 4 microliters of assay buffer containing 46.9 ug/mL of ABHD4 mutant protein (S159A) were dispensed into columns 1 and 3 of 1536 microtiter plates and 4 microliters of assay buffer containing 46.9 ug/mL of ABHD4 wild type protein were dispensed into columns 4 thru 48. Then, 45 nL of test compound in DMSO or DMSO alone (0.89% final concentration) were added to the appropriate wells and incubated for 45 minutes at 25 degrees Celsius.

The assay was started by dispensing 1.0 microliter of 188 nM FP-Rh in assay buffer to all wells. Plates were centrifuged and after 60 minutes of incubation at 25 degrees Celsius, fluorescence polarization was read on a Viewlux microplate reader (PerkinElmer, Turku, Finland) using a BODIPY TMR FP filter set and a BODIPY dichroic mirror (excitation = 525nm, emission = 598nm) for 30 seconds for each polarization plane (parallel and perpendicular).

Prior to further calculations, the following formula was used to calculate fluorescence polarization (FP):

FP = ( Raw1 - Raw2 ) / ( Raw1 + Raw2 )

Where:

Raw1 is defined as the S channel.
Raw2 is defined as the P channel.

The percent inhibition for each compound was calculated as follows:

100 *( ( Test_Compound - Median_Low_Control ) / ( Median_High_Control - Median_Low_Control ) )

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing ABHD4 wild type protein in the presence of test compound and FP-Rh.
High_Control is defined as wells containing ABHD4 mutant protein, DMSO and FP-Rh.
Low_Control is defined as the median of the wells containing test compounds.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:


A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally inhibiting compounds in the primary screen. Two values were calculated: (1) the average percent inhibition of all compounds tested, and (2) three times their standard deviation. The sum of these two values was used as a cutoff parameter, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % inhibition than the cutoff parameter was declared active.

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary inhibition. Negative % inhibition values are reported as activity score zero.

The activity score range for active compounds is 100-6, for inactive 6-0.

List of Reagents:

mABHD4 wild type protein (supplied by Assay Provider)
mABHD4 (S159A) mutant protein (supplied by Assay Provider).
FP-Rh probe (supplied by Assay Provider)
HEPES (Sigma, part 83264)
NaCl (Sigma, part S6546)
Pluronic F-127 (Invitrogen, part P6866)
1536-well plates (Corning, part 7261)

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

External ID: ABHD4_INH_FP_1536_3X%INH CRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this biochemical assay is to confirm activity of compounds identified as active in a previous set of experiments entitled, "Fluorescence polarization-based biochemical high throughput primary assay to identify inhibitors of alpha/beta hydrolase domain containing 4 (ABHD4)" (AID 720543). In this assay, ABHD4 protein is incubated with test compounds and fluorophosphonate-rhodamine (FP-Rh) activity-based probe. The reaction is excited with linear polarized light and the intensity of the emitted light is measured as the polarization value (mP). As designed, test compounds that act as ABHD4 inhibitors will prevent ABHD4-probe interactions, thereby increasing the proportion of free (unbound) fluorescent probe in the well, leading to low fluorescence polarization. Compounds are tested in triplicate at a nominal test concentration of 8.92 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

Prior to the start of the assay, 4 microliters of assay buffer (50 mM HEPES pH 7.0, 150 mM NaCl and 0.01% Pluronic F-127) were dispensed into column 2 only. Next, 4 microliters of assay buffer containing 46.9 ug/mL of ABHD4 mutant protein (S159A) were dispensed into columns 1 and 3 of 1536 microtiter plates and 4 microliters of assay buffer containing 46.9 ug/mL of ABHD4 wild type protein were dispensed into columns 4 thru 48. Then, 45 nL of test compound in DMSO or DMSO alone (0.89% final concentration) were added to the appropriate wells and incubated for 45 minutes at 25 degrees Celsius.

The assay was started by dispensing 1.0 microliter of 188 nM FP-Rh in assay buffer to all wells. Plates were centrifuged and after 60 minutes of incubation at 25 degrees Celsius, fluorescence polarization was read on a Viewlux microplate reader (PerkinElmer, Turku, Finland) using a BODIPY TMR FP filter set and a BODIPY dichroic mirror (excitation = 525nm, emission = 598nm) for 30 seconds for each polarization plane (parallel and perpendicular).

Prior to further calculations, the following formula was used to calculate fluorescence polarization (FP):

FP = ( Raw1 - Raw2 ) / ( Raw1 + Raw2 )

Where:

Raw1 is defined as the S channel.
Raw2 is defined as the P channel.

The percent inhibition for each compound was calculated as follows:

100 *( ( Test_Compound - Median_Low_Control ) / ( Median_High_Control - Median_Low_Control ) )

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing ABHD4 wild type protein in the presence of test compound and FP-Rh.
High_Control is defined as wells containing ABHD4 mutant protein, DMSO and FP-Rh.
Low_Control is defined as the wells containing ABHD4 wild type, DMSO and FP-Rh.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

The average percent inhibition and standard deviation of each compound tested were calculated. Any compound that exhibited an average percent inhibition greater than the hit cutoff calculated for the primary screen (AID 720543) was declared active.

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary inhibition. Negative % inhibition values are reported as activity score zero.

The activity score range for active compounds is 100-8, for inactive 8-0.

List of Reagents:

mABHD4 wild type protein (supplied by Assay Provider)
mABHD4 (S159A) mutant protein (supplied by Assay Provider).
FP-Rh probe (supplied by Assay Provider)
HEPES (Sigma, part 83264)
NaCl (Sigma, part S6546)
Pluronic F-127 (Invitrogen, part P6866)
1536-well plates (Corning, part 7261)

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR. The MLSMR was not able to provide all compounds selected for testing in this assay.

External ID: 2152-01_Activator_SinglePoint_HTS_Activity

Protocol: . Coat plates with 0.1% Gelatin in PBS (20ul per well) for 20 minutes at room temp.
Day 0
. Plate 3,000 HUVEC cells/well in 384 well plates, 50l per well, in EGM-2 medium, incubate at 37 degrees Celsius
Day 2
. Pin 100nl of compound, DMSO
. Add 10 ul Positive Control (TNFalpha at 0.3ng/ml)
. Incubate 16h
Day 3
. Aspirate media using plate washer
. Add 70 ul wash buffer using Thermo Multidrop Combi or plate washer (assay provider uses combi)
. Aspirate wash buffer with plate washer
. Add 20 ul blocking antibody (IgG) with combi
. Incubate at room temp for 15 minutes
. Aspirate
. Add 20 ul Biotin conjugated anti-e-selectin antibody with combi
. Incubate 30 minutes at room temp (or 15 minutes at 37 degrees Celsius)
. Aspirate
. Add 70 ul wash buffer using combi or plate washer (assay provider uses combi)
. Aspirate
. Add 20 ul streptavidin-PE using combi or plate washer (assay provider uses combi)
. Incubate 30 minutes at room temp (or 15 minutes at 37 degrees Celsius)
. Aspirate
. Add 70 ul of PBS (not wash buffer)
. Aspirate
. Add 20ul Hoechst/4% PF/PBS mix (fix cells and stain nuclei)
. Incubate 15 minutes at room temp
. Aspirate (PF is a hazardous waste and is collected in a seperate hazardous waste container)
. Add 70ul PBS
. Aspirate
. Add 70 ul PBS
Plates are sealed with foil seal and stored overnight at 4 degrees Celsius prior to imaging

Plates are imaged on an automated microscope (ImageXpress Micro, Molecular Devices Inc.) at 2x magnification using appropriate filter sets for Hoechst and PE fluorescence.

Cell counts and % of cells positive for PE fluorescence are quantified by using a modified Cell Scoring application module in the image analysis software (MetaXpress, Molecular Devices Inc.)

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC) and positive control wells (PC) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in increasing readout signal.

NORMALIZATION:
The raw signals of the plate wells were normalized using the 'Stimulators Minus Neutral Controls' method in Genedata Assay Analyzer (v10.0.2):
The median raw signal of the intraplate neutral control wells was set to a normalized activity value of 0.
The median raw signal of the intraplate positive control wells was set to a normalized activity value of 100.
Experimental wells values were scaled to this range.

PATTERN CORRECTION: No plate pattern correction algorithm from Genedata Condoseo (v.10.0.2) was applied.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
This was set as equal to the mean of the normalized sample replicate activities, rounded to the nearest integer .
Compounds decreasing cell viability by more than 20 per cent were eliminated. The minimum PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE of E-selectin positive cells required for a compound to be called a hit (the activity threshold, or AT) was set at 10.

PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE REPLICATES:
For each sample, the percentage of replicates (PCT_ACTIVE_REP) which had activity scores >= AT was determined.
The minimum percentage of replicates required for a compound to be called a hit (PAR_T) was set at 60.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Samples passing BOTH threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 2 (active):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

Samples passing NEITHER threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing AT only were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing PAR_T only were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

External ID: CHRM1_PAM_FLUO8_1536_1X%ACT PRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this assay is to identify compounds that act as positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) and increase activity of the human M1 muscarinic receptor (CHRM1; M1) in cells pre-treated with a known agonist. In this assay, CHO-K1 cells stably expressing human M1 are loaded with the Fluo-8 calcium indicator dye, followed by addition of test compounds and subsequent treatment with the activator acetylcholine at a concentration that results in 20% activation (EC20). As designed, compounds that act as CHRM1 PAMs will increase calcium mobilization, resulting in increased intracellular calcium and relative fluorescence of the indicator dye beyond that of the EC20 of acetylcholine. Compounds are tested in singlicate at a final nominal concentration of 3 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

The CHO-hM1 cell line was routinely cultured in T-175 sq cm flasks at 37 degrees C and 95% relative humidity (RH). The growth media consisted of Ham's F-12 Nutrient Media (F-12) supplemented with 10% v/v heat-inactivated qualified fetal bovine serum, 20 mM HEPES, 50 micrograms/mL Geneticin, and 1X antibiotic mix (penicillin and streptomycin).

The day before the assay 3000 cells in 3 microliters of growth media were seeded into each well of 1536 well microtiter plates and allowed to incubate at 37 degrees C, 5% CO2, and 95 % RH for 17-24 hours. Next, 2 microliters of the fluorogenic Fluo-8 intracellular calcium indicator mixture (prepared according to the manufacturer's protocol) was added to each well. Plates were then incubated for 1 hour at 37 degrees C, 5% CO2, and 95 % RH, followed by 30 minute incubation at room temperature. Then, 15 nL of test compound in DMSO were transferred to appropriate wells. The assay was started by performing a basal read of plate fluorescence (470-495 nm excitation and 515-575 nm emission) for 5 seconds on the FLIPR Tetra (Molecular Devices) prior to all wells being treated with an EC20 concentration of acetylcholine. Then a real time fluorescence measurement was immediately performed for the remaining 140 seconds of the assay. A ratio for each well was calculated to normalize assay data, according to the following mathematical expression:

Ratio = I_Max / I_Min

Where:

I_Max represents the maximum measured fluorescence emission intensity over the 140 second read and;
I_Min represents the minimum (basal) measured fluorescence emission intensity before compound was added.

The percent activation was calculated from the median ratio as follows:

% Activation = ( ( Ratio_Test_Compound - Median_Ratio_Low_Control ) / ( Median_Ratio_High_Control - Median_Ratio_Low_Control ) ) * 100

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing test compound.
Low_Control is defined as wells containing Acetylcholine at EC20 and DMSO.
High_Control is defined as wells containing Acetylcholine (EC100) and DMSO.

A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally activating compounds in the primary screen. Two values were calculated for each assay plate: (1) the average percent activation of test compound wells and (2) three times their standard deviation. The sum of these two values was used as a cutoff parameter on an individual plate basis, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % activation than the plate based cutoff parameter was declared active.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

The inactive compounds of this assay have an activity score range of 0 to 78 and the active compounds have an activity score range of 50 to 100.

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary activation. Negative % activation values are reported as activity score zero.

List of Reagents:

Cell line: Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells containing hM1 receptor; (Conn Lab)
Calcium sensitive dye: Fluo-8 No Wash Calcium Assay Kit; (AAT Bioquest, part 36316)
Growth media: Ham's F-12; 10% FBS, 20mM HEPES, 50?g/mL G418
Assay media: Ham's F-12, 10% FBS, 20 mM HEPES
Assay plates: Aurora black/clear 1536well FLIPR plate; (Aurora, part 00019326)
Probenecid: 250mM (pH 8.0); (Sigma P8761)
Potentiator: Acetylcholine (50mM stock in water); Sigma A9187

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, and compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

External ID: 2146-01_Inhibitor_SinglePoint_HTS_Activity

Protocol: D54 ERlucT Cell line was obtained from PI in frozen vials.
Thaw vial into T175. Cells are fragile and may take a day or so to acclimate to growth in flask.

Growth Medium:
DMEM, High Glucose, L-Glu 11965-118 Invitrogen
10% FBS , Certified 16000-044 Invitrogen
Pen-Strep (1X)
200 ug/ml G418 10131-027 Invitrogen
Plating Medium:
DMEM, Phenol Red Free, High Glucose 31053-036 Invitrogen (does not contain L-glutamine)
L-Glutamine 1X
10% FBS, Certified 16000-044 Invitrogen
Pen-Strep
NO SELECTION ANTIBIOTIC (G418)

Using automated tissue culture expand T175 flask to triple flask and subsequently scale up to hyper flask (2-3 days between splitting). Estimated 5 hyperflasks needed for one 220 384 well plate run.
Once cells are near confluency seed to 384 well plates.
Seed cells in 384 well white solid bottom plates (Costar 8867BC) at 3,000 cells per well in 30 ul volume in plating medium. (see above: Use phenol red free medium that does not contain selection antibiotic(G418) for seeding cells).
Incubate cells overnight at 37 degrees celsius with 5% CO2.
Pin compounds from compound library to a final concentration of 10 uM in the plate for MLPCN library. Pin positive control (tunicamycin) from sentinel plate to positive control wells for a final concentration of 100 nM.
Incubate cells with compound for a full 24 hours in incubator at 37 degrees celsius with 5% CO2.
Bring plates out of incubator to deck to equilibrate to room tempurature (20 minutes) .
Add 20 ul of Bright-Glo (Promega) reagent (luciferin+ ATP) per well.
Incubate 10 minutes at room temperature.
Read on Envision plate reader using standard luminescence setting , 0.1 sec read per well.

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC) and positive control wells (PC) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in increasing readout signal.

NORMALIZATION:
The raw signals of the plate wells were normalized using the 'Stimulators Minus Neutral Controls' method in Genedata Assay Analyzer (v7.0.3):
The median raw signal of the intraplate neutral control wells was set to a normalized activity value of 0.
The median raw signal of the intraplate positive control wells was set to a normalized activity value of 100.
Experimental wells values were scaled to this range.

PATTERN CORRECTION: The plate pattern correction algorithm 'Runwise Pattern (Multiplicative)' in Genedata (v7.0.3) was applied to the normalized plate data.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
This was set as equal to the mean of the normalized and corrected sample replicate activities, rounded to the nearest integer .
The minimum PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE required for a compound to be called a hit (the activity threshold, or AT) was set at 25.

PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE REPLICATES:
For each sample, the percentage of replicates (PCT_ACTIVE_REP) which had activity scores >= AT was determined.
The minimum percentage of replicates required for a compound to be called a hit (PAR_T) was set at 100.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Samples passing BOTH threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 2 (active):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

Samples passing NEITHER threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing AT only were assigned an outcome of 3 (inconclusive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

External ID: SIAE_INH_FP_1536_1X%INH PRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this biochemical assay is to identify compounds that act as inhibitors of sialic acid acetylesterase (SIAE). In this assay, SIAE protein is incubated with test compounds and fluorophosphonate-rhodamine (FP-Rh) activity-based probe. The reaction is excited with linear polarized light and the intensity of the emitted light is measured as the polarization value (mP). As designed, test compounds that act as SIAE inhibitors will prevent SIAE-probe interactions, thereby increasing the proportion of free (unbound) fluorescent probe in the well, leading to low fluorescence polarization. Compounds are tested in singlicate at a nominal test concentration of 9.66 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

Prior to the start of the assay, 3 microliters of assay buffer (1X DPBS and 0.01% Pluronic F-127) were dispensed into column 1 thru column 3 of 1536 microtiter plates. Next, 3 microliters of assay buffer containing 0.73uM of SIAE protein were dispensed into columns 4 thru 48. Then, 39 nL of test compound in DMSO or DMSO alone (0.97% final concentration) were added to the appropriate wells and incubated for 45 minutes at 25 degrees Celsius.

The assay was started by dispensing 1.0 microliter of 300 nM FP-Rh in assay buffer to all wells. Plates were centrifuged and after 120 minutes of incubation at 25 degrees Celsius, fluorescence polarization was read on a Viewlux microplate reader (PerkinElmer, Turku, Finland) using a BODIPY TMR FP filter set and a BODIPY dichroic mirror (excitation = 525nm, emission = 598nm) for 25 seconds for each polarization plane (parallel and perpendicular).

Prior to further calculations, the following formula was used to calculate fluorescence polarization (FP):

FP = ( Raw1 - Raw2 ) / ( Raw1 + Raw2 )

Where:

Raw1 is defined as the S channel.
Raw2 is defined as the P channel.

The percent inhibition for each compound was calculated as follows:

100 *( ( Test_Compound - Median_Low_Control ) / ( Median_High_Control - Median_Low_Control ) )

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing SIAE protein in the presence of test compound and FP-Rh.
High_Control is defined as wells containing DMSO, FP-Rh but, no SIAE protein.
Low_Control is defined as the median of the wells containing test compounds.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally inhibiting compounds in the primary screen. Four values were calculated: (1) the average percent inhibition of all high controls tested plus three times the standard deviation of the high controls, (2) the average percent inhibition of all low controls tested minus three times the standard deviation of the low controls, (3) the average percent inhibition of all compounds tested between (1) and (2), and (4) three times their standard deviation. The sum of two of these values, (3) and (4), was used as a cutoff parameter, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % inhibition/activity than the cutoff parameter was declared active.

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary inhibition. Negative % inhibition values are reported as activity score zero.

The activity score range for active compounds is 100-2, for inactive 2-0.

List of Reagents:

SIAE protein (supplied by Assay Provider)
FP-Rh probe (supplied by Assay Provider)
DPBS (Mediatech, part 20-031-CV)
Pluronic F-127 (Invitrogen, part P6866)
1536-well plates (Greiner, part 789176)

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

External ID: 7052-01_Inhibitor_SinglePoint_HTS_Activity_Set2

Protocol: Caspase 6 enzyme was received from collaborator and stored at -80 C. Stock concentration was at 1.2 mg/ml (43.1 uM).

Assay Buffer:
100 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 10% sucrose, 0.1 % CHAPS, 5 mM DTT (final concentration) was added fresh just prior to assay

Reagents:
VEID-R110-VEID: Caspase 6 substrate, was reconstituted to 10 mM from dry powder with DMSO and stored at -20 C.
VEID-CHO: Caspase inhibitor (positive control) was reconstituted to 10 mM from dry powder with DMSO and stored at -20 C.

Assay Ready Plates:
1536 black, solid bottom plates containing 7.5 ul of compound

Protocol:
Add 4 ul 2.2 nM Caspase-6 to 1536 ARPS using BioRaptR
Add 100 nL VEID-CHO to positive control wells using Combi nL
Incubate Room temp 60 min
Add 2 ul of 24 uM VEID-R110-VEID (Caspase 6 substrate) to all wells
Incubate at room temp for 40 min
Read plate on Envision (FITC settings and filters)

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC) and positive control wells (PC) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in decreasing readout signal.

NORMALIZATION:
The raw signals of the plate wells were normalized using the 'Neutral Controls' method in Genedata Assay Analyzer (v10.0.2):
The median raw signal of the intraplate neutral controls (NC) is set to a normalized activity value of 0.
A normalized activity value of 100 is defined as (2)(NC).
A normalized activity value of -50 is defined as (0.5)(NC).
Experimental wells values were scaled to this range.
All well activities were then multiplied by -1 to create a positive activity readout value range, to match Pubchem convention.


PATTERN CORRECTION: The plate pattern correction algorithm 'Runwise Pattern (Multiplicative)' in Genedata (v10.0.2) was applied to the normalized plate data.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
This was set as equal to the mean of the normalized and corrected sample replicate activities, rounded to the nearest integer .
The minimum PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE required for a compound to be called a hit (the activity threshold, or AT) was set at 35.

PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE REPLICATES:
For each sample, the percentage of replicates (PCT_ACTIVE_REP) which had activity scores >= AT was determined.
The minimum percentage of replicates required for a compound to be called a hit (PAR_T) was set at 100.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Samples passing BOTH threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 2 (active):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

Samples passing NEITHER threshold criteria were assigned an outcome of 1 (inactive):
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing AT only were assigned an outcome of 3 (inconclusive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE >= AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP < PAR_T

Samples passing PAR_T only were assigned an outcome of 3 (inconclusive) :
PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE < AT, and PCT_ACTIVE_REP >= PAR_T

External ID: SBCCG-A699-DNMT1-Inh-Primary-Assay

Protocol: Assay materials:
1) DNMT1 methyltransferase (catalytic domain 520-1632aa) was obtained from the Dr. Jim Stivers laboratory.
2) 23-mer DNA oligo, methylated and labeled with fluorescein, 5'-FAM-GAG AAG -iMe-dC-GC AGT GGG TGG ATC CAG -3', and 24-mer DNA oligo, conjugated to the dabcyl quencher, 5'- CTG GAT CCA CCC ACT GCG GTT CTC -Dab-3', were custom synthesized by Integrated DNA Technologies
3) Hinp1I restriction endonuclease (Cat # 303-0125) and S-adenosylmethionine (Cat # B9003S) were purchased from New England Biolabs
4) Assay Buffer: 100 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0 , 2 mM EDTA , 1 mM DTT, 0.004% BRIJ35, 10% Glycerol
5) Stop Solution: 100 mM Potassium Chloride, 11 mM Magnesium Chloride
6) Corning 1536 well black plate (Cat # 3724)

uHTS Procedure

1) Using LabCyte Echo, transfer 37.5 nL of test compounds from a 2 mM compound source plate into assay plate Cols. 5-48 (final concentration of test compounds is 10 uM, 0.5 % DMSO). Transfer 37.5 nL of 100% DMSO into assay plate Col. 1-4.
2) Spin plates at 1500 rpm for 1 minute on Eppendorf centrifuge 5810.
3) Using Thermo Scientific MultiDrop Combi, dispense 2 uL of Assay Buffer into columns 1-2, dispense 2 uL of 30 nM DNMT1 solution in Assay Buffer into columns 3-48.
4) Using Thermo Scientific MultiDrop Combi nL, dispense 2 uL of SAM/DNA Mix, containing 3 uM S-adenosylmethionine and 250 nM duplex DNA oligo in Assay Buffer, into columns 1-48.
5) Spin plates at 1500 rpm for 1 minute on Eppendorf centrifuge 5810.
6) Incubate for 120 minutes at room temp.
7) Using Thermo Scientific MultiDrop Combi nL, dispense 1.5 uL of Stop Solution into columns 1-48.
8) Using Thermo Scientific MultiDrop Combi nL, dispense 2 uL of 1u/uL Hinp1I into columns 1-48.
9) Spin plates at 1500 rpm for 1 minute on Eppendorf centrifuge 5810.
10) Seal the plates and incubate for 16 hours at 37 degrees C
11) Spin plates at 1500 rpm for 1 minute on Eppendorf centrifuge 5810.
12) Read plates on Perkin Elmer Envision at Ex/Em 485/520 nM in fluorescence intensity mode

Comment: Compounds that demonstrated an activation of >= 50% at 10uM concentration are defined as actives in this assay.

The experimental values were normalized by the difference between values from neutral and stimulator control wells in each plate. Then normalized data was corrected to remove systematic plate patterns due to artifacts such as dispensing tip issues etc. Further information about data correction is available at http://www.genedata.com/products/screener.html.

To simplify the distinction between the inactives of the primary screen and of the confirmatory screening stage, the Tiered Activity Scoring System was developed and implemented.

Activity Scoring
Activity scoring rules were devised to take into consideration compound efficacy, its potential interference with the assay and the screening stage that the data was obtained. Details of the Scoring System will be published elsewhere. Briefly, the outline of the scoring system utilized for the assay is as follows:
1) First tier (0-40 range) is reserved for primary screening data. The score is correlated with % activity in the assay:
a. If outcome of the primary screen is inactive, then the assigned score is 0
b. If outcome of the primary screen is inconclusive, then the assigned score is 10
c. If outcome of the primary screen is active, then the assigned score is 20
Scoring for Single concentration confirmation screening is not applicable to this assay.
d. If outcome of the single-concentration confirmation screen is inactive, then the assigned score is 21
e. If outcome of the single-concentration confirmation screen is inconclusive, then the assigned score is 25
f. If outcome of the single-concentration confirmation screen is active, then the assigned score is 30
This scoring system helps track the stage of the testing of a particular SID. For the primary hits which are available for confirmation, their scores will be greater than 20. For those which are not further confirmed, their score will stay under 21.

2) Second tier (41-80 range) is reserved for dose-response confirmation data and is not applicable in this assay

3) Third tier (81-100 range) is reserved for resynthesized true positives and their analogues and is not applicable in this assay

External ID: UHRF1-CPGDNA_INH_TRFRET_1536_1X%INH CSRUN for MBD2-CPGDNA INH

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this assay is to determine whether compounds identified as inhibitors of MBD2 are nonselective, as determined by inhibition of methylated DNA-binding activity of the SRA domain polypeptide of ubiquitin-like with PHD and ring finger domains 1 (UHRF1). The UHRF1 gene encodes a member of a subfamily of RING-finger type E3 ubiquitin ligases. It contains a Set-and RING Associated (SRA) domain that binds to partially methylated DNA sequences during DNA synthesis. UHRF1 exhibits a different mode of DNA binding than MBD2, binding so-called hemi-methylated cytosines in order to promote their fully methylation. This assay is performed in a similar manner as the MBD2 screen, except that it employs recombinant UHRF1 SRA domain protein (UHRF1_SRA) and hemi-methylated DNA as its substrate. This assay monitors the ability of compounds to inhibit binding of cloned recombinant UHRF1_SRA to a FAM-labeled 14 bp hairpin oligonucleotide containing a hemimethylated CpG. In this biochemical assay, test compounds are incubated with UHRF1_SRA and a 5-carboxyfluorescene (FAM)-labeled 14bp hairpin DNA oligonucleotide containing one hemimethylated CpG dinucleotide in the presence of Tb-labeled anti-His antibody. An inhibitor of the UHRF1_SRA:FAM hemimethylated CpG interaction will inhibit binding between UHRF1 and FAM hemimethylated oligo, leading to reduced energy transfer and reduced well FRET (fluorescein emission / Tb emission). Compounds are tested in singlicate at a final nominal concentration of 4.4 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

The assay was started by dispensing 5 microliters of Control Mix in assay buffer (4% glycerol, 1 mM MgCl2, 0.5 mM EDTA, 0.5 mM DTT, 125 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), and 0.2% Tween-20) containing 125 nanomolar of UHRF1 protein, 5 micromolar of FAM labeled methylated CpG DNA oligo and 5 nanomolar of Terbium labeled anti-his antibody into columns 1 thru columns 2 of 1536 microtiter plates. Next, 5 microliters of Experimental Mix containing 125 nanomolar of UHRF1 protein, 100 nanomolar FAM labeled Hemimethylated CpG DNA oligo and 5 nanomolar Terbium labeled anti-his antibody in assay buffer were dispensed into columns 3 thru 48. Then, the plates were centrifuged and pinned with 22 nL of test compound in DMSO, Mitoxantrone (1.3 micromolar final concentration) in DMSO or DMSO alone (0.44% final concentration). The plates were incubated for 60 minutes at 25 degrees Celsius and TR-FRET was measured on a Viewlux microplate reader (Perkin Elmer, Turku, Finland). After excitation at 340 nm, well fluorescence was monitored at 495 nm (Tb) and 525 nm (FAM). For each well, a fluorescence ratio was calculated according to the following mathematical expression:
Ratio = I525nm / I495nm

Where:

I525nm represents the measured fluorescence emission at 525 nm.
I495nm represents the measured fluorescence emission at 495 nm.

The percent inhibition for each compound was calculated using as follows:

%_Inhibition = 100 * ( Ratio_Test_Compound - Median_Ratio_Low_Control ) / ( Median_Ratio_High_Control - Median_Ratio_Low_Control ) )

Where:

Test_Compound is defined as wells containing the Experimental Mix in the presence of test compound.
High_Control is defined as wells containing the Experimental Mix, Mitoxantrone and DMSO.
Low_Control is defined as the median of the wells containing test compounds.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally inhibiting compounds in the primary screen. Two values were calculated: (1) the average percent inhibition of all compounds tested, and (2) three times their standard deviation. The sum of these two values was used as a cutoff parameter, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % inhibition than the cutoff parameter was declared active.

The reported Pubchem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary inhibition. Negative % inhibition values are reported as activity score zero.

The PubChem Activity Score range for active compounds is 100-19, and for inactive compounds 19-0.

List of Reagents:

UHRF1_SRA protein (supplied by Assay Provider)
FAM labeled Hemimethylated CpG DNA Oligo (IDT-custom order)
FAM labeled Methylated CpG DNA Oligo (IDT-custom order)
Lanthascreen Tb Anti-His Antibody (Invitrogen, part PV5895)
MgCl2 (Fisher, part BP214)
NaCl (Sigma, part S6546)
DTT (Fisher, part BP172)
EDTA (Sigma, part E7889)
Tris (Amresco, part 0497)
Tween 20 (Sigma, part P9416)
Glycerol (Sigma, part G7893)
1536-well plates (Corning, part 7261)

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, compounds that modulate well fluorescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

External ID: 7012-01_Inhibitor_Dose_CherryPick_Activity

Protocol: Single dose protocol
45mL batch FGF22/dye mixture (1uM FGF22/9x dye)
39.1 mL MES buffer (pH 6.0)
400uL DMSO
81 uL SYPro orange dye (5000x)
5.5 mL FGF22 @ 0.129 mg/mL

Dispense 5uL FGF22/dye mixture into all wells of 384 well qpCR plate prepared with positive control, neutral control, and test compounds predelivered at 10mM (5nL).
Incubate the plate for 30 minutes at room temperature in the dark.
Place plate in Roche Light cycle 480 and run protein melt protocol (melting from 25c-85c, 3.6 deg C / minute ramping, 10 acquisitions per deg C, Ex 465nm and Em 580 nm)

Retest at Dose Protocol
45mL batch FGF22/dye mixture (1uM FGF22/9x dye)
39.1 mL MES buffer (pH 6.0)
400uL DMSO
81 uL SYPro orange dye (5000x)
5.5 mL FGF22 @ 0.129 mg/mL

Dispense 5uL FGF22/dye mixture into all wells of 384 well qpCR plate prepared with positive control, neutral control, and test compounds predelivered at 10mM (20nL) at 2x dilution
Incubate the plate for 30 minutes at room temperature in the dark.
Place plate in Roche Light cycle 480 and run protein melt protocol (melting from 25c-85c, 3.6 deg C / minute ramping, 10 acquisitions per deg C, Ex 465nm and Em 580 nm)

Comment: PRESENCE OF CONTROLS: Neutral control wells (NC; n=36) and positive control wells (PC; n=36) were included on every plate.

EXPECTED OUTCOME: Active compounds result in increasing readout signal.

ACTIVE CONCENTRATION LIMIT:
For each sample, the highest valid tested concentration (Max_Concentration) was determined and the active concentration limit (AC_limit) was set to equal Max_Concentration.

NORMALIZATION:
No normalization was applied to the raw data signals.

PATTERN CORRECTION: No plate pattern correction algorithm from Genedata Condoseo (v.10.0.2) was applied.

MEASUREMENT USED TO DETERMINE ACTIVE CONCENTRATION (AC): absACnn, the concentration at which the curve crosses threshold 1.0
AC values were calculated using the curve fitting strategies in Genedata Screener Condoseo (7.0.3).
AC values were calculated up to the active concentration limit described for each sample.
pAC was set to equal -1*log10(AC)

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME:
Activity_Outcome = 1 (inactive) when:
a) compound shows activity but in a direction opposite to the expected outcome
in these cases, values describing curve fitting parameters (Sinf, S0, Hill Slope, log_AC50, log_AC50_SE) are set to null
b) curve fit is constant where activity is > -30% and < 30% at all tested concentrations, or
c) AC > AC_limit
Activity_Outcome = 2 (active) when:
AC <= AC_limit
Activity_Outcome = 3 (inconclusive) when:
a) Curve fitting strategy resulted in a constant fit with activity >= 30% but <= 70%, or
b) The fit was deemed not valid due to poor fit quality.

PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE:
If PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME = 1 (inactive) or 3 (inconclusive),
then PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE = 0
If PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_OUTCOME = 2 (active)
then PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE = (10)(pAC)
Scores relate to AC in this manner:
120 = 1 pM
90 = 1 nM
60 = 1 uM
30 = 1 mM
0 = 1 M
When the active concentration (AC) is calculated to be greater than the highest valid tested concentration (Max_Concentration), the PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is calculated using Max_Concentration as the basis.
When the active concentration (AC) is calculated to be less than the lowest tested concentration, the PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is calculated using the lowest tested concentration as the basis.

Note:
The individual dose data point columns ('Activity_at_xxuM') reported here represent the median of valid (unmasked) replicate observations at each concentration. These values are the inputs to a curve fitting algorithm.
All other data columns represent values which are derived during the curve fitting algorithm; this may sometimes include automatic further masking of some replicate data points.
Occasionally this results in perceived inconsistencies: for example, between the derived 'Maximal_Activity' and the apparent most active data point.

External ID: SBCCG-A1016-RevErbaLBD-Primary-Assay

Protocol: This assay is to identify modulators of Rev-erb alpha protein binding to DNA

A. Materials:
REV-alpha_beta purified protein = Rastinejad lab
FITC-DNA = Rastinejad lab
Tris = Biorad (cat #161-0719)
DTT = Akron Biotechnology (cat #AK2948-0005)
5M NaCl = Sigma-Aldrich (cat #56546-1L)
Glycerol 99.5% = Acros (cat #327255000)
Tween 20 = Sigma-Aldrich (cat #P1379)
Corning high base black plates = Corning (cat #3724)
Molecular grade water = Cellgro (cat #46-000-CM)

B. Plate Map:
Negative (low) control in columns 1 and 2 is 6nM DNA and 35nM Protein, DMSO
Positive (high) control in columns 3 and 4, Protein at 750nM and 6nM DNA, DMSO
Test compound in columns 5 - 48, Protein at 35nM + 6nM DNA + test compound

C. Procedures:
Step#Description
1#Prepare 2X Rev-erb alpha protein stock and 2X DNA stock
2#Using LabCyte Echo, transfer xnL from a 2 mM Echo qualified plate containing test compounds into assay plate Col. 5 - 48. Add same volume of DMSO in col 1-4.
3#Spin plates at 1000 rpm for 1 minute in centrifuge.
4#Using the bioraptr, add 3 uL/well of (35nM protein control) to columns 1 and 2 and test compound wells.
5#Using the bioraptr, add 3 uL/well of Mix 2 (750nM protein) to col. 3-4 for the positive control
6#Using the bioraptr, add 3uL/well of Mix 3 (DNA) to col. 1-48.
7#Spin plates at 1000 rpm for 1 minute in centrifuge.
8#Incubate plates in the dark at room temperature for 90 minutes.
9#Set up Perkin Elmer EnVision as described in section Instrument setting.
10#Read plates on EnVision using FP Dual enhanced mirror, FP 480 excitation filter, FP-P-pol 535 and FP-S-pol 535 emissin filters

Comment: Actives were selected based on, % response = 45% or greater

External ID: SBCCG-A1014-TWEAK-Fn14-Primary-Assay

Protocol: A. Brief Description of the Assay:
This assay attempts to identify small molecule inhibitors of TWEAK-Fn14 interactions, using a cell-based reporter assay. The assay is run in 1536-well format and is measured via luminescence.

B. Assay Procedures:

Day 1#
1.#Harvest cells. Spin, resuspend in 10% FBS DMEM
2.#Split cell at 1:6
3.#Incubate the flasks for 48hr prior to the experiment day in 37 C 5% CO2 incubator.
#
Day 3#
1.#Harvest cells. Spin, resuspend in Opti-MEM and count.
2.#Dilute cell to 0.25 x106 c/mL.
3.#Prime the Multidrop Combi with 5ml Opti-MEM and add 4microL Assay media to full plate.
a.#>>Plate with Multidrop Combi.
4.#Spin plates at 1000 RPM for 1 min, lid plate.
5.#Incubate plate overnight in 37 C 5% CO2 incubator.
#
Day 4#
1.#Transfer compound (10mM) and DMSO using LabCyte ECHO Dose Response protocol.
2.#Spin plates at 1000 RPM for 1 min.
3.#Incubate plate for 1 hour in 37 C 5% CO2 incubator.
4.#Transfer 2microL of Human TWEAK (120ng/ml) using Multidrop Combi.
5.#Spin plates at 1000 RPM for 1 min and incubate plate for 8 hours in 37 C 5% CO2 incubator.
6.#Add 2.5 microL of Bright Glo reagent and spin the plates at 1000rpm for 1min.
7.#Incubate at RT for 5 min.
8.#Read plate with PerkinElmer ViewLux.

C. Plate Map:

Positive (Low) control in column 1-4, DMSO.
Negative (High) control in columns 45-48, DMSO.
Test wells in columns 5-44.

Comment:

External ID: HGDAF12_AG_LUMI_1536_1X%ACT PRUN

Protocol: Assay Overview:

The purpose of this assay is to identify compounds that act as agonists of the nuclear receptor daf-12. In this assay, CV-1cells are co-transfected with a GAL4-responsive reporter plasmid (UAS-tk-luc) and expression vector encoding GAL4-hgDAF12. The ability of compounds to increase transcriptional activity is assessed by measuring luciferase expression from the reporter gene plasmid. Compounds were tested in singlicate at a final nominal concentration of 6.8 micromolar.

Protocol Summary:

HEK293 cells were routinely cultured in T-175 flasks containing 25 mL of DMEM media supplemented with 10% v/v fetal bovine serum and 1% v/v antibiotic-antimycotic mix at 37 C, 5% CO2 and 95% relative humidity (RH). The day prior to run the assay, the HEK293 cells were harvested using 5 mL of TrypLE reagents and seeded in fresh media at a density of 10 million cells per T175 flask. The following day, cells were transfected with 1 mL of serum-free OptiMEM containing 8 ug of the hgDAF12-expressing vector, 20 ug of the MH1000-tk-luc reporter plasmid and 80 uL of transfection reagent. Twenty four hours post transfection, cells were harvested using 5 mL of preheated TrypLE and resuspended at a concentration of 1 million cells per mL in phenol-red free DMEM supplemented as above. Sodium butyrate, a compound shown to increase the luminscent signal in this assay, was used as a positive control.

The assay was started by dispensing 5 uL of cell suspension into each well of white, solid-bottom 1536-well plates using a flying reagent dispenser (Aurora) and placed in the incubator for 3 hours. Cells were then treated with 34 nL/well of either test compounds, DMSO (Low Control, final concentration 0.68%) or 2 mM of Sodium Butyrate (High Control). Plates were incubated for 24 hours at 37 C, 5% CO2 and 95%RH and then removed from the incubator and equilibrated to room temperature for 10 minutes. Luciferase activity was detected by addition of 5 uL of One-Glo reagent to each well. After a 15 minute incubation time, light emission was measured with the ViewLux reader (PerkinElmer).

The percent activation of each test compound was calculated as follows:

%_Activation = 100 * ( ( Test_Compound - Median_Low_Control ) / ( Median_High_Control - Median__Low_Control ) )

Where:

High_Control is defined as wells treated with 2 mM Sodium Butyrate
Low_Control is defined as wells treated with DMSO only.
Test_Compound is defined as wells treated with test compound.

PubChem Activity Outcome and Score:

A mathematical algorithm was used to determine nominally inhibiting compounds in the primary screen. Two values were calculated: (1) the average percent inhibition of all compounds tested, and (2) three times their standard deviation. The sum of these two values was used as a cutoff parameter, i.e. any compound that exhibited greater % inhibition than the cutoff parameter was declared active.

The reported PubChem Activity Score has been normalized to 100% observed primary activation. Negative % activation values are reported as activity score zero.

The PubChem Activity Score range for active compounds is 100-12, and for inactive compounds 12-0.

List of Reagents:

MH1000-tk-luc luciferase reporter plasmid (Assay Provider)
hgDAF12 expressing plasmid (Assay Provider)

List of Consumables:

Sodium Butyrate (Sigma, part B5887)
HEK293 cells (ATCC, part CRL-1573)
DMEM (Invitrogen, part 11965)
FBS (Hyclone, part SH30088.03)
Antibiotic-Antimycotic 100X Liquid Solution (Gibco, part 15240)
TransIT 293 (Mirus Corporation, part MIR-2700)
OptiMEM (Invitrogen, part 31985)
TrypLE Trypsin Replacement Enzyme (Invitrogen, part 12604)
One-Glo (Promega, part E6130)
1536-well plates (Greiner part 789173)

Comment: Due to the increasing size of the MLPCN compound library, this assay may have been run as two or more separate campaigns, each campaign testing a unique set of compounds. All data reported were normalized on a per-plate basis. Possible artifacts of this assay can include, but are not limited to: dust or lint located in or on wells of the microtiter plate, and compounds that modulate luciferase activity and hence well luminescence. All test compound concentrations reported above and below are nominal; the specific test concentration(s) for a particular compound may vary based upon the actual sample provided by the MLSMR.

In absence of a Protein Entry for the DAF-12 protein from H. glycines in NCBI's database, links to the target sequence and origin refer to the closest known orthologue from the prototypic parasitic helminth C.elegans.

External ID: sca2-steadyglo_p

Protocol: PROTOCOL TABLE (as described by Inglese J, Shamu CE and Guy RK. 2007)
SEQUENCE No. (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.); PARAMETER (e.g., Cells, Incubation, Reagent, etc.); VALUE; DESCRIPTION.
1; Cells; 4 uL; white, solid bottom, 1536-well Greiner assay plate.
2; Incubation; 2 hr; 37 degree C in 5% humidified CO2.
3; Compounds; 23 nL; Kalypsis pintool (Wako USA) equipped with a 1536-well pin head.
4; Incubation; 24 hr; 37 degree C in 5% humidified CO2.
5; Reagent; 1 uL; Gly-Phe-7-Amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin.
6; Incubation; 30 min; 37 degree C in 5% humidified CO2.
7; Detection; Fluorescence; ViewLux plate reader (PerkinElmer).
8; Reagent; 3 uL; SteadyGlo luciferase solution (Promega).
9; Incubation; 5 min; room temperature.
10; Detection; Luminescence; ViewLux plate reader (PerkinElmer).

NOTES (numbers refer to Sequence numbers above)
1. S2 cells expressing ATXN2-luciferase reporter were suspended in phenol-red free DMEM and dispensed in assay plates using a Multidrop Combi dispenser (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Wells containing medium only were plated on each plate, and values were used to normalize (100% inhibition) in the luciferase and CellTiter-Fluor assays.
2. Assay plates were incubated. Evaporation was prevented by covering assay plates with metal lids containing holes to allow gas diffusion.
3. Compounds were added in a dose response manner with the final concentrations of 57, 11.4, 2.28, 0.46, 0.091, 0.018, 0.0037 uM. Vehicle-only plates, with DMSO being pin-transferred to columns 5-48, were inserted uniformly at the beginning and the end of each library to monitor and record any shifts in assay performance.
5. 125 uM Gly-Phe-7-Amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin (MP Biomedicals) working concentration was used at a final concentration of 25 uM.
7. To assess cell viability; the assay plates were read using the ViewLux high-throughput CCD imager (PerkinElmer), wherein single end-point fluorescence measurement was acquired (excitation 405/10; emission 540/25 nm).
8. Detection reagent SteadyGlo Luciferase (Promega) was added to the assay plate.
10. Luminescence is then measured on the ViewLux imager equipped with a clear emission filter using a 2 sec exposure. All screening operations were performed on a fully integrated robotic system (Kalypsys) containing one RX-130 and two RX-90 anthropomorphic robotic arms (Staubli).

REFERENCES:
Inglese J, Shamu CE and Guy RK, Reporting data from high throughput screening of small molecule libraries, Nature Chemical Biology, 2007, 3(8): 438-441. doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0807-438.

Comment: Disclaimer:
Although all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data, caution should be exercised when interpreting the results as artifacts are possible from nonspecific effects such as assay signal interference. The curve fitting and activity calls presented here are based on the NCATS analysis methods.

Compound Ranking:
1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. For this assay, apparent inhibitors are ranked higher than compounds that showed apparent activation.
2. For all inactive compounds, with a ratio activity curve class of 4, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active compounds, a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. For a ratio activity curve class = -1.1, score = 80+abs((log_ac50+4.5)*inf_activity/20). For ratio.curve_class == -1.2 && abs(ratio.max_response) > 6*10, score = 60+abs((log_ac50+4.5)*inf_activity/20). For ratio.curve_class == -2.1 || ( ratio.curve_class==-2.2 && abs(ratio.max_response) > 6*10), score = 40+abs((log_ac50+4.5)*inf_activity/20). For ratio.curve_class == -1.2 || ratio.curve_class == -2.2, score = 20+abs((log_ac50+4.5)*inf_activity/20). Inconclusive compounds, with a donor curve class other than 4, have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE of 10. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39.

External ID: SMAD3201

Protocol: Suspensions of trypsinized HEPG2 CAGA-GFP cells were dispensed into white, tissue culture-treated, solid 1536-well plates at 5uL/well (1000 cells/well final concentration) in DMEM medium supplemented with 1% FBS. Plates were incubated at 37 degrees C for 2 hours, after which 23 nL of compounds or DMSO were delivered to each well using a pin tool. One uL of recombinant TGF-beta in DMEM (1% FBS) was then dispensed (500 pg/mL final concentration), and plates were incubated at 37 degrees C for 18 hours. Two uL of CellTiter Glo (Promega), a luminescence-based viability reagent, was dispensed, followed by a 10 minute room temperature incubation. The plates were then measured on a PerkinElmer ViewLux plate reader for luminescence (clear filter) using a 5 second exposure. The %Activity was determined from the corrected luminescence values. Wells containing media only (no cells) were used to normalize %Activity of identified toxic compounds; media-only wells corresponded to 100%Activity (complete cell-killing), while DMSO-dosed cell controls were used to normalize 0%Activity (no toxicity).

Concentration-response curves were fitted to the signals arising from the resulting luminescence. The concentration-effect curves were then classified based on curve quality (r2), response magnitude and degree of measured activity, and compounds were subsequently categorized based on their curve class. Toxic compounds showed concentration-dependent decreases in luminescence, concordant with a decrease in intracellular ATP concentration (CellTiter Glo's marker of viability), and thus a decrease in the number of viable cells. Inactive (non-toxic) compounds showed no effect on luminescence signal. Active (toxic) compounds showed concentration dependent decrease in luminescence.

Comment: Compound Ranking:

1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. See data field "Curve Description".

2. For all inactive (non-toxic) compounds, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active (toxic) compounds, a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active (toxic) compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39. Fit_LogAC50 was used for determining relative score and was scaled to each curve class' score range.