External ID: USP8 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of USP8: Primary Screen
1.#Compound, 20 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 20 uM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076) (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
2.#Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
3.#Reagent, 2.5 uL of USP8 in assay buffer (final concentration of 1 nM) to columns 1-46
4.#Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 50 nM) to all wells
5.#Time, Incubate at room temperature for 30 minutes
6.#Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of USP8 (USP8_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: HMS1262

Protocol: NEC is stored at -80 degrees at a concentration of 15mg/ml in single use aliquots.

On the day of the screen, 20ul of purified NEC is aliquoted using a Multidrop Combi reagent dispenser into 384 well plates (Corning 3824). 100nl of compound dissolved in DMSO was transferred to each well of the assay plated via pin transfer. The plates (NEC + compound) are incubated at room temperature for 3 hours. Acceptor and donor reagents (CisBio 620/665 pair) are combined then added to each well at 5 microL volumes at a concentration of 8 nM and 80nM respectively. The plates are spun at 1k rpm for 1 min and incubated overnight at 4 degrees, then for one hour the subsequent day at room temperature.

Flourescent measurements are read on the Envision 1 plate reader at ICCB-L. The raw data consists of two fluorescence readings - at 665 nm and 620 nm for the acceptor and donor respectively.

Comment: Data analysis:
The raw data consists of two fluorescence readings - at 665 and 620 nm for the acceptor and donor respectively. The data is processed as a ratio of the emission from the acceptor over the donor (homogeneous time resolved fluorescence ratio). Normalized percent inhibition (NPI) for all experimental wells is calculated based on plate averages for negative and positive control HTRF ratio. Positives are scored as any ratio with a 50% or greater inhibition as compared with the positive control (i.e. NEC + Untagged UL50). To be considered a hit, both replicates need to score as positive. Activity scores are derived from NPI, with 100 = 100% inhibition (> 100% set to 100) and 0 = no inhibition (< 0% set to 0). Note that some compounds with NPI <50% (activity scores < 50) are classified as potential hits based on additional criteria (typically by selecting wells with low ratios compared to other experimental wells on the plate).

External ID: USP17 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of USP17: Primary Screen
1. Compound, 50 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 50 uM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076) (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
2. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of USP17 in assay buffer (final concentration of 1 nM) to columns 1-46
4. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 40 nM) to all wells
5. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 3 hours
6. Reagent, 2.5 uL of stop buffer to all wells
7. Centrifuge plates (5s, 350 rpm)
8. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of USP17 (USP17_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: USP7 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of USP7: Primary Screen
1. Reagent, 2.5 uL of USP7 in assay buffer (final concentration of 4 nM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076)
2. Compound, 20 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 20 uM) to columns 1-46 (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
4. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 60 minutes
5. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 40 nM) to all wells
6. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 10 minutes
7. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of USP7 (USP7_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: USP28 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of USP28: Primary Screen
1. Compound, 25 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 25 uM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076) (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
2. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of USP28 in assay buffer (final concentration of 0.5 nM) to columns 1-46
4. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 12 nM) to all wells
5. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 30 minutes
6. Reagent, 2.5 uL of stop buffer to all wells
7. Centrifuge plates (5s, 350 rpm)
8. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of USP28 (USP28_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: USP10 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of USP10: Primary Screen
1. Compound, 20 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 20 uM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076) (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
2. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of USP10 in assay buffer (final concentration of 15 nM) to columns 1-46
4. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 15 nM) to all wells
5. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 60 minutes
6. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of USP10 (USP10_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: UCHL1 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of UCHL1: Primary Screen
1. Reagent, 2.5 uL of UCHL1 in assay buffer (final concentration of 1 nM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076)
2. Compound, 20 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 20 uM) to columns 1-46 (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
4. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 60 minutes
5. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 7 nM) to all wells
6. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 10 minutes
7. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of UCHL1 (UCHL1_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: OTUD3 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of OTUD3: Primary Screen
1. Compound, 25 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 25 uM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076) (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
2. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of OTUD3 in assay buffer (final concentration of 12 nM) to columns 1-46
4. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 40 nM) to all wells
5. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 2 hours
6. Reagent, 2.5 uL of stop buffer to all wells
7. Centrifuge plates (5s, 350 rpm)
8. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of OTUD3 (OTUD3_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.

External ID: HMS1303

Protocol: Prior to screening, lyophilized FITC-GIV peptide (a.a. 1671-1701) is dissolved in 100% DMSO to a concentration of 0.5 mM, then further diluted with water to a final concentration of 50 microM. One stock was prepared in batch for the entire screen and aliquoted. All protein stocks were stored at -80C. Thawing of aliquots on the day of the assay was performed rapidly at room temperature.

Prior to transfer of screening compounds, experimental wells of 384-well assay plates were pre-filled with 37.8 nM of FITC-GIV peptide (for 25 nM final concentration) in a 10 microL volume of assay buffer (50 mM Tris [pH 7.4], 100 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 5 mM EDTA, 0.4% NP-40, 30 microM GDP, 1 mM DTT). Control wells were pre-filled with 37.8 nM of FITC-GIV peptide in 10 microL of assay buffer containing either 1% DMSO (vehicle negative control) or 45.3 microM AlCl3+15.1 mM NaF (AlF4- positive control). Each plate contained 16 negative control and 16 positive control wells. Plates were centrifuged at 1000xg for 2 minutes to eliminate bubbling on the surface. Following, 100 nL of experimental compound was pin-transferred into individual wells for each of two replicate assay plates (A&B). After pin-transfer, 5 microL of 3 microM His-tagged rat Galphai3 purified from E. coli (for 1 microM final concentration) was added to each well, and assay plates were shaken at low speed for 5 seconds. Final assay volume was 15 microL. Plates were centrifuged at 1000xg for 2 minutes to eliminate bubbling on the surface and shaken for 10 seconds prior to an incubation of 90 minutes at room temperature. Plates were protected from prolonged light exposure. All manipulations were performed at room temperature.

Assay plates were read with a PerkinElmer Wallac EnVision Multilabel 2103 plate reader using the fluorescent polarization measurement technology with a D505fp/D535 dual mirror and a 480 nm excitation filter. 535 nm emission filters were used for P and S channel reads at 11 mm measurement height with 30 flashes and detector gains of 319 and 563. G-factor 0.96.

Negative control: DMSO
Positive control: Aluminum tetrafluoride (AlF4-, composite of NaF and AlCl3)

Comment: Calculated result values and scoring of active compounds:

Z-score: Indicates the number of standard deviations an experimental condition is from the mean. It is calculated based on plate average (u) and standard deviation (s) of experimental well fluorescence polarization (FP) measurements for each replicate. Z-score (z) is defined as the quotient of the mean of the experimental well population subtracted from an individual well's FP (x), divided by the standard deviation within the experimental wells; z = (x-u)/s.

Normalized percent control: calculated by subtracting plate average positive control FP from experimental well FP, dividing by the difference between plate average negative and positive control FP, and multiplying by 100.

STD: the number of standard deviations from the plate average negative control FP for each replicate experimental well

Compound wells with FP values exceeding +5 standard deviations from the negative control sample average were flagged as potential aggregators or fluorescence quenchers due to their high polarization signal (HighPol) and were excluded from further consideration. Activity scores were calculated by averaging the replicate normalized percent of control values and subtracting from 100 (score based on single replicate if data for other replicate was excluded for any reason). Result values < 0 were set to 0 (no activity) and > 100 were set to 100 (100% activity). Compounds with activity score >= 15 were considered active.

External ID: USP30 FAST DUB HTS Primary

Protocol: Deubiquitinases were purified from E. Coli. Ub-Rho substrate was purchased from Boston BioChem (Cat #: U-555). Assay buffer consisted of 50 mM Tris pH 8, 50 mM NaCl, 0.002% Tween20, 5 mM DTT in MilliQ water. Stop buffer consisted of assay buffer + 0.2% trifluoroacetic acid.

Protocol for Inhibitors of USP30: Primary Screen
1. Compound, 25 nL of screening compounds (final concentration of 25 uM) to columns 1-46 of a Greiner 1536 well Black, flat bottom, polystyrene microplate (Griener 782076) (columns 45-46: DMSO control)
2. Reagent, 2.5 uL of assay buffer to columns 47-48 on all plates (No enzyme control)
3. Reagent, 2.5 uL of USP30 in assay buffer (final concentration of 1 nM) to columns 1-46
4. Reagent, 2.5 uL of Ub-Rho in assay buffer (final concentration of 12 nM) to all wells
5. Time, Incubate at room temperature for 2 hours
6. Reagent, 2.5 uL of stop buffer to all wells
7. Centrifuge plates (5s, 350 rpm)
8. Detection, Fluorescence, PheraStar, FITC Module

Comment: Normalization of raw data to positive and negative control wells were applied to the data using Helios, a high-throughput screening data analysis program developed at Novartis.(Gubler et al., 2018)

Compounds demonstrating greater than or equal to 30% inhibition of USP30 (USP30_EFFICACY >/= 30) were called as active, compounds demonstrating activity below this threshold were called as inactive.