CHEMBL313833 TRANYLCYPROMINE (+/-)-Tranylcypromine 2-phenylcyclopropanamine 2-Phenyl-cyclopropylamine US8609708, 6 Tranylcypromine BDBM50113851 Tranylcypromine,(-) 2-PCPA Tranylcypromine,(+) US8609708, 6 Tranyl- cypromine
(1R,2S)-(-)-2-phenylcyclopropylamine TRANYLCYPROMINE (tranylcypromine)2-Phenyl-cyclopropylamine US9180183, Tranylcypromine 2-Phenyl-cyclopropylamine US10836743, Compound TCP (1R,2S)-2-phenylcyclopropanamine BDBM50240772 cid_2723716 TRANYLCYPROMINE HYDROCHLORIDE CHEMBL1179 Parnate rel-Tranylcypromine US8993808, Tranylcypromine
BDBM50370383 TRANYLCYPROMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
TRANYLCYPROMINE Tranylcypromine (TCP) trans-2-phenylcyclopropanamine trans-2-phenylcyclopropylamine (1S,2R)-(+)-2-phenylcyclopropylamine CHEMBL257990 BDBM50236898
(+/-)-2-Phenyl-cyclopropyl-ammonium; chloride(Tranylcypromine ; hydrochloride) BDBM50028544 CHEMBL67391
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- ChEMBL_1811406 (CHEMBL4310866) Inhibition of tranylcypromine binding to human MAOB by fluorescence assay
- Inhibition Assay Six test compound concentrations (0.1, 0.25, 1, 2.5, 10, 25 μM in DMSO; final DMSO concentration=0.25%) are incubated with human liver microsomes (0.5 mg/mL) and NADPH (1 mM) in the presence of the probe substrate mephenytoin (25 μM) for 60 min at 37° C. The selective CYP2C19 inhibitor, tranylcypromine, is screened alongside the test compounds as a positive control.
- TR-FRET Assay for LSD1 LSD1 enzyme was produced in house. Tranylcypromine (TCP), LSD1 inhibitor was procured from Selleckchem. LSD1 enzyme, TCP and Biotinylated peptide substrate were diluted in assay buffer just before use. 2× inhibitor (10 μl, diluted in assay buffer) or Assay Buffer, and 5 nMenzyme were added to a 96 well plate and incubated at room temperature for 30 min. 5 μL of biotinylated Histone H3K4me1 peptide (4×) was added to each well and incubated at room temperature (RT) for 1 hour. Stop Solution containing 300 μM tranylcypromine in 1× LANCE Detection Buffer was added to the wells and incubated for 5 min at RT. Then, Detection mix containing 2 nM Eu-Ab and 50 nM ULight-Streptavidin in 1× LANCE Detection Buffer was prepared and added to the reaction mix. This mixture was incubated for 1 hour at room temperature. Readings were taken with the Pherastar Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 337 nm & emission at A-665 nm, B-620 nM).
- Human Cytochrome P450 Inhibition Assay CYP450 enzymes (final protein 75 pmol/mL for CYP1A2; 12.5 pmol/mL for CYP2C19; and 25 pmol/mL for CYP2C9, 2D6, and 3A4), 0.1 M phosphate buffer pH 7.4, probe and test compound (final concentration 50, 15.8, 5, 1.58, 0.5, and 0.158 μM; diluted from 10 mM stock solution to give a final DMSO concentration of 1%) were pre-incubated at 37° C. for 5 minutes. The reaction was initiated by the addition of 20 μL of 10 mM NADPH in phosphate buffer. The final incubation volume was 200 μL. The following control inhibitors were used for each CYP450 inhibition assay: CYP1A2: α-naphthoflavone; CYP2C9: sulfaphenazole; CYP2C19: tranylcypromine; CYP2D6: quinidine; CYP3A4: ketoconazole.
- LSD1 Assays Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of at least eight 3-fold serial dilutions of the respective inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in duplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, KM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 30 minutes at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 5 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor. The maximum demethylase activity of LSD1 was obtained in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of LSD1. The IC50 value of each inhibitor was calculated with GraphPad Prism Software. The results presented in Table 1 below show the results of the LSD1 inhibition studies for a number of the Example compounds. In Table 2 the IC50 values for all examples tested in this assay are shown. Parnate (tranylcypromine; i.e., 2-trans phenylcyclopropylamine) was found to have a IC50 value of 35±10 micromolar. The studies show that the compounds of the invention have unexpectedly potent LSD1 inhibition.
- Amplex Red Peroxide/Peroxidase-Coupled Assay The compounds of the invention can be tested for their ability to inhibit LSD1. The ability of the compounds of the invention to inhibit LSD1 can be tested as follows. Human recombinant LSD1 protein was purchased from BPS Bioscience Inc. In order to monitor LSD1 enzymatic activity and/or its inhibition rate by our inhibitor(s) of interest, di-methylated H3-K4 peptide (Millipore) was chosen as a substrate. The demethylase activity was estimated, under aerobic conditions, by measuring the release of H2O2 produced during the catalytic process, using the Amplex Red peroxide/peroxidase-coupled assay kit (Invitrogen).Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (from 0 to 75 uM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in triplicate.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4mel-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 LM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES. pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4mel-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.
- Inhibition Assay Mixtures of isozyme inhibitors (sulfaphenazole, tranylcypromine, and ketoconazole as specific inhibitors of isozymes 2C9, 2C19, and 3A4, respectively) were prepared containing each inhibitor at concentrations of 6000, 2000, 600, 200, 60, 20, 6, and 2 uM by serial dilution with DMSO:ACN (50:50 v/v). The mixed inhibitor solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 300, 100, 30, 10, 3, 1, 0.3, and 0.1 uM. The percent of organic solvent attributable to the test compound or inhibitor mixture in the final reaction mixture was 2% v/v. Pooled human liver microsome suspension (20 mg/mL) was diluted with phosphate buffer to obtain a 5 mg/mL suspension. A solution of NADPH was prepared in phosphate buffer at a concentration of 5 mM. Separate stock solutions of each substrate were prepared in DMSO:MeCN (50:50 v/v), mixed, and diluted in phosphate buffer to obtain a single solution.
- Inhibition Assay Solutions of each test compound were separately prepared at concentrations of 20000, 6000, 2000, 600, 200, and 60 μM by serial dilution with DMSO:MeCN (50:50 v/v). The individual test compound solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 1000, 300, 100, 30, 10, and 3 μM. Mixtures of isozyme inhibitors (sulfaphenazole, tranylcypromine, and ketoconazole as specific inhibitors of isozymes 2C9, 2C19, and 3A4, respectively) were prepared containing each inhibitor at concentrations of 6000, 2000, 600, 200, 60, 20, 6, and 2 μM by serial dilution with DMSO:ACN (50:50 v/v). The mixed inhibitor solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 300, 100, 30, 10, 3, 1, 0.3, and 0.1 μM. The percent of organic solvent attributable to the test compound or inhibitor mixture in the final reaction mixture was 2% v/v.
- Monoamine Oxidase Assays Assays were conducted in 96-well black plates with clear bottom (Corning) in a final volume of 100 μL. The assay buffer was 100 mM HEPES, pH 7.5. Each experiment was performed in triplicate within the same experiment. Briefly, a fixed amount of MAO (0.25 μg for MAO-A and 0.5 μg for MA-B) was incubated on ice for 15 minutes in the reaction buffer, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 50 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. After leaving the enzyme(s) interacting with the inhibitor, 60 to 90 μM of kynuramine was added to each reaction for MAO-B and MAO-A assay respectively, and the reaction was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The oxidative deamination of the substrate was stopped by adding 50 μL (v/v) of NaOH 2N. The conversion of kynuramine to 4-hydroxyquinoline, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 360 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan).
- Inhibition Assay Solutions of each test compound were separately prepared at concentrations of 20000, 6000, 2000, 600, 200, and 60 uM by serial dilution with DMSO:MeCN (50:50 v/v). The individual test compound solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 1000, 300, 100, 30, 10, and 3 uM. Mixtures of isozyme inhibitors (sulfaphenazole, tranylcypromine, and ketoconazole as specific inhibitors of isozymes 2C9, 2C19, and 3A4, respectively) were prepared containing each inhibitor at concentrations of 6000, 2000, 600, 200, 60, 20, 6, and 2 uM by serial dilution with DMSO:ACN (50:50 v/v). The mixed inhibitor solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 300, 100, 30, 10, 3, 1, 0.3, and 0.1 uM. The percent of organic solvent attributable to the test compound or inhibitor mixture in the final reaction mixture was 2% v/v.Pooled human liver microsome suspension (20 mg/mL) was determined.
- LSD1 Assay Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in triplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, 12.5 μM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 30 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan).
- Monoamine Oxidase Assays Briefly, a fixed amount of MAO (0.25 μg for MAO-A and 0.5 μg for MAO-B) was incubated on ice for 15 minutes in the reaction buffer, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 50 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. After leaving the enzyme(s) interacting with the inhibitor, 60 to 90 μM of kynuramine was added to each reaction for MAO-B and MAO-A assay respectively, and the reaction was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The oxidative deamination of the substrate was stopped by adding 50 μL (v/v) of NaOH 2N. The conversion of kynuramine to 4-hydroxyquinoline, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 360 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure levels of fluorescence produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor. The maximum of oxidative deamination activity was obtained by measuring the amount of 4-hydroxyquinoline formed from kynuramine deamination in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of MAO enzymes.
- Monoamine Oxidase Assays Briefly, a fixed amount of MAO (0.25 μg for MAO-A and 0.5 μg for MAO-B) was incubated on ice for 15 minutes in the reaction buffer, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 50 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition.After leaving the enzyme(s) interacting with the inhibitor, 60 to 90 μM of kynuramine was added to each reaction for MAO-B and MAO-A assay respectively, and the reaction was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The oxidative deamination of the substrate was stopped by adding 50 μL (v/v) of NaOH 2N. The conversion of kynuramine to 4-hydroxyquinoline, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 360 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure levels of fluorescence produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.The maximum of oxidative deamination activity was obtained by measuring the amount of 4-hydroxyquinoline formed from kynuramine deamination in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of MAO enzymes.
- Biochemical Assay Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in triplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, 12.5 μM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 30 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK (Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1×LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody(PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1×LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Mel)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Mel)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay-10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay-10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Mel)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1×LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 uL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 uL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 uL of assay buffer containing 0.4 uM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 uL 1x LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1×LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD-1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD-1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat #31334).S The enzymatic assay of LSD-1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD-1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD-1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD-1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.
- Inhibition Assay Solutions of each test compound were separately prepared at concentrations of 20000, 6000, 2000, 600, 200, and 60 uM by serial dilution with DMSO:MeCN (50:50 v/v). The individual test compound solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 1000, 300, 100, 30, 10, and 3 M. Mixtures of isozyme inhibitors (sulfaphenazole, tranylcypromine, and ketoconazole as specific inhibitors of isozymes 2C9, 2C19, and 3A4, respectively) were prepared containing each inhibitor at concentrations of 6000, 2000, 600, 200, 60, 20, 6, and 2 uM by serial dilution with DMSO:CH3CN (50:50 v/v). The mixed inhibitor solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO: CH3CN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 300, 100, 30, 10, 3, 1, 0.3, and 0.1 uM. The percent of organic solvent attributable to the test compound or inhibitor mixture in the final reaction mixture was 2% v/v. Pooled human liver microsome suspension (20 mg/mL) was diluted with phosphate buffer to obtain a 5 mg/mL suspension.
- LANCE LSD1/KDM1A Demethylase Assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 M Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- LSD1 Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- LSD1 Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay-10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- LSD1 Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay-10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Mel)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- LSD1 histone demethylase biochemical assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- LSD1 histone demethylase biochemical assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1×LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech).
- MAOA and MAOB In Vitro Activity Assay Principle: A specific luciferin derivative was used as a substrate. MAOA or MAOB can catalyze the conversion of substrate to luciferin methyl ester. The product luciferin methyl ester can produce fluorescent light under the action of luciferase, so that the activity of MAOA or MAOB can be reflected by the intensity of the fluorescent signal. Meanwhile, a blank control was set to determine the strength of the enzyme activity. Tranylcypromine was used as a positive inhibitor in the experiment.Sample treatment: The sample was dissolved in DMSO, and stored at low temperature. The concentration of DMSO in the final system was controlled to a range which would not affect the determined activity.In the initial screening, the activity of the sample was tested at a single concentration, for example 100 μM. For samples exhibiting activity under certain conditions, for example, the inhibition rate % Inhibition is greater than 50, the active dose-dependent relationship, i.e., the IC50 value was obtained by nonlinearly fitting the activity of the sample vs the concentration of the sample, and the software used for the calculation was Graphpad Prism 5. The model used for fitting was sigmoidal dose-response (varible slope), and for most inhibitor screening models, the bottom and top of the fitted curve were set to 0 and 100.
- Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech). Compounds having an IC50 of 1 μM or less were considered active.
- Biological Assay Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of at least eight 3-fold serial dilutions of the respective test compound (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in duplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, KM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 30 minutes at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 5 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Ampiex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.
- Biological Assays-Inhibition of LSD1 Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of at least eight 3-fold serial dilutions of the respective inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in duplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, KM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 30 minutes at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 5 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.The maximum demethylase activity of LSD1 was obtained in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of LSD1. The IC50 value of each inhibitor was calculated with GraphPad Prism Software.
- LSD1 Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech). Compounds having an IC50 of 1 μM or less were considered active.
- LSD1 Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay-10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech). Compounds having an IC50 of 1 μM or less were considered active.
- LSD1 histone demethylase biochemical assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay 10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 μM Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Me1)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO: 1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech). Compounds having an IC50 of 1 μM or less were considered active.
- Inhibitory Activity (In Vitro) The conditions for measuring inhibitory activity of compounds against LSD1 activity were determined with reference to a document available from the website of PerkinElmer (U-TRF #38) and a patent of GlaxoSmithKline (WO2012135113).To measure the inhibitory activity, first, the Example compound was serially diluted in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Sequentially, the serially diluted solution of the Example compound in DMSO (final concentration of DMSO: 5%) and human LSD1 protein (Abcam, ab80379) were added to a reaction buffer (25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 50 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 1 mM DTT, 0.02% BSA). The mixture was preincubated at 25° C. for 30 minutes. Thereafter, a H3K4 (Mel)-biotin-labeled peptide (Anaspec #64355) (final concentration: 200 nM) was added thereto and reacted for 60 minutes. Tranylcypromine (final concentration: 3 mM) was then added thereto to terminate the reaction. Thereafter, a detection solution containing an Eu-labeled anti-H3K4 antibody (PerkinElmer, TRF0404) and Streptavidin Alexa Fluor 647 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, S21374) was added thereto, and the mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Finally, the intensity of fluorescence under the excitation light with a wavelength of 337 nm was measured with a PHERAstar FS (BMG Labtech) at two wavelengths: 620 nm and 665 nm. The demethylation level was calculated from the ratio of the fluorescence intensity at the two wavelengths, and the compound concentration at which demethylation was inhibited by 50% was defined as IC50 (nM).
- Inhibitory Activity Assay The conditions for measuring inhibitory activity of compounds against LSD1 activity were determined with reference to a document available from the website of PerkinElmer (U-TRF #38) and a patent of GlaxoSmithKline (WO2012135113).To measure the inhibitory activity, first, the compound of the present invention was serially diluted in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Sequentially, the solution of the compound of the present invention in DMSO (final concentration of DMSO: 5%) and human LSD1 protein (Abcam, ab80379) were added to a reaction buffer (25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 50 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 1 mM DTT, 0.02% BSA). The mixture was preincubated at 25° C. for 30 minutes. Thereafter, a H3K4 (Me1)-biotin-labeled peptide (Anaspec #64355) (final concentration: 200 nM) was added thereto and reacted for 60 minutes. Tranylcypromine (final concentration: 3 mM) was then added thereto to terminate the reaction. Thereafter, a detection solution containing an Eu-labeled anti-H3K4 antibody (PerkinElmer, TRF0404) and Streptavidin Alexa Fluor 647 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, 521374) was added thereto, and the mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Finally, the intensity of fluorescence under the excitation light with a wavelength of 337 nm was measured with a PHERAstar FS (BMG Labtech) at two wavelengths: 620 nm and 665 nm. The demethylation level was calculated from the ratio of the fluorescence intensity at the two wavelengths, and the compound concentration at which demethylation was inhibited by 50% was defined as IC50 (nM).
- LSD1 Histone Demethylase Biochemical Assay LANCE LSD1/KDM1A demethylase assay-10 μL of 1 nM LSD-1 enzyme (ENZO BML-SE544-0050) in the assay buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 0.01% Tween-20, 25 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT) were preincubated for 1 hour at 25° C. with 0.8 μL compound/DMSO dotted in black 384 well polystyrene plates. Reactions were started by addition of 10 μL of assay buffer containing 0.4 M Biotin-labeled Histone H3 peptide substrate: ART-K(Mel)-QTARKSTGGKAPRKQLA-GGK(Biotin) SEQ ID NO:1 (AnaSpec 64355) and incubated for 1 hour at 25° C. Reactions were stopped by addition of 10 μL 1× LANCE Detection Buffer (PerkinElmer CR97-100) supplemented with 1.5 nM Eu-anti-unmodified H3K4 Antibody (PerkinElmer TRF0404), and 225 nM LANCE Ultra Streptavidin (PerkinElmer TRF102) along with 0.9 mM Tranylcypromine-HCl (Millipore 616431). After stopping the reactions plates were incubated for 30 minutes and read on a PHERAstar FS plate reader (BMG Labtech). Compounds having an IC50 of 1 μM or less were considered active. IC50 data for the example compounds is provided in Table 1 (+ refers to IC50≦100 nM; ++ refers to IC50>100 nM and ≦500 nM).
- MAOA and MAOB In Vitro Activity Experiments Screening method: Monoamine oxidase MAOA and MAOB activity screeningInstrument: microplate reader Envision (PerkinElmer, USA).MATERIALS: Human recombinant MAOA, purchased from Promega; human recombinant MAOB, purchased from Sigma;The MAOA and MAOB activity assay kit MAO-Glo was purchased from Promega. Principle: This method uses a specific luciferin derivative as a substrate, MAOA or MAOB can catalyze the conversion of substrate to luciferin methyl ester, and the product, luciferin methyl ester can produce fluorescence under the action of luciferase, thus reflecting the activity of MAOA or MAOB by the intensity of the fluorescent signal. Meanwhile, a blank control was set to determine the strength of the enzyme activity. Tranylcypromine (TCP) was employed as a positive inhibitor in the experiment.Sample processing: Samples were dissolved in DMSO, stored at low temperature, and the concentration of DMSO in the final system was controlled within a range that won't affect the activity of the assay.The activity of the sample was tested by primary screening at a single concentration, for example 100 μM. For samples exhibiting activity under certain conditions, for example, the inhibition rate (% Inhibition) being greater than 50, the active dose-dependent relationship, i.e., the IC50 value, was obtained by nonlinearly fitting the sample activity vs the sample concentration, the software used for the calculation was Graphpad Prism 5, the model used for the fit was sigmoidal dose-response (variable slope), and for most inhibitor screening models, the bottom and top of the fitted curve were set to 0 and 100.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4mel-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat # 64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4mel-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay - LSD-1 The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4mel-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4mel-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO was added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hr incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 uM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively. The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 uL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 uL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 uL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 LM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 uL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature.
- LSD1 Assay The compounds of the invention can be tested for their ability to inhibit LSD1. The ability of the compounds of the invention to inhibit LSD1 can be tested as follows. Human recombinant LSD1 protein was purchased from BPS Bioscience Inc. In order to monitor LSD1 enzymatic activity and/or its inhibition rate by our inhibitor(s) of interest, di-methylated H3-K4 peptide (Millipore) was chosen as a substrate. The demethylase activity was estimated, under aerobic conditions, by measuring the release of H2O2 produced during the catalytic process, using the Amplex Red peroxide/peroxidase-coupled assay kit (Invitrogen).Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in triplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, 12.5 μM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 30 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.The maximum demethylase activity of LSD1 was obtained in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of LSD1. The Ki (IC50) of each inhibitor was estimated at half of the maximum activity.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay - LSD-1 The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay The enzymatic assay of LSD-1 activity is based on Tnne Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD-1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD-1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat # 64355), 2 uM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH 7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Playcolink Streptavidin-allophycoeyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified historic H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (Perkin Ehner) in the presence of LSD-1 inhibitor such as 1.8 in mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 uL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide 2 uL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 uL of 0.3 nM LSD-1 and 6 uM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 uL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD-1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- Monoamine Oxidase Assays for Determining the Selectivity of the Compounds of the Invention for LSD1 Human recombinant monoamine oxidase proteins MAO-A and MAO-B were purchased from Sigma Aldrich. MAOs catalyze the oxidative deamination of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. In order to monitor MAO enzymatic activities and/or their inhibition rate by inhibitor(s) of interest, a fluorescent-based (inhibitor)-screening assay was set up. 3-(2-Aminophenyl)-3-oxopropanamine (kynuramine dihydrobromide, Sigma Aldrich), a non fluorescent compound was chosen as a substrate. Kynuramine is a non-specific substrate for both MAOs activities. While undergoing oxidative deamination by MAO activities, kynuramine is converted into 4-hydroxyquinoline (4-HQ), a resulting fluorescent product.The monoamine oxidase activity was estimated by measuring the conversion of kynuramine into 4-hydroxyquinoline. Assays were conducted in 96-well black plates with clear bottom (Corning) in a final volume of 100 μL. The assay buffer was 100 mM HEPES, pH 7.5. Each experiment was performed in triplicate within the same experiment.Briefly, a fixed amount of MAO (0.25 μg for MAO-A and 0.5 μg for MAO-B) was incubated on ice for 15 minutes in the reaction buffer, in the absence and/or in the presence of various concentrations of inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 50 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition.After leaving the enzyme(s) interacting with the inhibitor, 60 to 90 μM of kynuramine was added to each reaction for MAO-B and MAO-A assay respectively, and the reaction was left for 1 hour at 37° C. in the dark. The oxidative deamination of the substrate was stopped by adding 50 μL (v/v) of NaOH 2N. The conversion of kynuramine to 4-hydroxyquinoline, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 360 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure levels of fluorescence produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.The maximum of oxidative deamination activity was obtained by measuring the amount of 4-hydroxyquinoline formed from kynuramine deamination in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of MAO enzymes.
- Biological Assay The compounds of the invention can be tested for their ability to inhibit LSD1. The ability of the compounds of the invention to inhibit LSD1 can be tested as follows. Human recombinant LSD1 protein was purchased from BPS Bioscience Inc (catalog reference number 50100: human recombinant LSD1, GenBank accession no. NM_015013, amino acids 158-end with N-terminal GST tag, MW: 103 kDa). In order to monitor LSD1 enzymatic activity and/or its inhibition rate by our inhibitor(s) of interest, di-methylated H3-K4 peptide (Anaspec) was chosen as a substrate. The demethylase activity was estimated, under aerobic conditions, by measuring the release of H2O2 produced during the catalytic process, using the Amplex Red hydrogen peroxide/peroxidase assay kit (Invitrogen).Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of at least eight 3-fold serial dilutions of the respective inhibitor (e.g., from 0 to 75 uM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in duplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, KM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 30 minutes at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 5 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 uM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor. The maximum demethylase activity of LSD1 was obtained in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of LSD1. The IC50 value of each inhibitor was calculated with GraphPad Prism Software.
- Biological Assay The compounds of the invention can be tested for their ability to inhibit LSD1. The ability of the compounds of the invention to inhibit LSD1 can be tested as follows. Human recombinant LSD1 protein was purchased from BPS Bioscience Inc (catalog reference number 50100: human recombinant LSD1, GenBank accession no. NM_015013, amino acids 158-end with N-terminal GST tag, MW: 103 kDa). In order to monitor LSD1 enzymatic activity and/or its inhibition rate by our inhibitor(s) of interest, di-methylated H3-K4 peptide (Anaspec) was chosen as a substrate. The demethylase activity was estimated, under aerobic conditions, by measuring the release of H2O2 produced during the catalytic process, using the Amplex Red hydrogen peroxide/peroxidase assay kit (Invitrogen).Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of at least eight 3-fold serial dilutions of the respective test compound (e.g., from 0 to 75 uM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in duplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, KM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 30 minutes at 37° C. In the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 5 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 uM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor. The maximum demethylase activity of LSD1 was obtained in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of LSD1. The IC50 value of each inhibitor was calculated with GraphPad Prism Software.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay - LSD-1 This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat #31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay LSD-1 This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD1 (Accession number O60341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat #31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO was added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD1 (Accession number O60341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat#31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition LSD-1 Assay This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat#31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- Inhibition of LSD1 The compounds of the invention can be tested for their ability to inhibit LSD1. The ability of the compounds of the invention to inhibit LSD1 can be tested as follows. Human recombinant LSD1 protein was purchased from BPS Bioscience Inc (catalog reference number 50100: human recombinant LSD1, GenBank accession no. NM_015013, amino acids 158-end with N-terminal GST tag, MW: 103 kDa). In order to monitor LSD1 enzymatic activity and/or its inhibition rate by our inhibitor(s) of interest, di-methylated H3-K4 peptide (Anaspec) was chosen as a substrate. The demethylase activity was estimated, under aerobic conditions, by measuring the release of H2O2 produced during the catalytic process, using the Amplex Red hydrogen peroxide/peroxidase assay kit (Invitrogen).Briefly, a fixed amount of LSD1 was incubated on ice for 15 minutes, in the absence and/or in the presence of at least eight 3-fold serial dilutions of the respective test compound (e.g., from 0 to 75 μM, depending on the inhibitor strength). Tranylcypromine (Biomol International) was used as a control for inhibition. Within the experiment, each concentration of inhibitor was tested in duplicate. After leaving the enzyme interacting with the inhibitor, KM of di-methylated H3-K4 peptide was added to each reaction and the experiment was left for 30 minutes at 37° C. in the dark. The enzymatic reactions were set up in a 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4 buffer. At the end of the incubation, Amplex Red reagent and horseradish peroxidase (HPR) solution were added to the reaction according to the recommendations provided by the supplier (Invitrogen), and left to incubate for 5 extra minutes at room temperature in the dark. A 1 μM H2O2 solution was used as a control of the kit efficiency. The conversion of the Amplex Red reagent to resorufin due to the presence of H2O2 in the assay, was monitored by fluorescence (excitation at 540 nm, emission at 590 nm) using a microplate reader (Infinite 200, Tecan). Arbitrary units were used to measure level of H2O2 produced in the absence and/or in the presence of inhibitor.The maximum demethylase activity of LSD1 was obtained in the absence of inhibitor and corrected for background fluorescence in the absence of LSD1. The IC50 value of each inhibitor was calculated with GraphPad Prism Software.
- n Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay LSD-1 This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat#31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay-LSD-1 This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD-1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD-1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat#31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD-1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD-1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD-1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD-1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD-1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD-1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).
- Inhibition of Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Solutions of each test compound were separately prepared at concentrations of 20000, 6000, 2000, 600, 200, and 60 μM by serial dilution with DMSO:MeCN (50:50 v/v). The individual test compound solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO:MeCN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 1000, 300, 100, 30, 10, and 3 μM. Mixtures of isozyme inhibitors (sulfaphenazole, tranylcypromine, and ketoconazole as specific inhibitors of isozymes 2C9, 2C19, and 3A4, respectively) were prepared containing each inhibitor at concentrations of 6000, 2000, 600, 200, 60, 20, 6, and 2 μM by serial dilution with DMSO:CH3CN (50:50 v/v). The mixed inhibitor solutions were then diluted 20-fold with DMSO: CH3CN:deionized water (5:5:180 v/v/v) to concentrations of 300, 100, 30, 10, 3, 1, 0.3, and 0.1 μM. The percent of organic solvent attributable to the test compound or inhibitor mixture in the final reaction mixture was 2% v/v.Pooled human liver microsome suspension (20 mg/mL) was diluted with phosphate buffer to obtain a 5 mg/mL suspension. A solution of NADPH was prepared in phosphate buffer at a concentration of 5 mM. Separate stock solutions of each substrate were prepared in DMSO:MeCN (50:50 v/v), mixed, and diluted in phosphate buffer to obtain a single solution containing each substrate at five times its experimentally determined Km concentration. The percent of organic solvent attributable to substrate mixture in the final reaction mixture was 1% v/v.Substrate solution and microsome suspension were combined in a 1:1 volume ratio, mixed, and distributed to reaction wells of a PCR plate. Individual test compound or combined inhibitor solutions at each concentration were added to the wells and mixed by repetitive aspirate-dispense cycles. For active controls, blank phosphate buffer solution was added in place of test compound solution. Reaction mixtures were allowed to equilibrate at 37° C. for approximately two minutes before adding NADPH solution to initiate reaction, followed by pipette mixing of reaction mixture. Ten minutes after addition of NADPH, the reaction mixtures were quenched with cold acetonitrile.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay - LSD-1 This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD-1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD-1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat #31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD-1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD-1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD-1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005%0/Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD-1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD-1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD-1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).The ability of the compounds disclosed herein to inhibit LSD-1 activity was quantified and the respective IC50 value was determined.
- In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Assay LSD-1 This assay determines the ability of a test compound to inhibit LSD1 demethylase activity. E. coli expressed full-length human LSD1 (Accession number 060341) was purchased from Active Motif (Cat#31334).The enzymatic assay of LSD1 activity is based on Time Resolved-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (TR-FRET) detection. The inhibitory properties of compounds to LSD1 were determined in 384-well plate format under the following reaction conditions: 0.1-0.5 nM LSD1, 50 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide (Anaspec cat #64355), 2 μM FAD in assay buffer of 50 mM HEPES, pH7.3, 10 mM NaCl, 0.005% Brij35, 0.5 mM TCEP, 0.2 mg/ml BSA. Reaction product was determined quantitatively by TR-FRET after the addition of detection reagent Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin (Prozyme) and Europium-anti-unmodified histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) antibody (PerkinElmer) in the presence of LSD1 inhibitor such as 1.8 mM of Tranylcypromine hydrochloride (2-PCPA) in LANCE detection buffer (PerkinElmer) to final concentration of 12.5 nM and 0.25 nM respectively.The assay reaction was performed according to the following procedure: 2 μL of the mixture of 150 nM H3K4me1-biotin labeled peptide with 2 μL of 11-point serial diluted test compound in 3% DMSO were added to each well of plate, followed by the addition of 2 μL of 0.3 nM LSD1 and 6 μM of FAD to initiate the reaction. The reaction mixture was then incubated at room temperature for one hour, and terminated by the addition of 6 μL of 1.8 mM 2-PCPA in LANCE detection buffer containing 25 nM Phycolink Streptavidin-allophycocyanin and 0.5 nM Europium-anti-unmodified H3K4 antibody. Enzymatic reaction is terminated within 15 minutes if 0.5 LSD1 enzyme is used in the plate. Plates were read by EnVision Multilabel Reader in TR-FRET mode (excitation at 320 nm, emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) after 1 hour incubation at room temperature. A ratio was calculated (665/615) for each well and fitted to determine inhibition constant (IC50).The ability of the compounds disclosed herein to inhibit LSD1 activity was quantified and the respective IC50 value was determined. Table 4 provides the IC50 values of various substituted heterocyclic compounds disclosed herein.