Query String: DTX
- Fluorescence Polarization Assay The fluorescence polarization assay tests the ability of compounds to inhibit the self-aggregation of α-synuclein peptide fragments. Peptides were incubated for 120 min at room temperature in the presence or absence of test compounds (compound concentrations were 33.3 to 0.015 □M). Samples were read on a Beckman Coulter DTX 880 plate reader in fluorescence polarization mode using excitation at 485 nm and emission at 520 nm. Data was analyzed using a four-parameter logistic fit (XLFit, IDBS Software). Peptide 4F (CTGFVKKDQLGK (SEQ ID NO: 1)) was prepared by American Peptide. Fresh peptide samples were reconstituted in purified water at 5 mM and diluted into 50 mM HEPES pH 7.4 with 50 mM NaCl to 100 nM final concentration. Solid compounds were dissolved in DMSO (10 mM), and then diluted serially in DMSO (300×) followed by dilution in buffer (1×) to provide solutions with a consistent final DMSO concentration of 0.33%.
- Fluorescent Polarization Binding Assay The buffer composition was 50 mM Tris, 200 mM NaCl, 2.0 mM DTT, and 0.005% Tween 20 (pH 8.0). Fragment ligated inhibitors and comparison peptides to be tested in the binding assay were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to a concentration of 10 mM, compounds were utilized in a range of concentrations from 10 nM to 600 μM. The PLK1 PBD protein (residues 367-603) was obtained from BPS Bioscience Inc. (San Diego, Calif.) and 250 ng was used per sample. The fluorescein-tracer phospho-peptide was used at a final concentration of 100 nM. Each sample was prepared in triplicate in a black 96-well plate (Greiner, Monroe, N.C.). Reactants were added to the plate in darkened conditions to minimize exposure to light. Incubation was carried out at room temperature for 45 minutes. Fluorescence was measured using a DTX 880 Multimode detector plate reader (Beckman Coulter, Brea, Calif.) and Multimode Analysis software (Beckman Coulter).
- In-Vitro Fluorescence Polarization Assay The fluorescence polarization assay tests the ability of compounds to inhibit the self-aggregation of α-synuclein peptide fragments. Peptides were incubated for 120 min at room temperature in the presence or absence of test compounds (compound concentrations were 33.3 to 0.015 μM). Samples were read on a Beckman Coulter DTX 880 plate reader in fluorescence polarization mode using excitation at 485 nm and emission at 520 nm. Data was analyzed using a four-parameter logistic fit (XLFit, IDBS Software). Peptide 4F (CTGFVKKDQLGK (SEQ ID NO: 1)) was prepared by American Peptide. Fresh peptide samples were reconstituted in purified water at 5 mM and diluted into 50 mM HEPES pH 7.4 with 50 mM NaCl to 100 nM final concentration. Solid compounds were dissolved in DMSO (10 mM), and then diluted serially in DMSO (300×) followed by dilution in buffer (1×) to provide solutions with a consistent final DMSO concentration of 0.33%.
- In-Vitro Fluorescence Polarization Assay The fluorescence polarization assay tests the ability of compounds to inhibit the self-aggregation of α-synuclein peptide fragments. Peptides were incubated for 120 min at room temperature in the presence or absence of test compounds (compound concentrations were 33.3 to 0.015 DM). Samples were read on a Beckman Coulter DTX 880 plate reader in fluorescence polarization mode using excitation at 485 nm and emission at 520 nm. Data was analyzed using a four-parameter logistic fit (XLFit, IDBS Software). Peptide 4F (CTGFVKKDQLGK (SEQ ID NO: 1)) was prepared by American Peptide. Fresh peptide samples were reconstituted in purified water at 5 mM and diluted into 50 mM HEPES pH 7.4 with 50 mM NaCl to 100 nM final concentration. Solid compounds were dissolved in DMSO (10 mM), and then diluted serially in DMSO (300×) followed by dilution in buffer (1×) to provide solutions with a consistent final DMSO concentration of 0.33%.