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Assay Name:  In Vitro DGK Inhibition Assay
Description:  The reactions were carried out in 50 mM MOPS pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 μM CaCl2, and 1 mM DTT (assay buffer). The reactions using a detergent/lipid micelle substrate also contained 50 mM octyl B-D-glucopyranoside. The lipid substrate concentrations were 11 mM PS and 1 mM DAG for the detergent/lipid micelle reactions. The lipid substrate concentrations were 2 mM PS, 0.25 mM DAG, and 2.75 mM PC for the extruded liposome reactions (5 mM total lipid). The reactions were carried out in 150 μM ATP. The enzyme concentrations for the DGKα and DGKζ were 5 nM. The compound inhibition studies were carried out as follows: 25 nL (ADPGLO assay) or 50 nL (LIPGLO assay) droplets of each test compound (top concentration 10 mM with 11 point, 3-fold dilution series for each compound) solubilized in DMSO were transferred to wells of a white 1536 well plate (Corning 3725). A 5 mL enzyme/lipid substrate solution at 2× final reaction concentration was prepared by combining 2.5 mL 4× enzyme solution (20 nM DGKα or DGKζ (prepared as described below) in assay buffer) and 2.5 mL of either 4× liposome or 4× detergent/lipid micelle solution (compositions described below) and incubated at room temperature for 10 minutes. Next, 1 μL 2× enzyme/lipid substrate solution was added to wells containing the test compound and reactions were initiated with the addition of 1 μL 300 uM ATP. The reactions were allowed to proceed for 2 hr (ADPGLO assay) or 1 hr (LIPGLO assay), after which 2 μL Glo Reagent (Promega V9101) was added and incubated for 40 minutes. Next, 4 μL Kinase Detection Reagent was added and incubated for 30 minutes. Luminescence was recorded using an EnVision microplate reader. The percent inhibition was calculated from the ATP conversion generated by no enzyme control reactions for 100% inhibition and vehicle-only reactions for 0% inhibition.
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