| Assay Method Information | |
| | Per2 Assay |
| Description: | Compounds were screened by using a high-throughput circadian assay system as previously described in Zhang, E. E. et al. Cell, 2009, 139, 199-210. In brief, stable U20S reporter cells harboring Per2-dLuc were plated at a density of 30,000 cells/well in Corning 96-well, solid white, flat bottom, TC-treated microplates (Corning), and incubated for 48 hours at 37° C. in the presence of 5% CO2 in a medium of Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and penicillin (100 units/mL)-streptomycin (100 μg/mL). Compounds of formula I are solubilized in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), typically at a concentration of 2 mg/mL. DMSO stocks are then serially diluted in DMSO, typically diluting 3-fold for each dilution step. Following the 48 h period, cell culture medium is removed from plated cells and cells are synchronized with 200 μL/well of complete cell culture medium (described above), supplemented with 5 μM forskolin (Tocris) and 1 mM beetle luciferin (Promega). Immediately following synchronization, 1 μL of compound dilution is added to each well. Plates are sealed, shaken briefly, and gene expression was monitored by measuring luminescence (Tecan Infinite M200 or Tecan Infinite M200 Pro) continuously for a minimum of 3 days at 35° C. Raw luminescence data (counts) are first analyzed using Multicycle software (Actimetrics, Inc.) to determine the amplitude (amp), period, and phase (phz) for each compound concentration. The period length for control wells (i.e. no compound, DMSO only) should be 26-30 h. Amp data are then plotted against the logarithm compound concentration (M) and analyzed by nonlinear regression analysis to determine the EC50. |
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