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One-Step Seeding of Neural Stem Cells with Vitronectin-Supplemented Medium for High-Throughput Screening Assays.Dai S, Li R, Long Y, Titus S, Zhao J, Huang R, Xia M, Zheng WJ Biomol Screen , 2016. Article Pubmed Human neuronal cells differentiated from induced pluripotent cells have emerged as a new model system for the study of disease pathophysiology and evaluation of drug efficacy. Differentiated neuronal cells are more similar in genetics and biological content to human brain cells than other animal disease models. However, culture of neuronal cells in assay plates requires a labor-intensive procedure of plate precoating, hampering its applications in high-throughput screening (HTS). We developed a simplified method with one-step seeding of neural stem cells in assay plates by supplementing the medium with a recombinant human vitronectin (VTN), thus avoiding plate precoating. Robust results were obtained from cell viability, calcium response, and neurite outgrowth assays using this new method. Our data demonstrate that this approach greatly simplifies high-throughput assays using neuronal cells differentiated from human stem cells for translational research.
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Molecular signatures associated with ZIKV exposure in human cortical neural progenitors.Zhang F, Hammack C, Ogden SC, Cheng Y, Lee EM, Wen Z, Qian X, Nguyen HN, Li Y, Yao B, Xu M, Xu T, Chen L, Wang Z, Feng H, Huang WK, Yoon KJ, Shan C, Huang L, Qin Z, Christian KM, Shi PY, Xu M, Xia M, Zheng W, Wu H, Song H, Tang H, Ming GL, Jin PNucleic Acids Res. , (44), 8610-8620, 2016. Article Pubmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection causes microcephaly and has been linked to other brain abnormalities. How ZIKV impairs brain development and function is unclear. Here we systematically profiled transcriptomes of human neural progenitor cells exposed to Asian ZIKV(C), African ZIKV(M), and dengue virus (DENV). In contrast to the robust global transcriptome changes induced by DENV, ZIKV has a more selective and larger impact on expression of genes involved in DNA replication and repair. While overall expression profiles are similar, ZIKV(C), but not ZIKV(M), induces upregulation of viral response genes and TP53. P53 inhibitors can block the apoptosis induced by both ZIKV(C) and ZIKV(M) in hNPCs, with higher potency against ZIKV(C)-induced apoptosis. Our analyses reveal virus- and strain-specific molecular signatures associated with ZIKV infection. These datasets will help to investigate ZIKV-host interactions and identify neurovirulence determinants of ZIKV.
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Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of Zika virus infection and induced neural cell death via a drug repurposing screen.Xu M, Lee EM, Wen Z, Cheng Y, Huang WK, Qian X, Tcw J, Kouznetsova J, Ogden SC, Hammack C, Jacob F, Nguyen HN, Itkin M, Hanna C, Shinn P, Allen C, Michael S, Simeonov A, Huang W, Christian KM, Goate A, Brennand KJ, Huang R, Xia M, Ming GL, Zheng W, Song H, Tang HNat. Med. , (22), 1101-1107, 2016. Article Pubmed In response to the current global health emergency posed by the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak and its link to microcephaly and other neurological conditions, we performed a drug repurposing screen of ∼6,000 compounds that included approved drugs, clinical trial drug candidates and pharmacologically active compounds; we identified compounds that either inhibit ZIKV infection or suppress infection-induced caspase-3 activity in different neural cells. A pan-caspase inhibitor, emricasan, inhibited ZIKV-induced increases in caspase-3 activity and protected human cortical neural progenitors in both monolayer and three-dimensional organoid cultures. Ten structurally unrelated inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases inhibited ZIKV replication. Niclosamide, a category B anthelmintic drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, also inhibited ZIKV replication. Finally, combination treatments using one compound from each category (neuroprotective and antiviral) further increased protection of human neural progenitors and astrocytes from ZIKV-induced cell death. Our results demonstrate the efficacy of this screening strategy and identify lead compounds for anti-ZIKV drug development.
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A High-Throughput Screen Identifies 2,9-Diazaspiro[5.5]Undecanes as Inducers of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response with Cytotoxic Activity in 3D Glioma Cell Models.Martinez N, Rai Bantukallu G, Yasgar A, Lea WA, Sun H, Wang Y, Luci D, Yang SM, Nishihara K, Takeda S, Sagor M, Earnshaw I, Okada T, Mori K, Wilson K, Riggins GJ, Xia M, Grimaldi M, Jadhav A, Maloney D, Simeonov APLoS ONE , (11), e0161486, 2016. Article Pubmed The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is involved in Ca2+ signaling and protein folding. ER Ca2+ depletion and accumulation of unfolded proteins activate the molecular chaperone GRP78 (glucose-regulated protein 78) which in turn triggers the ER stress response (ERSR) pathway aimed to restore ER homeostasis. Failure to adapt to stress, however, results in apoptosis. We and others have shown that malignant cells are more susceptible to ERSR-induced apoptosis than their normal counterparts, implicating the ERSR as a potential target for cancer therapeutics. Predicated on these findings, we developed an assay that uses a GRP78 biosensor to identify small molecule activators of ERSR in glioma cells. We performed a quantitative high-throughput screen (qHTS) against a collection of ~425,000 compounds and a comprehensive panel of orthogonal secondary assays was formulated for stringent compound validation. We identified novel activators of ERSR, including a compound with a 2,9-diazaspiro[5.5]undecane core, which depletes intracellular Ca2+ stores and induces apoptosis-mediated cell death in several cancer cell lines, including patient-derived and 3D cultures of glioma cells. This study demonstrates that our screening platform enables the identification and profiling of ERSR inducers with cytotoxic activity and advocates for characterization of these compound in in vivo models.
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Small molecule inhibitor of NRF2 selectively intervenes therapeutic resistance in KEAP1-deficient NSCLC tumors.Singh A, Venkannagari S, Oh KH, Zhang Y, Liu L, Rohde J, Nimmagadda S, Sudini K, Brimacombe K, Gajghate S, Ma J, Wang A, Xu X, Shahane SA, Xia M, Woo J, A Mensah G, Wang Z, Ferrer-Alegre M, Gabrielson E, Li Z, Rastinejad F, Shen M, Boxer M, Biswal SACS Chem. Biol. , 2016. Article Pubmed Loss of function mutations in Kelch Like ECH Associated Protein 1 (KEAP1), or gain-of-function mutations in nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), are common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and associated with therapeutic resistance. To discover novel NRF2 inhibitors for targeted therapy, we conducted a quantitative high-throughput screen using a diverse set of ~400,000 small molecules (Molecular Libraries Small Molecule Repository Library, MLSMR) at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. We identified ML385 as a probe molecule that binds to NRF2 and inhibits its downstream target gene expression. Specifically, ML385 binds to Neh1, the Cap 'N' Collar Basic Leucine Zipper (CNC-bZIP) domain of NRF2, and interferes with the binding of the V-Maf Avian Musculoaponeurotic Fibrosarcoma Oncogene Homolog G (MAFG)-NRF2 protein complex to regulatory DNA binding sequences. In clonogenic assays, when used in combination with platinum-based drugs, doxorubicin or taxol, ML385 substantially enhances cytotoxicity in NSCLC cells, as compared to single agents. ML385 shows specificity and selectivity for NSCLC cells with KEAP1 mutation leading to gain of NRF2 function. In preclinical models of NSCLC with gain of NRF2 function, ML385 in combination with carboplatin showed significant anti-tumor activity. We demonstrate the discovery and validation of ML385 as a novel and specific NRF2 inhibitor and conclude that targeting NRF2 may represent a promising strategy for the treatment of advanced NSCLC.
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High-Throughput and High-Content Micronucleus Assay in CHO-K1 Cells.Shahane SA, Nishihara K, Xia MMethods Mol. Biol. , (1473), 77-85, 2016. Article Pubmed Visualization of micronuclei induction by chemicals and drugs enables measurement of possible compound genotoxicity. A loss of entire chromosome or a fragment of chromosome can lead to formation of micronuclei (MNi). The in vitro micronucleus assay can be conducted using nuclear dyes with high-content imaging platforms. This chapter describes the cytochalasin block method of measuring micronuclei in CHO-K1 cell lines.
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Determination of Histone H2AX Phosphorylation in DT40 Cells.Nishihara K, Shahane SA, Xia MMethods Mol. Biol. , (1473), 71-6, 2016. Article Pubmed Visualization of DNA damage response protein recruitment to DNA damage sites enables measurement of the DNA damage. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and blocked replication forks induce the phosphorylation of H2AX at serine 139 (γH2AX), and accumulate γH2AX which can then be detected as foci. The detection of γH2AX foci by immunostaining with antibodies that recognize γH2AX is an indicator of DSBs presence. This chapter describes the measurement of γH2AX immunostaining using a high-content imaging platform in chicken DT40 B-lymphocyte cell lines.
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Cell-Based Assay for Identifying the Modulators of Antioxidant Response Element Signaling Pathway.Zhao J, Shukla SJ, Xia MMethods Mol. Biol. , (1473), 55-62, 2016. Article Pubmed The antioxidant response element (ARE) signaling pathway plays an important role in the amelioration of cellular oxidative stress. Thus, assays that detect this pathway can be useful for identifying chemicals that induce or inhibit oxidative stress signaling. The focus of this chapter is to describe a cell-based ARE assay in a quantitative high-throughput screening (qHTS) format to test a large collection of compounds that induce nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2)/ARE signaling. The assay is described through cell handling, assay preparation, and instrument usage.
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Transactivation and Coactivator Recruitment Assays for Measuring Farnesoid X Receptor Activity.Hsu CW, Zhao J, Xia MMethods Mol. Biol. , (1473), 43-53, 2016. Article Pubmed The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor responsible for homeostasis of bile acids, lipids, and glucose. Compounds that alter endogenous FXR signaling can be used as therapeutic candidates or identified as potentially hazardous compounds depending on exposure doses and health states. Therefore, there is an increasing need for high-throughput screening assays of FXR activity to profile large numbers of environmental chemicals and drugs. This chapter describes a workflow of FXR modulator identification and characterization. To identify compounds that modulate FXR transactivation at the cellular level, we first screen compounds from the Tox21 10 K compound library in an FXR-driven beta-lactamase reporter gene assay multiplexed with a cell viability assay in the same well of the 1536-well plates. The selected compounds are then tested biochemically for their ability to modulate FXR-coactivator binding interactions using a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) coactivator assay. The assay results from the workflow can be used to prioritize compounds for more extensive investigations.
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Quantitative High-Throughput Luciferase Screening in Identifying CAR Modulators.Lynch C, Zhao J, Wang H, Xia MMethods Mol. Biol. , (1473), 33-42, 2016. Article Pubmed The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR, NR1I3) is responsible for the transcription of multiple drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters. There are two possible methods of activation for CAR, direct ligand binding and a ligand-independent method, which makes this a unique nuclear receptor. Both of these mechanisms require translocation of CAR from the cytoplasm into the nucleus. Interestingly, CAR is constitutively active in immortalized cell lines due to the basal nuclear location of this receptor. This creates an important challenge in most in vitro assay models because immortalized cells cannot be used without inhibiting the high basal activity. In this book chapter, we go into detail of how to perform quantitative high-throughput screens to identify hCAR1 modulators through the employment of a double stable cell line. Using this line, we are able to identify activators, as well as deactivators, of the challenging nuclear receptor, CAR.
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