Time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) assay
PDB ID for probe-target interaction (3D structure):
5N49, 5MG2
Structure-activity relationship:
The primary publication lists SAR of position 6, 5', and 6' of the 1,3-dimethyl-benzimidazolone core and naphthalimide moiety, respectively. Position 6 SAR was done to optimize for BRPF2 BD, BRPF1 BD, TAF1 BD2 and BRD4 BD1 activity while position 5' and 6' were used to optimize BRPF2 BD, BRPF1 BD, TAF1 BD2 and BRD4 BD1 activity. Another SAR was done to improve solubility. TF-FRET was used to generate all SAR.
Potency (off target):
KD
Off target protein and potency:
CREBBP: 1,390 nM
Potency assay (off target):
Thermal Shift Assay on a panel of 48 bromodomains and BROMOscan panel.
Probe Selectivity in Vitro:
LeadProfilingScreen (Cerep) containing 68 potential protein targets at 10 uM, with no inhibition or stimulation >25% observed. At 10 uM, BAY-299 showed <50% inhibitory activity in a panel of 300 kinases for all proteins.
NanoBRET: The NanoLuc luciferase was C-terminally fused to BRPF2 BD (a.a. 560-666), BRPF1 BD (a.a. 626-732) or TAF1 BD2 (a.a. 1528-1640). A BRD4-NanoLuc fusion was used as control. The HaloTag was C-terminally fused to histone H3.3 or H4. The resulting plasmids were transfected into HCT116 cells using standard procedures. Following addition of the HaloTag ligand, the cells were treated with compound (10 nM-10 μM) for 4 or 24 h, and the IC50 values were calculated.
Potency assay, off target (cells):
BAY-299 showed no activity against BRD4-H4 or BRPF1-H4 in NanoBRET assays up to 10 uM.