ABL 127

Kinase experiment:

Human PME-1 protein lacking the last three amino acids (PME-1des3) is purified from Sf9 cells. The assay is completed by first conducting a 10 min pre-incubation of 1 μM PME-1des3 with 100 μM ABL127, 100 μM AMZ-30, 100 μM EHT, or vehicle (0.05 % DMSO) in the presence of SYBR Orange (1:1000, v/v) at 37°C in 1× NEB buffer 2 (50 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM DTT, pH 7.9 at 25 °C); a thermal gradient is performed increasing temperature by 2°C per minute increments from 37 to 95°C, and fluorescence (492 to 610 nm) is acquired on a thermal cycler[1].

Cell experiment:

Cells are subjected to 5 μg/mL puromycin selection for 10 to 14 days and are clonally expanded. Validated clones are incubated with media and compounds (including ABL127) for the indicated times for phenotypic assays[1].

Animal experiment:

ECC-1 cells are subcutaneously inoculated into the flanks of female SCID mice and are allowed to grow until tumors reached ~400 mm3. A single intratumoral dose of ABL127 diluted in 10% DMSO/PBS is administered. The highest concentration tested is 5 mg/kg of ABL127 due to poor solubility of the compound[1].

References:

[1]. Pusey M, et al. Inhibition of protein methylesterase 1 decreased cancerous phenotypes in endometrial adenocarcinoma cell lines and xenograft tumor models. Tumour Biol. 2016 Sep;37(9):11835-11842.
[2]. Bachovchin DA, et al. Academic cross-fertilization by public screening yields a remarkable class of protein phosphatase methylesterase-1 inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Apr 26;108(17):6811-6.