Nexturastat A

HDAC inhibition assays

HDAC inhibition assays were performed by Reaction Biology Corp. using isolated human, recombinant full-length HDAC1 and -6 from a baculovirus expression system in Sf9 cells. An acetylated fluorogenic peptide, RHKKAc, derived from residues 379 ~ 382 of p53 was used as substrate. The reaction buffer was made up of 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 127 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 1 mg/mL BSA, and a final concentration of 1% DMSO. Compounds were delivered in DMSO and delivered to enzyme mixture with preincubation of 5 ~ 10 mins followed by substrate addition and incubation for 2 hrs at 30 °C. Trichostatin A and developer were added to quench the reaction and generate fluorescence, respectively. Dose-response curves were generated starting at 30 μM compound with three-fold serial dilutions to generate a 10-dose plot. IC50 values were then generated from the resulting plots, and the values expressed were the average of duplicate trials ± standard deviation.

Cell lines

B16 murine melanoma cells

Preparation method

The solubility of this compound in DMSO is > 10 mM. General tips for obtaining a higher concentration: Please warm the tube at 37 °C for 10 minutes and/or shake it in the ultrasonic bath for a while. Stock solution can be stored below - 20 °C for several months.

Reacting condition

100 μM; 48 hrs

Applications

In B16 murine melanoma cells, Nexturastat A dose-dependently elevated acetyl α-tubulin levels without increasing histone H3 acetylation. Moreover, Nexturastat A potently inhibited the growth of B16 melanoma cells, with the GI50 value of 14.3 μM.

References:

[1]. Bergman JA, Woan K, Perez-Villarroel P, Villagra A, Sotomayor EM, Kozikowski AP. Selective histone deacetylase 6 inhibitors bearing substituted urea linkers inhibit melanoma cell growth. J Med Chem. 2012 Nov 26;55(22):9891-9.