Journal
SLAS DISCOVERY
Volume 23, Issue 10, Pages 1018-1029Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/2472555218793066
Keywords
HTS; LUBAC; HTRF; inhibitor
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The nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) pathway is critical for regulating immune and inflammatory responses, and uncontrolled NF-kappa B activation is closely associated with various inflammatory diseases and malignant tumors. The Met1-linked linear ubiquitin chain, which is generated by linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC), is important for regulating NF-kappa B activation. This process occurs through the linear ubiquitination of NF-kappa B essential modulator, a regulatory subunit of the canonical inhibitor of the NF-kappa B kinase complex. In this study, we have established a robust and efficient high-throughput screening (HTS) platform to explore LUBAC inhibitors, which may be used as tool compounds to elucidate the pathophysiological role of LUBAC. The HTS platform consisted of both cell-free and cell-based assays: (1) cell-free LUBAC-mediated linear ubiquitination assay using homogenous time-resolved fluorescence technology and (2) cell-based LUBAC assay using the NF-kappa B luciferase reporter gene assay. By using the HTS platform, we performed a high-throughput chemical library screen and identified several hit compounds with selectivity against a counterassay. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed that these compounds contain a chemically reactive lactone structure, which is transformed to give reactive alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Further investigation revealed that the reactive group of these compounds is essential for the inhibition of LUBAC activity.
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