An image-based biosensor assay strategy to screen for modulators of the microRNA 21 biogenesis pathway Journal Article
| Authors: | Shum, D.; Bhinder, B.; Radu, C.; Calder, P.; Ramirez, C. N.; Djaballah, H.; Farazi, T.; Landthaler, M.; Tuschl, T. |
| Article Title: | An image-based biosensor assay strategy to screen for modulators of the microRNA 21 biogenesis pathway |
| Abstract: | microRNAs (miRNAs) are evolutionary conserved, small endogenous non-coding, RNA molecules. Although their mode of action has been extensively studied, little is known about their biogenesis. As their altered expression has been implicated in many diseases, small molecules that would modulate their expression are sought after. They are generated through the concerted action of several complexes which promote their transcription, maturation, export, trafficking, and loading of mature miRNA into silencing complexes. An increasing number of studies have suggested that each of these steps serves as a regulatory junction in the process, and therefore provides an intervention point. For this purpose, we have developed a simple image-based assay strategy to screen for such modulators. Here, we describe its successful implementation which combines the use of a microRNA 21 (miR-21) synthetic mimic together with an EGFP based reporter cell line, where its expression is under the control of miR-21, to monitor EGFP expression in a format suitable for HTS. The strategy was further validated using a small panel of known gene modulators of the miRNA pathway. A screen was performed in duplicate against a library of 6,912 compounds and identified 48 initial positives exhibiting enhanced EGFP fluorescence intensity. 42 compounds were found to be inherently fluorescent in the green channel leaving the remaining 6 as potential inhibitors and with a positive rate of 0.09%. Taken together, this validated strategy offers the opportunity to discover novel and specific inhibitors of the pathway through the screening of diverse chemical libraries. © 2012 Bentham Science Publishers. |
| Keywords: | controlled study; gene expression; image analysis; small interfering rna; rna interference; high throughput screening; molecular library; genetic transfection; confocal laser microscopy; rna transcription; biogenesis; enhanced green fluorescent protein; microrna biogenesis; microrna 21; biosensor; image-based biosensor; mirna biogenesis; modulator; image based biosensor assay |
| Journal Title: | Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 1386-2073 |
| Publisher: | Bentham Science Publishers |
| Date Published: | 2012-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 529 |
| End Page: | 541 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.2174/138620712801619131 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 22540737 |
| PMCID: | PMC3640486 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 4 February 2013" - "CODEN: CCHSF" - "Source: Scopus" |
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