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ArticleJournal of biomolecular screening2013

High-throughput FRET assay yields allosteric SERCA activators.

Razvan L Cornea, Simon J Gruber, Elizabeth L Lockamy, Joseph M Muretta, Dongzhu Jin, Jiqiu Chen, Russell Dahl, Tamas Bartfai, Krisztina M Zsebo, Gregory D Gillispie and 1 more

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Article in Journal of biomolecular screening, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Razvan L CorneaDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Simon J Gruber
Elizabeth L Lockamy
Joseph M Muretta
Dongzhu Jin
Jiqiu Chen
Russell Dahl
Tamas Bartfai
Krisztina M Zsebo
Gregory D Gillispie
David D Thomas
University of Minnesota · USCelladon Corporation (United States) · USIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USScripps Research Institute · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN MUSCLE RESEARCHT32AR007612 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI JAMES M ERVASTI, DAWN A LOWE · 2001 to 2026
$11.3M
Structural Dynamics of Muscle Calcium ATPase RegulationR01GM027906 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI THOMAS, DAVID D · 1985 to 2016
$8.6M
Site-Directed Oxidative Modification of Muscle Protein Structural DynamicsR37AG026160 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI THOMAS, DAVID D · 2011 to 2020
$4.5M
High-throughput screen to discover SERCA activators for heart failure therapyR21AG042996 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI THOMAS, DAVID D · 2012 to 2013
$408k
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007612NIA NIH HHS R21 AG042996NIA NIH HHS R37 AG026160NIGMS NIH HHS GM27906NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM027906
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), we performed a high-throughput screen (HTS) in a reconstituted membrane system, seeking compounds that reverse inhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase (SERCA) by its cardiac regulator, phospholamban (PLB). Such compounds have long been sought to correct aberrant Ca(2+) regulation in heart failure. Donor-SERCA was reconstituted in phospholipid membranes with or without acceptor-PLB, and FRET was measured in a steady-state fluorescence microplate reader. A 20 000-compound library was tested in duplicate. Compounds that decreased FRET by more than three standard deviations were considered hits. From 43 hits (0.2%), 31 (72%) were found to be false-positives upon more thorough FRET testing. The remaining 12 hits were tested in assays of Ca-ATPase activity, and six of these activated SERCA significantly, by as much as 60%, and several also enhanced cardiomyocyte contractility. These compounds directly activated SERCA from heart and other tissues. These results validate our FRET approach and set the stage for medicinal chemistry and preclinical testing. We were concerned about the high rate of false-positives, resulting from the low precision of steady-state fluorescence. Preliminary studies with a novel fluorescence lifetime plate reader show 20-fold higher precision. This instrument can dramatically increase the quality of future HTS.

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Allosteric RegulationAnimalsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCells, CulturedEnzyme ActivatorsEnzyme AssaysFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysMaleMyocytes, CardiacPhospholambanRabbitsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySarcoplasmic ReticulumSarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPasesCalcium-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivatorsPhospholambanSarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases

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PMID22923787
PMCPMC3721969
OpenAlexW2156314083

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