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A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Anu Mathew, Renée Benson, Lisa Gazzillo, Robert Umek, James L. Wilbur, George B. Sigal, Eli N. Glezer, Hans A. Biebuyck and Jacob N. Wohlstadter TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Abstract Human, viral, and bacterial DNA polymerases are attractive targets for drug interventions, and as such are candidates for HTS screening efforts. We have developed an assay for DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity using a new assay platform developed by Meso Scale Discovery (MSD ). This platform combines array technologies and electrochemiluminescence detection to achieve ultra-fast, highly sensitive assays in a no-wash format. Polymerase activity results in the extension of a primer containing a ruthenium complex that emits electrochemiluminescence. The assay is exquisitely sensitive to the processivity of the enzyme and only detects full-length products. Several distinct polymerases (Klenow and the HIV RT enzymes) were analyzed in the assay. Several known inhibitors were screened to validate the assay format. We have demonstrated feasibility of assay automation in a 96-well format, and developed protocols to enable minimal manipulations. TM TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Multi-Array Technology TM Unified technology platform with instruments, plates and reagents for drug discovery. Combines the power of microarrays with the sensitivity of electrochemiluminescence. 96-, 384- and 1536 microplate formats. Multi-Spot plates with high density arrays for multiplexing. TM Sector HTS Instrument: High resolution imaging detection and robotic integration for HTS and large-scale proteomics. TM Sector HTS Sector PR Instrument: Medium throughput benchtop reader for assay development, cellular and molecular biology, research in therapeutic areas, secondary screening, QC. Assays developed on Sector PR port to Sector HTS. TM Sector PR TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Schematic of the DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Assay Ru A Ru B pol NaOH Ru NaH2PO4 B Ru Ru a B e C The substrate is a heteroduplex containing an annealed region (red) for priming and a template region (blue) for elongation (A). The primer to be elongated has a ruthenium chelate (Ru) attached to the 5’ end. After elongation by the DDDP activity of the polymerase (B), the reaction is stopped with NaOH. Subsequently, the reaction is neutralized by the addition of NaH2PO4 containing a biotinylated oligonucleotide complementary to the newly synthesized strand. The entire reaction is conducted in a well containing an avidin-coated (a) carbon electrode (e). The biotinylated oligonucleotide serves as a capture probe that tethers the elongated, Ru-containing strand to the electrode. In the standard reaction conditions, a 20ul reaction is conducted using 1nM HIV-RT (Worthington) and 50nM substrate in reaction buffer (10mM Tris pH 7.5, 5mM MgCl2, 3mM DTT, 10uM dNTPs). The reaction is stopped by the addition of 25ul of base to a final concentration of 30mM followed by 25ul of 90mM NaH2PO4 containing 4 pMol of biotinylated capture probe. The microtiter plate is agitated throughout the 45 minute capture period. Note that re-annealing of sister strands (C) competes with capture and immobilization of the Ru-labeled species at the surface of the electrode. The data shown here were obtained using HIV-RT. However, with slight changes to the reaction buffer, similar results were obtained with the Klenow polymerase of E. coli and human DNA polymerase beta. The reaction is distinguished from those that measure nucleotide incorporation in that only full-length products capable of hybridizing are detected. TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Kinetic Analysis of the Polymerase Reaction B A 300000 160000 250000 120000 Average Signal Average Signal 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 Total signal 0 1 2 3 4 5 100nM 80000 40000 0 6 50nM Bkgd 0 40 RT enzyme (nM) Total 100000 Average Signal 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 0 50 100 150 120 160 200 Substrate (nM) C 120000 80 200 250 Bkgd The DNA polymerase reaction was performed under standard conditions except for variation in enzyme (A) and substrate (B) concentrations. The reaction is linear with respect to enzyme concentration over the range studied. The standard reaction conditions were chosen such that the linear dependence on enzyme (A) and time (C) are represented while substrate is present in excess. Time (min) TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity The DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Assay Facilitates EC50 Determinations Suramin AurintricarboxylicAcid 60000 90000 75000 Total signal 30000 EC50 7.8 µM Bkgd 15000 0 Average Signal Average Signal 45000 60000 0.0 EC50 30000 39 µM Bkgd 15000 0 -0.5 Total signal 45000 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 ATA (LOG µM) Suramin (LOG µM) The effects of suramin and aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA), two inhibitors known to affect the reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA polymerase) activity of the HIV RT enzyme, were tested for effects on the DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity of this multifunctional enzyme. Our results generated EC50 values for both inhibitors as indicated. TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity A Simplified Protocol that Omits Agitation Retains a High Signal/Background Ratio Total Signal Average Signal 75000 50000 25000 agitation -Total no agitation -Total agitation -Bkgd no agitation -Bkgd 75 agitation no agitation Signal/Background Ratio 100000 Signal/Background 50 25 0 0 The standard DNA-dependent DNA polymerase assay was conducted except the protocol eliminated agitation during the capture step. To compensate for the lack of agitation, the capture time was extended to 3 hours. In the absence of agitation, there is a significant decrease in total signal obtained, despite the longer capture time allowed. This decreased signal is likely the result of increased sister strand re-annealing (see schematic). The signal/background ratio also decreases. However, the signal/background ratio remains high (22) despite the elimination of the agitation step. The results support the notion that an automated assay without agitation can be executed. TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Validation of Alternative Assay Formats for HTS + wash, + agitation -wash, -agitation 200000 75000 150000 100000 total signal z factor 0.798 Signal Signal 50000 total signal 25000 50000 z factor 0.617 20 30 bkgd 0 bkgd 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 0 Sample No. 10 40 50 Sample No. Two workflow protocols were compared for performance based on Z-factor scores. The standard assay was compared to an assay in which there were no washes. In the no-wash assay, the agitation during capture was eliminated and the capture time was extended to 3 hours. In both cases, the assays were executed in an automated fashion in which a Rapid-PlateTM (Zymark) and a MultidropTM (Labsystems) were used for reagent delivery, aspiration and washing, where appropriate. The HIV RT enzyme was used, though similar results have been obtained with the Klenow polymerase for non-washed and washed formats. Acceptable Z-factor values (>0.5) support the notion that both protocols can be used in HTS. TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM A Novel Assay for DNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity Conclusion A DNA-dependent DNA polymerase assay has been developed on a novel platform that utilizes disposable carbon electrodes arrayed in microtiter plates. A DNA capture probe immobilizes the product that carries an electrochemiluminescent reporter. The assay is particularly sensitive to the processivity of the enzyme since only full-length products are detected. The assay is compatible with HTS and facilitates the characterization of EC50 values of inhibitors. TM TM A division of Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. TM