sars cov 2 spike s1 rbd ace2 inhibitor screening assay kit (BPS Bioscience)
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Sars Cov 2 Spike S1 Rbd Ace2 Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit, supplied by BPS Bioscience, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 93/100, based on 30 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
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Article Title: High-throughput screening identifies broad-spectrum Coronavirus entry inhibitors
Journal: iScience
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110019
Figure Legend Snippet: Production of high titer VSVΔG pseudoviruses and quantification of single infection events (A) A schematic representation of the VSVΔG pseudoviruses production process. Viral glycoproteins (yellow) are expressed by plasmid transfection on cell surface. Transfected cells are subsequently infected with recombinant VSV in which the endogenous G glycoprotein (VSV-G) was replaced with a fluorescent reporter (VSVΔG) and complemented with VSV-G (VSVΔG-G). 1 h post-infection, the residual VSVΔG-G is thoroughly washed and the culture is replenished with medium. This results in the production of pseudovirus particles capable of a single round of infection, baring the desired glycoproteins on their surface. Nevertheless, all downstream experiments are performed in the presence of a neutralizing anti-VSV-G antibody (α-G). (B) A widefield image of cells infected with VSVΔG pseudoviruses expressing a fluorescent reporter (GFP; green). Infected cells become round after infection due to the virus-induced cytopathic effect (CPE). (C) (Left) A high magnification overlay image showing the infected GFP-positive cells (green) and nuclei (blue). (Right) The respective segmentation showing infected cells (yellow) and nuclei (cyan). (D–F) Pseudoviral titers in infectious units/mL. To remove any residual infections from VSVΔG-G, the neutralizing α-G antibody was added to all pseudoviruses, ensuring accurate titration. The activity of α-G was tested using VSVΔG-G in the presence and absence of α-G. Two-tailed unpaired t tests were used to evaluate the statistical significance of α-G activity ( p ∗∗≤ 0.01, ∗∗∗∗≤ 0.0001. N experiments = 3, n repeats = 9. (D) Titer of VSVΔG-S W in different cell types showing infection improves upon over-expression of the innate receptor ACE2 and host protease TMPRSS2. (E) Titer of VSVΔG-S W in HEK-293T-ACE2-TMPRSS2 cells showing the effect of modifications to the cytosolic tail of S W . (F) Titer of VSVΔG-G, Wuhan (S W ), Alpha (S α ), Delta (S δ ), Omicron (S ο ), and MERS-CoV S (S M ) showing similar infection levels, with and without DPP4. VSVΔG-G pseudoviruses infected all cell lines at similar levels (D and F). (G) Pseudoviral infectious units/mL of VSVΔG RFP -G and VSVΔG GFP -S W separately or simultaneously result in equivalent titer measurements. (Right) A high magnification overlay image of a well showing VSVΔG RFP -G and VSVΔG GFP -S W infected cells (white and green, respectively). Scale bar is 100 μM (B, C, and G). Error bars represent the SEM.
Techniques Used: Infection, Plasmid Preparation, Transfection, Recombinant, Expressing, Virus, Titration, Activity Assay, Two Tailed Test, Over Expression
Figure Legend Snippet: The pseudovirus-based HTS platform demonstrates high reproducibility (A) Schematic of the high content screening pipeline: plating, imaging, and analysis. Compounds were pre-plated, and pseudoviruses, pre-incubated with α-G to neutralize any residual VSVΔG-G infection, were added in individual wells before introducing HEK-293T cells stably overexpressing SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and protease TMPRSS2. After 24 h, the nuclei were stained, and the plates were imaged. Images were subsequently segmented and quantified. (B) Overview image of a portion of a 384-well screening plate (orange box in A). The neutral control (yellow wells) indicates 100% infection, and the positive control (magenta wells) signifies 0% infection or 100% inhibition. The green well depicts an example of a compound with ∼90% inhibition. (C) Scatterplot of 2,489 compounds tested as single point, on two different days. Blue line is the fit for the compounds that inhibited >35%. The inhibitions were reproducible with a high correlation fit (R 2 = 0.85). Black line represents the fit for the rest of the compounds (R 2 = 0.60). (Right) Examples of two inhibitors showing similar inhibition values after normalization and despite having different total cell and infection counts.
Techniques Used: High Content Screening, Imaging, Incubation, Infection, Stable Transfection, Staining, Control, Positive Control, Inhibition
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Techniques Used: Virus, Recombinant, Screening Assay, Software, Modification, Saline, Transfection, Infection

