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This study was supported by grants from Swedish Research Council (2018-02843), Brain Foundation (Fo 2019-0140), Foundation for Geriatric Diseases at Karolinska Institutet, Gunvor and Josef An&#233;rs Foundation, Magnus Bergvalls Foundation, Gun and Bertil Stohnes Foundation, Tore Nilssons Foundation for medical research, Margaretha af Ugglas foundation and the Foundation for Old Servants.

NOTE: An overview of this protocol is shown in Figure 2.
1. Expression and purification of GST-FKBP51 and GST-FKBP52 (Figure 2A)
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	<li>Plasmids 
	NOTE: Obtain cDNA clones for human FKBP51 (clone id: 5723416) and for human FKBP52 (clone id: 7474554) from IMAGE consortium.
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		<li>Amplify the human FKBP51 DNA by PCR with primers (forward; 5`GGATCCATGACTACTGATGAAGGT-3`, reverse; 5`-CTCGAGCTATGCTTCTGTCTCCAC...

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Here we describe a protocol using the assay for screening small molecules inhibiting interactions between Hsp90 and TPR-motif co-chaperones, especially FKBP51 and FKBP52. Its high Z' score (&gt;0.8) demonstrates the robustness and reliability for a high-throughput format. Results can be obtained within one hour, and small amounts of beads, protein and compounds are required. Moreover, this protocol could easily be extended to any Hsp90/Hsp70 - TPR-motif co-chaperone interactions of interest. Several TPR-motif co-chaperon...

Molecular chaperones contribute to protein homeostasis, including protein folding, transport, and degradation. They regulate several cellular processes and are linked to numerous diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases1. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is one of the most important chaperones whose function is dependent on conformational changes driven by ATP hydrolysis and binding with client proteins mediated by its co-chaperones2. Despite an obvious potential of Hsp90 as the therapeutic target, fine-tuning its function represents a big challenge. There are several Hsp90 inhibitors targeting the N-terminal ATP binding region, which have been evaluated in clinical trials, but none of them has been approved for marketing3. Due to the lack of a well-defined ligand-binding pocket4, targeting the C-terminal region of Hsp90 has had limited success4. Recently, disruption of Hsp90-cochaperone interactions by small molecules has been investigated as an alternative strategy5. Targeting the Hsp90-cochaperone interactions would not elicit general cell stress response and provides the possibility to specifically regulate various intracellular processes. The conserved MEEVD pentapeptide at the C-terminus of Hsp90 is responsible for the interaction with the tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motif of co-chaperones6. Of the 736 TPR motif-containing proteins annotated in the human protein database, ~20 different proteins interact with Hsp90 via this peptide7. Molecules competing for MEEVD peptide-binding would disrupt the interactions between Hsp90 and co-chaperones containing a TPR domain. The peptide binding site has similar tertiary structure but the overall homology between different TPR motif domains is relatively low7, providing an opportunity to identify molecules specifically capable of blocking interactions between Hsp90 and particular TPR-motif co-chaperones. Among these TPR-motif co-chaperones, FK506-binding protein (FKBP) 51 and FKBP52 are regulators of steroid hormone receptor (SHR) signaling and involved in several steroid hormone-dependent diseases including cancer, stress-related diseases, metabolic diseases, and Alzheimer&#39;s disease8. Although FKBP51 and FKBP52 share &#62; 80% sequence similarity, their functions differ: FKBP52 is a positive regulator of SHR activity, while FKBP51 is a negative regulator in most cases8. Therefore, identifying molecules, specifically blocking interactions between Hsp90 and FKBP51 or FKBP52, provides a promising therapeutic potential for related diseases.
Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogenous Assay (AlphaScreen) was first developed in 1994 by Ullman EF et al.9. Now it is widely used to detect different types of biological interactions, such as peptide10, protein11, DNA12, RNA13, and sugar14. In this technique, there are two kinds of beads (diameter 200 nm), one is the donor bead and the other is the acceptor bead. The biomolecules are immobilized onto these beads; their biological interactions bring donor and acceptor beads into proximity. At 680 nm, a photosensitizer in the donor bead illuminates and converts oxygen to singlet oxygen. Because the singlet oxygen has a short lifetime, it can only diffuse up to 200 nm. If the acceptor bead is in proximity, its thioxene derivative reacts with the singlet oxygen generating chemiluminescence at 370 nm. This energy further activates fluorophores in the same acceptor bead to emit light at 520-620 nm15. If the biological interactions are disrupted, the acceptor bead and donor bead cannot reach proximity, resulting in the singlet oxygen decay and low produced signal.
Here we describe a protocol using this technique for screening small molecules inhibiting interactions between Hsp90 and TPR co-chaperones, especially FKBP51 and FKBP52.The 10 amino acid long peptides corresponding to Hsp90 extreme C-terminus are attached to acceptor beads. Purified GST-tagged TPR co-chaperones interact with glutathione-linked donor beads. When the interaction between Hsp90-derived peptides and TPR-motif co-chaperones brings the beads together, an amplified signal is produced (Figure 1A). If the screened small molecules can inhibit the interactions between Hsp90 and TPR-motif co-chaperones, this amplified signal will be decreased (Figure 1B). Their IC50 can be calculated by quantitative measurement. This protocol can be extended to any chaperone - TPR-motif co-chaperone interactions of interest and is of great importance in the development of novel molecules, specifically blocking the interaction between Hsp90 and FKBP51 or FKBP52.
<img alt="Figure 1" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/62762/62762fig01.jpg" /> 
Figure 1: The basic principle of this assay. (A) Purified GST-FKBP51 interacts with glutathione-linked donor beads. The 10 amino acid long peptides corresponding to the extreme C-terminus of Hsp90 are attached to acceptor beads. The interaction between Hsp90-derived peptides and TPR domain of FKBP51 brings the donor and acceptor beads into proximity. At 680 nm, a photosensitizer in the donor bead illuminates and converts oxygen to singlet oxygen. The thioxene derivative on the acceptor bead reacts with the singlet oxygen and generates chemiluminescence at 370 nm. This energy further activates fluorophores in the same acceptor bead to emit light at 520-620 nm. (B) When small molecules inhibit the interactions between Hsp90 and FKBP51, the donor and acceptor beads cannot reach proximity. Then the singlet oxygen with short lifetime decays, and no detectable signal is produced. <a href="https://www.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/62762/62762fig01large.jpg" target="_blank">Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>

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			<td>384-well plates</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>6008350</td>
			<td>Assay volume 25 ml</td>
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			<td>Amicon 10.000 MWCO centrifugation unit</td>
			<td>Millipore</td>
			<td>UFC901008</td>
			<td>Concentrate protein</td>
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			<td>Ampicillin</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>A0166</td>
			<td>Antibiotics</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Bacteria shaker Unimax 1010</td>
			<td>Heidolph</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Culture bacteria</td>
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			<td>cDNA clones for human FKBP51</td>
			<td>Source BioScience</td>
			<td>clone id: 5723416</td>
			<td>pCMV-SPORT6 vector</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>cDNA clones for human FKBP52</td>
			<td>Source BioScience</td>
			<td>clone id: 7474554</td>
			<td>pCMV-SPORT6 vector</td>
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			<td>Chemically Competent E. coli</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>C602003</td>
			<td>One Shot BL21 Star (DE3)</td>
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			<td>Data analysis software</td>
			<td>GraphPad Prism</td>
			<td>9.0.0</td>
			<td>Analysis data and make figures</td>
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			<td>Data analysis software</td>
			<td>Excel</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Analysis data</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>DMSO</td>
			<td>Supelco</td>
			<td>1.02952.1000</td>
			<td>Dilute compounds</td>
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			<td>DPBS</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>14190-144</td>
			<td>Prepare solution</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>EDTA</td>
			<td>Calbiochem</td>
			<td>344504</td>
			<td>Prevent proteolysis during sonication</td>
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			<td>Glutathione</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>G-4251</td>
			<td>Elute GST-tagged proteins</td>
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			<td>Glutathione donor beads</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>6765300</td>
			<td>Donor bead</td>
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			<td>GST-trap column</td>
			<td>Cytiva (GE Healthcare)</td>
			<td>17528201</td>
			<td>Purify GST-tagged proteins</td>
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			<td>Isopropyl-&#946;-D-thiogalactoside</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>R0392</td>
			<td>Induce protein expression</td>
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			<td>LB Broth (Miller)</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>L3522</td>
			<td>Microbial growth medium</td>
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			<td>PCR instrument</td>
			<td>BIO-RAD</td>
			<td>S1000 Thermal Cycler</td>
			<td>Amplification/PCR</td>
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			<td>PD-10 column</td>
			<td>Cytiva (GE Healthcare)</td>
			<td>17085101</td>
			<td>Solution exchange</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>pGEX-6P-1 vector</td>
			<td>Cytiva (GE Healthcare)</td>
			<td>28954648</td>
			<td>Plasmid</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>pGEX-6P-2 vector</td>
			<td>Cytiva (GE Healthcare)</td>
			<td>28954650</td>
			<td>Plasmid</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Plate reader</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>EnSpire 2300 Multilabel Reader</td>
			<td>Read alpha plate</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Plate reader software</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>EnSpire Manager</td>
			<td>Plate reader software</td>
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			<td>Plate reader software protocol</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>Alpha 384-well Low volume</td>
			<td>Use this protocol to read plate</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>PMSF</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>P7626</td>
			<td>Prevent proteolysis during sonication</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>protease inhibitor cocktail</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>S8830</td>
			<td>Prevent proteolysis during sonication</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Sodium azide</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>S2002</td>
			<td>As a preservative</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Sodium cyanoborohydride (NaBH3CN)</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>156159</td>
			<td>Activates matrix for coupling</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Ten amino acid peptide NH2-EDASRMEEVD-COOH corresponding to amino acids 714-724 of human Hsp90 beta isoform</td>
			<td>Peptide 2.0 inc</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Synthesize Hsp90 C-terminal peptide</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Test-Tube Rotator</td>
			<td>LABINCO</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Make end-over-end agitation</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Tris-HCl</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>10708976001</td>
			<td>Block unreacted sites of acceptor beads</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tween-20</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>P1379</td>
			<td>Prevent beads aggregation</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Ultra centrifuge Avanti J-20 XP</td>
			<td>Beckman Coulter</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Centrifuge to get bacteria cell pellets</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Ultrasonic cell disruptor</td>
			<td>Microson</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Sonicate cells to release protein</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unconjugated acceptor beads</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>6762003</td>
			<td>Acceptor beads</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>XCell SureLock Mini-Cell and XCell II Blot Module</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>EI0002</td>
			<td>SDS-PAGE</td>
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studies of chaperone-cochaperone interactions using homogenous bead-based assay

Targeting the heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90)-cochaperone interactions provides the possibility to specifically regulate Hsp90-dependent intracellular processes. The conserved MEEVD pentapeptide at the C-terminus of Hsp90 is responsible for the interaction with the tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motif of co-chaperones. FK506-binding protein (FKBP) 51 and FKBP52 are two similar TPR-motif co-chaperones involved in steroid hormone-dependent diseases with different functions. Therefore, identifying molecules specifically blocking interactions between Hsp90 and FKBP51 or FKBP52 provides a promising therapeutic potential for several human diseases. Here, we describe the protocol for an amplified luminescent proximity homogenous assay to probe interactions between Hsp90 and its partner co-chaperones FKBP51 and FKBP52. First, we have purified the TPR motif-containing proteins FKBP51 and FKBP52 in glutathione S-transferase (GST)-tagged form. Using the glutathione-linked donor beads with GST-fused TPR-motif proteins and the acceptor beads coupled with a 10-mer C-terminal peptide of Hsp90, we have probed protein-protein interactions in a homogeneous environment. We have used this assay to screen small molecules to disrupt Hsp90-FKBP51 or Hsp90-FKBP52 interactions and identified potent and selective Hsp90-FKBP51 interaction inhibitors.

In our assay, Z&#39; factor and S/B ratio are 0.82 and 13.35, respectively (Figure 3A), demonstrating that our assay is robust and reliable for high-throughput screening. We then used it to screen small molecular mass compounds. Figure 3B presents dose-dependent inhibition of chaperone-cochaperone interactions with a selected small molecule (D10). The dose-response curves for D10 are generated by nonlinear regression analysis, based on which the values of IC<sub...

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Studies of Chaperone-Cochaperone Interactions using Homogenous Bead-Based Assay

This protocol presents a technique for probing protein-protein interactions using glutathione-linked donor beads with GST-fused TPR-motif co-chaperones and acceptor beads coupled with an Hsp90-derived peptide. We have used this technique to screen small molecules to disrupt Hsp90-FKBP51 or Hsp90-FKBP52 interactions and identified potent and selective Hsp90-FKBP51 interaction inhibitors.

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