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SENSORS
卷 21, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21030893
关键词
bioluminescence; luciferase; complementation assay; 3D cell model; androgen receptor
资金
- PRIN [2015FFY97L, 2017Y2PAB8]
- NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme [985042]
- FEDKITO project - PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area)
This study introduces an intracellular nanosensor for screening compounds with androgenic activity based on split NanoLuc reporter. The use of 3D spheroids of HEK-293 cells was confirmed to be suitable for upgrading the 2D cell-based assay.
In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for predictive and sensitive in vitro tools for drug discovery. Split complementation assays have the potential to enlarge the arsenal of in vitro tools for compound screening, with most of them relying on well-established reporter gene assays. In particular, ligand-induced complementation of split luciferases is emerging as a suitable approach for monitoring protein-protein interactions. We hereby report an intracellular nanosensor for the screening of compounds with androgenic activity based on a split NanoLuc reporter. We also confirm the suitability of using 3D spheroids of Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK-293) cells for upgrading the 2D cell-based assay. A limit of detection of 4 pM and a half maximal effective concentration (EC50) of 1.7 +/- 0.3 nM were obtained for testosterone with HEK293 spheroids. This genetically encoded nanosensor also represents a new tool for real time imaging of the activation state of the androgen receptor, thus being suitable for analysing molecules with androgenic activity, including new drugs or endocrine disrupting molecules.
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