Cereblon binding kit
Identify and characterize compounds that bind Cereblon protein.
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The Total Cereblon kit is designed to assess the expression level of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Cereblon (CRBN) in cells.
The Total Cereblon cellular assay measures the expression level of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Cereblon (CRBN) in cells.
Cereblon is a ubiquitously expressed protein which functions as a substrate recognition subunit within the CRL4-CRBN E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, and targets specific proteins for proteolysis through the Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS).
Cereblon plays a key role in normal limb outgrowth, normal cell proliferation and metabolism, and in memory and learning.
Cereblon is also the primary direct target of the immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) Thalidomide, Pomalidomide, and Lenalidomide, that are all FDA approved drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Interestingly, IMiDs have recently been derived into PROTAC molecules in order to direct degradation of undesired proteins by the UPS.
The two-plate protocol involves culturing cells in a 96-well plate before lysis, then transferring lysates into a 384-well low volume detection plate before the addition of Total Cereblon HTRF detection reagents. This protocol enables the cells' viability and confluence to be monitored.
The human HEK293, HepG2, HeLa, and Jurkat cell lines, as well as the mouse NIH-3T3 cell line, were seeded in 96-well plates at different cell densities and cultured for 24h. The cells were then lysed with supplemented lysis buffer #4, and the cell lysates were analyzed for their total Cereblon protein levels by transferring 16 µL of samples into a 384-well low volume white microplate and adding 4 µL of the HTRF Total Cereblon detection antibodies. The HTRF signal was recorded after an overnight incubation.
HEK293 cells were plated in a 96-well plate (50,000 cells/well) and cultured for 24h. The cells were then transfected either with a siRNA specific for Cereblon or with a siRNA specific for VHL (Von Hippel–Lindau), as well as with a negative control siRNA. After a 48h incubation, the cells were lysed and 16 µL of lysates were transferred into a 384-well low volume white microplate, before the addition of 4 µL of the HTRF Total Cereblon detection antibodies. The HTRF signal was recorded after an overnight incubation.
As expected, cell transfection with the Cereblon siRNA induced the knockdown of CRBN expression as highlighted by the 76% signal decrease, while no signal modulation was observed when cells were transfected with the VHL siRNA or with the negative siRNA.
HEK293 cells were seeded in a 96-well plate (50,000 cells/well) and incubated for 6h. The cells were then treated with 0.1 and 10 µM of the IMiDs Thalidomide (TOCRIS, #0652), Lenalidomide (TOCRIS, #6305), and Pomalidomide (TOCRIS, #6302). After an overnight incubation, the cells were lysed and 16 µL of lysates were transferred into a 384-well low volume white microplate, before the addition of 4 µL of the HTRF Total Cereblon detection antibodies. The HTRF signal was recorded after an overnight incubation.
As expected, cell treatment with Thalidomide, andwith its derivatives Lenalidomide and Pomalidomide, resulted in stabilization and accumulation of Cereblon protein levels through the inhibition of Cereblon ubiquitination and degradation (Liu et al., A novel effect of thalidomide and its analogs: suppression of cereblon ubiquitination enhances ubiquitin ligase function; FASEB J. 2015 Dec; 29(12): 4829–4839).
HEK293 cells were cultured in a T175 flask in complete culture medium at 37°C-5%, CO2. After a 48h incubation, the cells were lysed with 3 mL of supplemented lysis buffer #4 (1X) for 30 minutes at RT under gentle shaking.
Serial dilutions of the cell lysate were performed using supplemented lysis buffer, and 16 µL of each dilution were transferred into a low volume white microplate before the addition of 4 µL of HTRF total Cereblon detection reagents. Equal amounts of lysates were used for a side by side comparison between HTRF and Western Blot.
Using the HTRF total Cereblon assay, only 500 cells/well were enough to detect a significant signal, while 4,000 cells/track were needed to obtain a minimal chemiluminescent signal using Western Blot. Therefore in these conditions, the HTRF Total Cereblon assay was 8 times more sensitive than the Western Blot technique.
Cereblon, also known as CRBN, is a ubiquitously expressed protein of 442 amino-acids (55 kDa).
CRBN interacts with DNA damage-binding protein-1 (DDB1), Cullin 4 (Cul4), and the regulator of Cullins 1 (RoC1) to form a functional E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. In this complex, CRBN functions as a substrate recognition subunit and targets proteins for proteolysis through a ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). This E3 ubiquitin ligase complex can therefore achieve different cellular responses by targeting different substrates.
CRBN expression in the brain is associated with memory and learning processes. The nonsense mutation (R419X) is responsible for nonsyndromic mental retardation.
CRBN also ensures normal cell proliferation and metabolism by regulating the function of ion channels.
Furthermore, Cereblon is the primary direct target of the immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) Thalidomide, Pomalidomide and Lenalidomide, that are all FDA approved drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma. These drugs induce ubiquitination and degradation of the lymphoid transcription factors IKZF1 and IKZF3 via the CRBN E3 ubiquitin ligase.
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