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High-Content Analysis of Proapoptotic EphA4 Dependence Receptor Functions Using Small-Molecule Libraries
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High-Content Analysis of Proapoptotic EphA4 Dependence Receptor Functions Using Small-Molecule Libraries

Claudiu M. Nelersa, Henry Barreras, Erik Runko, Jerome Ricard, Yan Shi, Stephanie J. Glass, John L. Bixby, Vance P. Lemmon and Daniel J. Liebl
Journal of biomolecular screening, v 17(6), pp 785-795
01 Jul 2012
PMID: 22492230
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1087057112440880View
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Biochemical Research Methods Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology Chemistry Chemistry, Analytical Life Sciences & Biomedicine Physical Sciences Science & Technology
Small-molecule compounds (SMCs) can provide an inexpensive and selective approach to modifying biological responses. High-content analysis (HCA) of SMC libraries can help identify candidate molecules that inhibit or activate cellular responses. In particular, regulation of cell death has important implications for many pathological conditions. Dependence receptors are a new classification of proapoptotic membrane receptors that, unlike classic death receptors, initiate apoptotic signals in the absence of their ligands. EphA4 has recently been identified as a dependence receptor that may have important functions in conditions as disparate as cancer biology and CNS injury and disease. To screen potential candidate SMCs that inhibit or activate EphA4-induced cell death, HCA of an SMC library was performed using stable EphA4-expressing NIH 3T3 cells. Our results describe a high-content method for screening dependence receptor-signaling pathways and demonstrate that several candidate SMCs can inhibit EphA4-mediated cell death.

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