Core Facility

Katina Lazarow / Martin Neuenschwander

Screening Unit

Portrait Katina Lazarow / Martin Neuenschwander

We provide biochemical and cell-based high-throughput screening with access to diverse compound collections, along with a range of related services.


Services

High-throughput screening

Biochemical and cell-based high-throughput screening with diverse compound collections and custom subsets (access to FMP 100k and EU-OPENSCREEN 100k compound collections)

Full project management (assay optimization, screen execution, data analysis, visualizations and reporting)

Range of readouts (multimode plate readers, automated confocal microscopy)

Cherry picking and confirmation or counter screening at 10 µM

IC50 validation for hit candidates (using nine to ten serial dilutions of the compounds in two technical replicates) 

Cytotoxicity evaluations of compounds and derivatives

Concentration-dependent validation of small compound series with previously established or commercially available assays

Concentration-dependent phenotypic characterization of small compound series using the Cell Painting Assay in established cell lines

Preparation of assay ready plates using acoustic dispensing (screening plates, compound mixtures

Surface Plasmon Resonance

The Surface Plasmon Resonance detection system allows automated screening for compounds (even 100 Dalton sized) which bind to proteins immobilized on chips. Different types of chip surfaces allow to couple proteins under mild conditions via His- or GSH- tags, by antibodies or strepravidine.
Specific biological activity of proteins must be controlled by defined binders and non-binders to monitor stability of proteins after repeated regeneration steps for removal of nonspecifically binding compounds.
Kd, plus On and Off rates can be calculated from kinetic data.

The service can be used to characterize small molecules that emerged as hit compounds from a screening project, but also user-provided compounds can be tested.

 

Equipment

Biomek i7 Automated Liquid Handler (Beckman Coulter)

Echo 650 Acoustic Liquid Handler (Beckman Coulter)

Opera Phenix High-content Imaging System (Revvity)

EnVision Multimode Plate Reader (Revvity)

Biacore T100 SPR System (Cytiva)

FLIPR Tetra Kinetic Screening System (Molecular Devices)

BioTek Washer Dispenser EL406 (Agilent)

BlueWasher (BlueCatBio)

 

 

Tools for Assay Setup

OpenIris

Under construction:

Part of our services and instruments can be booked via the OpenIris system, search for service provider “Screening Unit”

Surface plasmon resonance measurements (resource: Biacore)

Plate reader (resource: Tecan Safire II)

 

 

 

 


Publications via ORCID

Large-scale microRNA functional high-throughput screening identifies miR-515-3p and miR-519e-3p as inducers of human cardiomyocyte proliferation.

  • Renikunta HV; Lazarow K; Gong Y; Shukla PC; Nageswaran V; Giral H; Kratzer A; Opitz L; Engel FB; Haghikia A; Costantino S; Paneni F; von Kries JP; Streckfuss-Bömeke K; Landmesser U; Jakob P

iScience 2023

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7,8-Dihydroxyflavone is a direct inhibitor of pyridoxal phosphatase

  • Brenner, M.; Zink, C.; Witzinger, L.; Keller, A.; Hadamek, K.; Bothe, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; Villmann, C.; von Kries, J.P.; Schindelin, H.; Jeanclos, E.; Gohla, A.

bioRxiv 2023

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An unconventional gatekeeper mutation sensitizes inositol hexakisphosphate kinases to an allosteric inhibitor

  • Aguirre, T.; Dornan, G.L.; Hostachy, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; Seyffarth, C.; Haucke, V.; Schütz, A.; von Kries, J.P.; Fiedler, D.

eLife 2023

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Structural Basis for Highly Selective Class II Alpha Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase Inhibition

  • Kücükdisli, M.; Bel-Abed, H.; Cirillo, D.; Lo, W.-T.; Efrém, N.-L.; Horatscheck, A.; Perepelittchenko, L.; Prokofeva, P.; Ehret, T.A.L.; Radetzki, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; Specker, E.; Médard, G.; Müller, S.; Wilhelm, S.; Kuster, B.; Von Kries, J.P.; Haucke, V.; Nazaré, M.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2023

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Small Molecules Targeting Human UDP-GlcNAc 2-Epimerase

  • Gorenflos López, J.L.; Dornan, G.L.; Boback, N.; Neuenschwander, M.; Oder, A.; Kemnitz-Hassanin, K.; Schmieder, P.; Specker, E.; Asikoglu, H.C.; Oberdanner, C.; Seyffarth, C.; von Kries, J.P.; Lauster, D.; Hinderlich, S.; Hackenberger, C.P.R.

ChemBioChem 2023

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The FGFR inhibitor PD173074 binds to the C-terminus of oncofetal HMGA2 and modulates its DNA-binding and transcriptional activation functions

  • Ahmed, S.M.; Ragunathan, P.; Shin, J.; Peter, S.; Kleissle, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; Schäfer, R.; Kries, J.P.V.; Grüber, G.; Dröge, P.

FEBS Letters 2023

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Development of selective inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase C2α

  • Lo, W.-T.; Belabed, H.; Kücükdisli, M.; Metag, J.; Roske, Y.; Prokofeva, P.; Ohashi, Y.; Horatscheck, A.; Cirillo, D.; Krauss, M.; Schmied, C.; Neuenschwander, M.; von Kries, J.P.; Médard, G.; Kuster, B.; Perisic, O.; Williams, R.L.; Daumke, O.; Payrastre, B.; Severin, S.; Nazaré, M.; Haucke, V.

Nature Chemical Biology 2023

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CLK2 and CLK4 are regulators of DNA damage-induced NF-κB targeted by novel small molecule inhibitors

  • Mucka, P.; Lindemann, P.; Bosco, B.; Willenbrock, M.; Radetzki, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; Brischetto, C.; Peter von Kries, J.; Nazaré, M.; Scheidereit, C.

Cell Chemical Biology 2023

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Small molecule inhibiting microglial nitric oxide release could become a potential treatment for neuroinflammation

  • Jordan, P.; Costa, A.; Specker, E.; Popp, O.; Volkamer, A.; Piske, R.; Obrusnik, T.; Kleissle, S.; Stuke, K.; Rex, A.; Neuenschwander, M.; von Kries, J.P.; Nazare, M.; Mertins, P.; Kettenmann, H.; Wolf, S.A.

PLoS ONE 2023

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TSG101 associates with PARP1 and is essential for PARylation and DNA damage-induced NF-κB activation.

  • Tufan AB; Lazarow K; Kolesnichenko M; Sporbert A; von Kries JP; Scheidereit C

The EMBO journal 2022

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Structure-Based Design of Xanthine-Benzimidazole Derivatives as Novel and Potent Tryptophan Hydroxylase Inhibitors

  • Specker, E.; Matthes, S.; Wesolowski, R.; Schütz, A.; Grohmann, M.; Alenina, N.; Pleimes, D.; Mallow, K.; Neuenschwander, M.; Gogolin, A.; Weise, M.; Pfeifer, J.; Ziebart, N.; Heinemann, U.; Von Kries, J.P.; Nazaré, M.; Bader, M.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2022

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AML-377 A “Designed” High-Throughput Drug Screening Strategy Identifies Aurora Kinase A Inhibitors as Promising Preclinical Candidates for the Treatment of NPM1-Mutated AML

  • Ranieri, R.; Neuenschwander, M.; Kleissle, S.; Mezzasoma, F.; Silvestri, S.; Ferrari, A.; Pierangeli, S.; Donnini, S.; Milano, F.; Sabino, M.; Tini, V.; Spinozzi, G.; Falini, B.; Kries, J.P.V.; Gionfriddo, I.; Martelli, M.P.

Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 2022

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Disruptors of AKAP-Dependent Protein–Protein Interactions

  • Walker-Gray, R.; Pallien, T.; Miller, D.C.; Oder, A.; Neuenschwander, M.; von Kries, J.P.; Diecke, S.; Klussmann, E.

Methods in Molecular Biology 2022

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Glycolytic flux control by drugging phosphoglycolate phosphatase

  • Jeanclos, E.; Schlötzer, J.; Hadamek, K.; Yuan-Chen, N.; Alwahsh, M.; Hollmann, R.; Fratz, S.; Yesilyurt-Gerhards, D.; Frankenbach, T.; Engelmann, D.; Keller, A.; Kaestner, A.; Schmitz, W.; Neuenschwander, M.; Hergenröder, R.; Sotriffer, C.; von Kries, J.P.; Schindelin, H.; Gohla, A.

Nature Communications 2022

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Identification of TMEM206 proteins as pore of PAORAC/ASOR acid-sensitive chloride channels.

  • Ullrich F; Blin S; Lazarow K; Daubitz T; von Kries JP; Jentsch TJ

eLife 2019

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Regulation of influenza a virus mRNA splicing by CLK1

  • Artarini, A.; Meyer, M.; Shin, Y.J.; Huber, K.; Hilz, N.; Bracher, F.; Eros, D.; Orfi, L.; Keri, G.; Goedert, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; von Kries, J.; Domovich-Eisenberg, Y.; Dekel, N.; Szabadkai, I.; Lebendiker, M.; Horváth, Z.; Danieli, T.; Livnah, O.; Moncorgé, O.; Frise, R.; Barclay, W.; Meyer, T.F.; Karlas, A.

Antiviral Research 2019

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A new highly thyrotropin receptor-selective small-molecule antagonist with potential for the treatment of graves' orbitopathy

  • Marcinkowski, P.; Hoyer, I.; Specker, E.; Furkert, J.; Rutz, C.; Neuenschwander, M.; Sobottka, S.; Sun, H.; Nazare, M.; Berchner-Pfannschmidt, U.; Von Kries, J.P.; Eckstein, A.; Schülein, R.; Krause, G.

Thyroid 2019

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EU-OPENSCREEN: A Novel Collaborative Approach to Facilitate Chemical Biology

  • Brennecke, P.; Rasina, D.; Aubi, O.; Herzog, K.; Landskron, J.; Cautain, B.; Vicente, F.; Quintana, J.; Mestres, J.; Stechmann, B.; Ellinger, B.; Brea, J.; Kolanowski, J.L.; Pilarski, R.; Orzaez, M.; Pineda-Lucena, A.; Laraia, L.; Nami, F.; Zielenkiewicz, P.; Paruch, K.; Hansen, E.; von Kries, J.P.; Neuenschwander, M.; Specker, E.; Bartunek, P.; Simova, S.; Leśnikowski, Z.; Krauss, S.; Lehtiö, L.; Bilitewski, U.; Brönstrup, M.; Taskén, K.; Jirgensons, A.; Lickert, H.; Clausen, M.H.; Andersen, J.H.; Vicent, M.J.; Genilloud, O.; Martinez, A.; Nazaré, M.; Fecke, W.; Gribbon, P.

SLAS Discovery 2019

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Drug discovery with an RBM20 dependent titin splice reporter identifies cardenolides as lead structures to improve cardiac filling

  • Liss, M.; Radke, M.H.; Eckhard, J.; Neuenschwander, M.; Dauksaite, V.; Von Kries, J.-P.; Gotthardt, M.

PLoS ONE 2018

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Use of a sequential high throughput screening assay to identify novel inhibitors of the eukaryotic SRP-Sec61 targeting/ translocation pathway

  • Klein, W.; Rutz, C.; Eckhard, J.; Provinciael, B.; Specker, E.; Neuenschwander, M.; Kleinau, G.; Scheerer, P.; Von Kries, J.-P.; Nazaré, M.; Vermeire, K.; Schülein, R.

PLoS ONE 2018

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Loss-of-function uORF mutations in human malignancies

  • Schulz, J.; Mah, N.; Neuenschwander, M.; Kischka, T.; Ratei, R.; Schlag, P.M.; Castaños-Vélez, E.; Fichtner, I.; Tunn, P.-U.; Denkert, C.; Klaas, O.; Berdel, W.E.; Von Kries, J.P.; Makalowski, W.; Andrade-Navarro, M.A.; Leutz, A.; Wethmar, K.

Scientific Reports 2018

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An AKAP-Lbc-RhoA interaction inhibitor promotes the translocation of aquaporin-2 to the plasma membrane of renal collecting duct principal cells

  • Schrade, K.; Tröger, J.; Eldahshan, A.; Zühlke, K.; Abdul Azeez, K.R.; Elkins, J.M.; Neuenschwander, M.; Oder, A.; Elkewedi, M.; Jaksch, S.; Andrae, K.; Li, J.; Fernandes, J.; Müller, P.M.; Grunwald, S.; Marino, S.F.; Vukićević, T.; Eichhorst, J.; Wiesner, B.; Weber, M.; Kapiloff, M.; Rocks, O.; Daumke, O.; Wieland, T.; Knapp, S.; Von Kries, J.P.; Klussmann, E.

PLoS ONE 2018

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Systematic pharmacological screens uncover novel pathways involved in cerebral cavernous malformations

  • Otten, C.; Knox, J.; Boulday, G.; Eymery, M.; Haniszewski, M.; Neuenschwander, M.; Radetzki, S.; Vogt, I.; Hähn, K.; De Luca, C.; Cardoso, C.; Hamad, S.; Igual Gil, C.; Roy, P.; Albiges-Rizo, C.; Faurobert, E.; von Kries, J.P.; Campillos, M.; Tournier-Lasserve, E.; Derry, W.B.; Abdelilah-Seyfried, S.

EMBO Molecular Medicine 2018

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Transposition of the bamboo Mariner-like element Ppmar1 in yeast.

  • Zhou MB; Hu H; Miskey C; Lazarow K; Ivics Z; Kunze R; Yang G; Izsvák Z; Tang DQ

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2017

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Discovery of a Novel Series of Tankyrase Inhibitors by a Hybridization Approach.

  • Anumala UR; Waaler J; Nkizinkiko Y; Ignatev A; Lazarow K; Lindemann P; Olsen PA; Murthy S; Obaji E; Majouga AG; Leonov S; von Kries JP; Lehtiö L; Krauss S; Nazaré M

Journal of medicinal chemistry 2017

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Small-molecule inhibition of STOML3 oligomerization reverses pathological mechanical hypersensitivity

  • Wetzel, C.; Pifferi, S.; Picci, C.; Gök, C.; Hoffmann, D.; Bali, K.K.; Lampe, A.; Lapatsina, L.; Fleischer, R.; Smith, E.S.J.; Bégay, V.; Moroni, M.; Estebanez, L.; Kühnemund, J.; Walcher, J.; Specker, E.; Neuenschwander, M.; Von Kries, J.P.; Haucke, V.; Kuner, R.; Poulet, J.F.A.; Schmoranzer, J.; Poole, K.; Lewin, G.R.

Nature Neuroscience 2017

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Small Molecules Targeting Human N-Acetylmannosamine Kinase

  • Hinderlich, S.; Neuenschwander, M.; Wratil, P.R.; Oder, A.; Lisurek, M.; Nguyen, L.D.; von Kries, J.P.; Hackenberger, C.P.R.

ChemBioChem 2017

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Identification of a Novel Benzimidazole Pyrazolone Scaffold That Inhibits KDM4 Lysine Demethylases and Reduces Proliferation of Prostate Cancer Cells

  • Carter, D.M.; Specker, E.; Przygodda, J.; Neuenschwander, M.; von Kries, J.P.; Heinemann, U.; Nazaré, M.; Gohlke, U.

SLAS Discovery 2017

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A Chemical Disruptor of the ClpX Chaperone Complex Attenuates the Virulence of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • Fetzer, C.; Korotkov, V.S.; Thänert, R.; Lee, K.M.; Neuenschwander, M.; von Kries, J.P.; Medina, E.; Sieber, S.A.

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 2017

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Statin and rottlerin small-molecule inhibitors restrict colon cancer progression and metastasis via MACC1

  • Juneja, M.; Kobelt, D.; Walther, W.; Voss, C.; Smith, J.; Specker, E.; Neuenschwander, M.; Gohlke, B.-O.; Dahlmann, M.; Radetzki, S.; Preissner, R.; von Kries, J.P.; Schlag, P.M.; Stein, U.

PLoS Biology 2017

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Pharmacological restoration and therapeutic targeting of the B-cell phenotype in classical Hodgkin lymphoma

  • Du, J.; Neuenschwander, M.; Yu, Y.; Däbritz, J.H.M.; Neuendorff, N.-R.; Schleich, K.; Bittner, A.; Milanovic, M.; Beuster, G.; Radetzki, S.; Specker, E.; Reimann, M.; Rosenbauer, F.; Mathas, S.; Lohneis, P.; Hummel, M.; Dörken, B.; Von Kries, J.P.; Lee, S.; Schmitt, C.A.

Blood 2017

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