Development of a NanoBRET assay platform to detect intracellular target engagement in living cells for the Glycine Transporter 1 (SLC6A9)
Jensen, M. H.; Avgeris, I. P.; Kocaturk, N. M.; Mikkelsen, A. N. L.; Frolund, B.; Farnaby, W.; Wellendorph, P.; Mortensen, J. S. H.; Bavo, F.
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Glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) is a clinically investigated target whose conformational plasticity enables ligands to engage distinct extracellular and intracellular binding sites. However, methods to directly quantify intracellular binding remain limited and largely rely on radioligand-based approaches. Here, we report a NanoBRET-based binding assay to quantify intracellular GlyT1 target engagement in living cells using a fluorescent tracer derived from the GlyT1 inhibitor Cmpd1. With a structure-based approach followed by pharmacological characterization we identified a suitable meta-substituted exit vector for linker and fluorophore attachment while maintaining GlyT1 binding. A series of fluorescent probes was synthesized and evaluated, leading to the development of GlyT1-probe which displayed high-affinity binding and enabled robust NanoBRET measurements. Unlike the functional uptake assay, the NanoBRET assay distinguished intracellular from extracellular GlyT1 inhibitors and resolved structure-activity relationships at the intracellular binding site. This assay provides a quantitative approach to interrogate conformation-selective GlyT1 target engagement in living cells, facilitating the characterization of GlyT1 ligands targeting the intracellular site.
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