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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2005, p. 1346-1353, Vol. 49, No. 4
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.49.4.1346-1353.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Development of a Cell-Based High-Throughput Specificity Screen Using a Hepatitis C Virus-Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Dual Replicon Assay
Donald R. O'Boyle II, Peter T. Nower, Julie A. Lemm, Lourdes Valera, Jin-Hua Sun, Karen Rigat, Richard Colonno, and Min Gao*Department of Virology, Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, Connecticut
Received 11 August 2004/ Returned for modification 7 October 2004/ Accepted 1 December 2004
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) replicon is a unique system for the development of a high-throughput screen (HTS), since the analysis of inhibitors requires the quantification of a decrease in a steady-state level of HCV RNA. HCV replicon replication is dependent on host cell factors, and any toxic effects may have a significant impact on HCV replicon replication. Therefore, determining the antiviral specificity of compounds presents a challenge for the identification of specific HCV inhibitors. Here we report the development of an HCV/bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) dual replicon assay suitable for HTS to address these issues. The HCV reporter enzyme is the endogenous NS3 protease contained within the HCV genome, while the BVDV reporter enzyme is a luciferase enzyme engineered into the BVDV genome. The HTS uses a mixture of HCV and BVDV replicon cell lines placed in the same well of a 96-well plate and isolated in the same cell backgrounds (Huh-7). The format consists of three separate but compatible assays: the first quantitates the amount of cytotoxicity based upon the conversion of Alamar blue dye via cellular enzymes, while the second indirectly quantitates HCV replicon replication through measurement of the amount of NS3 protease activity present. The final assay measures the amount of luciferase activity present from the BVDV replicon cells, as an indicator of the specificity of the test compounds. This HCV/BVDV dual replicon assay provides a reliable format to determine the potency and specificity of HCV replicon inhibitors.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Virology, Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, CT 06492-7660. Phone: (203) 677-6692. Fax: (203) 677-6088. E-mail: Min.Gao{at}bms.com.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2005, p. 1346-1353, Vol. 49, No. 4
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.49.4.1346-1353.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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