Biochemical Kinase Assay: Liquid handling and incubation steps were done on an Innovadyne Nanodrop Express equipped with a robotic arm (Thermo CatX, Caliper Twister II) and an incubator (Liconic STX40, Thermo Cytomat 2C450). The assay plates were prepared by addition of 50 nl per well of compound solution in 90% DMSO. The kinase reactions were started by stepwise addition of 4.5 ul per well of peptide/ATP-solution (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 1 mM DTT, 0.02% Tween20, 0.02% BSA, 0.6% DMSO, 10 mM beta-glycerophosphate, and 10 uM sodium orthovanadate, 16 mM MgCl2, 1122 uM ATP, 4 uM peptide (5-Fluo-Ahx-KKKKEEIYFFFG-NH2, Biosyntan GmbH) and 4.5 ul per well of enzyme solution (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 1 mM DTT, 0.02% Tween20, 0.02% BSA, 0.6% DMSO, 10 mM beta-glycerophosphate, and 10 uM sodium orthovanadate, 16 mM MgCl2, 6 nM FGFR4 (GST-FGFR4(388-802), produced in-house by expression in insect cells and affinity chromatography). Kinase reactions were incubated at 30° C. for 60 minutes and subsequently terminated by addition of 16 ul per well of stop solution (100 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 5% DMSO, 0.1% Caliper coating reagent, 10 mM EDTA, and 0.015% Brij35).
Drug metabolism in human liver microsome assessed as reduction of aldehyde group at 10 mM measured after 15 mins in presence of NADPH by LC-MS analysis
Inhibition of recombinant non-phosphorylated FGFR4 kinase domain (442 to 753) (unknown origin) expressed in Sf9 insect cells using 5-Fluo-Ahx-KKKKEEIYFFFG-NH2 peptide as substrate in presence of ATP measured after 60 mins by caliper microfluidic mobility shift assay