Example 15
A cell-based microtubule (MT) dynamics assay was conducted with the U2OS-EB3-AG osteosarcoma cell line, in which the fusion protein of EB3 (a microtubule plus end binding protein) and Azami-Green (EB3-AG) was stably expressed. U2OS-EB3-AG cells were culture in RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% FBS, and penicillin-streptomycin, at 37° C. in a humidified 5% CO2 atmosphere. The MT dynamics in the live cells can be visualized as the movement of the comet-like structure of EB3-AG. U2OS-EB3-AG cells plated on glass-base culture plates (EZVIEW plate, AGC Techno Glass, Japan) were treated with Compound (1) at the indicated concentration and the microtubule dynamics were monitored by time-lapse imaging using fluorescent microscope with 60-fold magnification oil-immersed objective lens (BZ-X710, KEYENCE, Japan). The still images at the indicated time points were presented in