Example 6
Recombinant full length PARG protein is generated from Sf9 insect cells. Recombinant PAR is purified from a biochemical assay using PARP1. PARG is incubated with PAR in the presence of DMSO (Negative control, NC) or small chemical compounds for 20 minutes at room temperature. Positive control (PC) only contains PAR. Samples (1 μl) were spotted onto a nitrocellulose membrane. Then, the membrane was baked for 30 minutes at 60° C. and blocked with TBST buffer (0.15 M NaCl, 0.01 M Tris-HCl at pH 7.4, 0.1% Tween 20) supplemented with 5% milk for 30 minutes at room temperature. After washing with TBST, the membrane was incubated with monoclonal anti-PAR antibody (Trevigen, Inc.) for overnight at 4° C. Following standard western blot method, the signals were visualized by chemiluminescent detection. With the chemical inhibition of the dePARylation activity of PARG, we are able to detect the dot signals of PAR.