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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Activation of protein kinases in response to growth factor and extracellular matrix stimulation has been implicated in regulating a number of cell functions including differentiation, gene expression, migration, and proliferation. An improved quantitative assay for measuring protein kinase activity is crucial to the detailed study of this important category of signaling proteins and their role in regulating cell behavior. We describe a modified in vitro kinase activity assay that is both sensitive and quantitative. It offers several advantages when compared to the traditional immunoprecipitation/kinase assay: (i) high sensitivity that reduces the required amount of cell lysate by an order of magnitude, (ii) an immunoseparation technique utilizing antibody immobilization onto the surface of microtiter wells that replaces the cumbersome immunoprecipitation method, (iii) a 96-well plate configuration that eases handling of multiple samples and increases throughput of the assay, and (iv) the use of 96-well filter plates that greatly reduces radioactive liquid waste generation. While we implement this technique in a case study for measuring the activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2), this assay can be extended to studying other protein kinases by using an appropriate antibody and in vitro substrate for the kinase of interest.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-2697
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
342-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A rapid and sensitive quantitative kinase activity assay using a convenient 96-well format.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Engineering and Division of Bioengineering & Environmental Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.