A Continuous Protein Methyltransferase (G9a) Assay for Enzyme Activity Measurement and Inhibitor Screening

被引：28

作者：

Dhayalan, Arunkumar ^{[1
]}

Dimitrova, Emilia ^{[2
]}

Rathert, Philipp ^{[1
]}

Jeltsch, Albert ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Jacobs Univ Bremen, Biochem Lab, Sch Sci & Engn, D-28759 Bremen, Germany

[2] Jacobs Univ Bremen, Biochem & Cell Biol Program, Sch Sci & Engn, D-28759 Bremen, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR SCREENING | 2009年 / 14卷 / 09期

关键词：

protein modifications; enzyme inhibitor; protein methyltransferase; inhibitor screening; enzyme catalysis; LYSINE METHYLATION; HISTONE;

D O I：

10.1177/1087057109345528

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学];

学科分类号：

070307 [化学生物学];

摘要：

The authors describe a continuous protein methylation assay using the G9a protein lysine methyltransferase and its substrate protein WIZ (widely interspaced zinc finger motifs). The assay is based on the coupling of the biotinylated substrate protein to streptavidin-coated FlashPlates and the transfer of radioactive methyl groups from the S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the substrate. The reaction progress is monitored continuously by proximity scintillation counting. The assay is very accurate, convenient, well suited for automation, and highly reproducible with standard errors in the range of 5%. Because of few pipetting steps and continuous data readout, it is ideal for high-throughput applications such as screening of inhibitors, testing many enzyme variants, or analyzing differences in methylation rates of different substrates under various conditions. By using this new assay, the IC50 of AdoHcy and the G9a inhibitor BIX-01294 were determined for methylation of the G9a nonhistone substrate WIZ. (Journal of Biomolecular Screening 2009:1129-1133)

引用

页码：1129 / 1133

页数：5

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