Assay Method Information

Assay Name:  Kinase Assay
Description:  Protein kinase assay: Assay platform was used to measure kinase/inhibitor interactions as described previously (Anastassiadis et al., 2011). In brief, for each reaction, kinase and substrate were mixed in a buffer containing 20 mM HEPES (pH 7.5), 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EGTA, 0.02% Brij35, 0.02 mg/mL BSA, 0.1 mM Na3VO4, 2 mM DTT, and 1% DMSO. All compounds were solubilized in DMSO. Compounds were then added to each reaction mixture via acoustic dispense using an ECHO 550 nanoliter dispenser. For human RAF1 testing, human MEK1 (K97R) was used as a substrate at a concentration of 3 micromolar, with a final ATP concentration of 10 micromolar. For human BRAF testing, human MEK1 (K97R) was used as a substrate at 1 micromolar concentration, with a final ATP concentration of 25 micromolar. Compounds were tested in 10-dose IC50 mode with a 3-fold serial dilution starting at 10 micromolar. After a 20-min incubation, ATP (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo. 63178) and [g33P] ATP (specific activity 10 microCi/microliter) purchased at PerkinElmer (Boston, Mass., 02118 Cat #BLU 003H250UC) were added at a final total concentration of 10 mM. Reactions were carried out at room temperature for 2 hr and spotted onto P81 ionexchange cellulose chromatography paper (Reaction Biology). Filter paper was washed in 0.75% phosphoric acid to remove unincorporated ATP. The percent remaining kinase activity relative to a vehicle-containing (DMSO) kinase reaction was calculated for each kinase/inhibitor pair.
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