| Assay Method Information | |
| | PRMT5 Inhibition Based on TR-FRET Assay |
| Description: | Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is a type II arginine methyltransferase that catalyze mono- and symmetric demethylation on arginine residues of histone or non-histone proteins in presence of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet or SAM) a cofactor responsible for donating the methyl group. PRMT5 is reported to be overexpressed in several human cancers. To identify compounds that inhibit the PRMT5 and decrease its activity, a TR-FRET based assay has been established. Time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) HTS assays are homogeneous proximity assays where the interaction of two dye-labeled binding partners is detected by the energy transfer between a donor and an acceptor dye and the subsequent light emission by the acceptor dye. PRMT5 catalyzes Histone H4 peptide [1-16] which is biotin tagged to the Lysine amino acid at carboxyl end, in presence of S-adenosyl-1-methionine (SAM) to methylate the peptide. The antibody specific to mono methylated H4 peptide (H4R3) with Ig conjugate binds to the methylated peptide, indirectly binding to the Europium lanthanide. SureLight Allophycocyanin-Streptavidin binds to the biotin tag of the peptide, therefore accepting the energy transferred from the Europium lanthanide. This energy transfer between Europium to SureLight Allophycocyanin is a direct measure of the activity/inhibition of the PRMT5 enzyme. |
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