Use of protein-acrylamide copolymer hydrogels for measuring protein concentration and activity
Use of protein-acrylamide copolymer hydrogels for measuring protein concentration and activity
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ab.2004.02.012
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发表时间:
2004-06-15
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2.9
通讯作者:
Palecek, SP
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作者:
Brueggemeier, SB;Kron, SJ;Palecek, SP
We report the development and characterization of a polyacrylamide-based protein immobilization strategy for surface-bound protein assays, including concentration detection, binding affinity, and enzyme kinetics. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion proteins have been labeled with an acrylic moiety and attached to acrylic-functionalized glass surfaces through copolymerization with acrylic monomer. The specific attachment of GST-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion protein was more than sevenfold greater than the nonspecific attachment of nonacrylic-labeled GST-GFP; 0.32 ng/mm(2) of surface-attached GST-GFP was detectable by direct measurement of GFP fluorescence and this lower detection limit was reduced to 0.080 ng/mm(2) using indirect antibody-based detection. The polyacrylamide-based surface attachment strategy was also used to measure the kinetics of substrate phosphorylation by the kinase c-Src. Michaelis-Menten kinetic constants for the reaction occurring in solution were K-m = 2.7 +/- 1.0 muM and V-max = 8.1 +/- 3.1 (arbitrary units). Kinetic values for the reaction utilizing surface-immobilized substrate were K-m = 0.36 +/- 0.033 muM and V-max = 9.7 +/- 0.63 and were found to be independent of the acrylamide concentration within the copolymer. Such a surface attachment strategy should be applicable to the proteomics field and addresses denaturation and dehydration problems associated with protein microarray development. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier Inc.