Activity gels for analysing DNA processing enzymes
Activity gels for analysing DNA processing enzymes
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用于分析 DNA 加工酶的活性凝胶
DOI:
10.1016/0168-9525(86)90181-2
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发表时间:
1986
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
R. Izzo
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文献类型:
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作者:
U. Bertazzoni;A. Scovassi;M. Mezzina;A. Sarasin;E. Franchi;R. Izzo
Acgd~ gel ana/ysis is eme~ ng as a powerful and promising technique in the study of int~ lved in DNA and RNA metabolism as weH as ot~ r proteins whose activities are linked to mauumolecular substrates. It is parlicularly vak~ able in screening actit~ forms of e~,~ s in crude e~ acts, in searcMngfor pre~ ursor and degradation spe~, in amducgng comparagve s~ ural studies and in the search for prom'n mutants. mercaptoe~ anol and EDT.~ Tin~-~ is also important, since some proteins renature in 1-2 h while others need 18-24 h. Conditions must be carefully op" tunized for each enzyme. A crucial step is the rapid removal of SDS and of iipophilic contmninmlts (usually present in commercial SDS) which bind to proteins and tend to prevent renatu~ tiorL Some authors suggest washing detergent fro~,~! the gel with aqueous isopropanol after electrophoresis z. Refolding of enzymes after their complete d~-naturation during SDS-PAGE depends on several factors, including intrinsic capacity to regain native polypeptide conformation, favorable environment and optimal renaturing conditions. It appears that a stronger signal is obtained with a crude homogenate than with pmified fractions of the~-s, snme. en~ zyme. To obviate this, embedding fibrinogen in the geF or addition of a heterogeneous mixture of denatured proteins s before application of purified fractions to the gel, have been suggested. In our hands, the efficiency of detection is markedly increased by selecting the best grade of SDS and washing the gel, after rapid removal of SDS, with guanidine at high molar concentration. This treatment might be useful both in dissociating non-polar SDS impurities and in favoring correct refolding of the proteins. The temperature of the renstumtion buffer should also be considered, since some enzymes appear to produce stronger signals when gels are renatured at 0-4 C.Enzyme activity is generally measured by an assay using either radioactively-labeled precursors or substrate, although other methods of detection can be used. Recovery of enzyme activity units Irom the whole procedure can be estimated by taking into account the specific enzymatic activity of the sample loaded on the gel and the radioactive intensity of the actbre band after assay. Recovery is usually between I and 5%. In fact, to obtain visible signals in the gel it is necessary to u~ e very high specific activity of radioactively-la~ eled precursor or substrate in the assay and thus to lower its concentration below Km range. In order to save time and reduce consumption of radioactive compounds when used, the activity gel technique has been miniaturized 4 so that enzymatic reaction mixtures of 0.5-2 ml can be use& A few technical tips are:(a) keep the gel intact, never let it dry and, if necessary, nmnipulate it on moist Saran wrap; Co) renature and wash the gel in a glass beaker, under gentle rotary movement and use suction to change solutions;(c) remove the lane with protein markers just after SDSPAGE, stain it with Coonmssie blue, destain it in such a way that the same length as the activity gel is obtained 67
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1983
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
Tseng,BY;Ahlem,CN
通讯作者:
Ahlem,CN
DOI:
--
发表时间:
1985
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
Plevani,P;Foiani,M;Valsasnini,P;Badaracco,G;Cheriathundam,E;Chang,LM
通讯作者:
Chang,LM
DOI:
--
发表时间:
1982
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
Chang,LM;Plevani,P;Bollum,FJ
通讯作者:
Bollum,FJ
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Schieven,GL;Blank,A;Dekker,CA
通讯作者:
Dekker,CA