PDE6C Assay Kit

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Applications: Great for studying enzyme kinetics and screening small molecular inhibitors for drug discovery and HTS applications.

Background: Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) play an important role in dynamic regulation of cAMP and cGMP signaling. In particular, PDE6C, also known as cGMP-inhibited phosphodiesterase, is involved in light detection and cone phototransduction. PDE6C encodes the alpha-prime subunit of cone-specific phosphodiesterase, an enzyme found exclusively in the light-detecting (photoreceptor) cells called cones. Cone cells are found in a specialized tissue at the back of the eye known as the retina, and mutations in PDE6c are associated with eye diseases including Cone Dystrophy 4 and Achromatopsia.

Description: The PDE6C Assay Kit is designed for identification of PDE6C inhibitors using fluorescence polarization. The assay is based on the binding of a fluorescent nucleotide monophosphate generated by PDE6C to the binding agent.Phosphodiesterases catalyze the hydrolysis of the phosphodiester bond in dye-labeled cyclic monophosphates. Beads selectively bind the phosphate group in the nucleotide product. This increases the size of the nucleotide relative to unreacted cyclic monophosphate. In the polarization assay, dye molecules with absorption transition vectors parallel to the linearly-polarized excitation light are selectively excited. Dyes attached to the rapidly-rotating cyclic monophosphates will obtain random orientations and emit light with low polarization. Dyes attached to the slowly-rotating nucleotide-bead complexes will not have time to reorient and therefore will emit highly polarized light.The PDE6C inhibitor screening assay kit comes in a convenient 96-well format, with purified PDE6C enzyme, fluorescently labeled PDE6 substrate (cGMP), binding agent, and PDE assay buffer for 100 enzyme reactions. The key to the PDE6C Assay Kit is the specific binding agent. Using this kit, only two simple steps on a microtiter plate are required for PDE6C reactions. First, the fluorescently labeled cGMP is incubated with PDE6C for 1 hour. Second, the binding agent is added to the reaction mix to produce a change in fluorescent polarization that can then be measured using a fluorescence reader equipped for the measurement of fluorescence polarization.

Storage Stability: At least 6 months from date of receipt, when stored as directed

Supplied As: The PDE6C inhibitor screening assay kit comes in a convenient 96-well format, with purified PDE6C enzyme, fluorescently labeled PDE6 substrate (cGMP), binding agent, and PDE assay buffer for 100 enzyme reactions

Warnings: Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.

Biosafety Level: Not applicable (BSL-1)

References: Martinez S.E. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2008 Sep 19; 283(38):25913-9.

• Artikelnummer: BPS79501
• Hersteller: BPS Bioscience
• Hersteller Artikelnummer: 79501
• Green Labware: Nein
• Verpackungseinheit: 96 rxns.
• Mengeneinheit: PAK