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ArticleJournal of biomolecular screening2012

Development and validation of a generic fluorescent methyltransferase activity assay based on the transcreener AMP/GMP assay.

Tony A Klink, Matt Staeben, Kim Twesten, Andrew L Kopp, Meera Kumar, Rebecca Schall Dunn, Cori A Pinchard, Karen M Kleman-Leyer, Martin Klumpp, Robert G Lowery

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Article in Journal of biomolecular screening, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Tony A Klink1BellBrook Labs, Madison, Wisconsin.
Matt Staeben
Kim Twesten
Andrew L Kopp
Meera Kumar
Rebecca Schall Dunn
Cori A Pinchard
Karen M Kleman-Leyer
Martin Klumpp
Robert G Lowery

Funding

Fluorescent HTS Assays for Methyltransferases in Neurodegenerative DiseasesR44GM073290 · NIGMS · BELLBROOK LABS, LLC · PI LOWERY, ROBERT G · 2008 to 2009
$822k
NIGMS NIH HHS R44 GM073290NIGMS NIH HHS R44GM073290
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylation is a ubiquitous covalent modification used to control the function of diverse biomolecules including hormones, neurotransmitters, xenobiotics, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. Histone methyltransferases (HMTs) are currently of high interest as drug targets because of their role in epigenetic regulation; however, most HMT assay methods are either not amenable to a high-throughput screening (HTS) environment or are applicable to a limited number of enzymes. The authors developed a generic methyltransferase assay method using fluorescent immunodetection of adenosine monophosphate (AMP), which is formed from the MT reaction product S-adenosylhomocysteine in a dual-enzyme coupling step. The detection range of the assay; its suitability for HTS, including stability of reagents following dispensing and after addition to reactions; and the potential for interference from drug-like molecules was investigated. In addition, the use of the assay for measuring inhibitor potencies with peptide or intact protein substrates was examined through pilot screening with selected reference enzymes including HMT G9a. By combining a novel enzymatic coupling step with the well-characterized Transcreener AMP/GMP assay, the authors have developed a robust HTS assay for HMTs that should be broadly applicable to other types of methyltransferases as well.

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Adenosine MonophosphateAntibody SpecificityFluorescent DyesGuanosine MonophosphateHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistone MethyltransferasesHistonesLimit of DetectionS-AdenosylhomocysteineSmall Molecule LibrariesAdenosine MonophosphateFluorescent DyesGuanosine MonophosphateHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistone MethyltransferasesHistonesS-AdenosylhomocysteineSETD7 protein, humanSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID21956169
PMCPMC3707307

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