Assay Method Information

Assay Name:  In Vitro Binding Assay for DDR1
Description:  This assay is based on the intracellular domain of the DDR1 protein which contains the kinase active site. The recombinant protein additionally carries a GST-tag that can be recognized by an Eu-labeled anti-GST antibody. A tracer compound binding to the active site is labeled with a dye so that a FRET donor acceptor pair can be formed. Excitation energy absorbed by the Europium complex (350 nm flash light or pulsed laser) is transferred to a suitable fluorescent dye, if it is in close proximity. Compounds binding competitively with the tracer molecule will displace the bound tracer molecules and reduce the FRET signal in a dose dependent manner. Due to the long lifetime of the Eu excited state, the emission of the donor and the acceptor can be measured in time-gated mode such that most of the intrinsic fluorescence contributions have already decayed. This results in high sensitivity, excellent reproducibility and high data quality. This sensitive detection method enables protein concentrations below 20 nM.Protein, tracer and labeled antibody were obtained from commercial sources. The assay was performed in 384 low volume microtiter-plates with a final volume of 15 μl. Dose response curves were generated from 16 compound dilutions in DMSO as solvent compound dilutions, a solution containing protein and labeled antibody, and a solution containing the tracer which is added in the last step. The fluorescence of donor and acceptor were then measured after one hour incubation at room temperature. Every assay run was quality-controlled with dose response curves for two reference compounds.
Affinity data for this assay
 

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