| Assay Method Information | |
| | CFTR-YFP Assay |
| Description: | This protocol is designed to selectively screen small molecule compounds for F508del CFTR corrector activities in the YFP (yellow fluorescent protein) flux assay. In this protocol, the cells are incubated with testing compounds for 24 hours, washed with PBS, stimulated with forskolin and a standard potentiator, and fluorescence in each plate well is measured kinetically read on a 384-well plate reader, such as the Hamamatsu FDSS-6000. YFP fluorescence intensity values are acquired at high speed before and after iodide buffer is injected to the assay cells. Iodide enters the cells via active CFTR channels in the plasma membrane, and quenches the YFP fluorescence. The rate of fluorescence quenching is proportionate to the total CFTR activity in the cell membrane. F508del CFTR correctors increase the number of CFTR molecules in the testing cell plasma membrane, and thereby accelerate YFP quenching. |
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