| Assay Method Information | |
| | ERK2 In Vitro Inhibition Assay |
| Description: | Activity of ERK2 enzyme (Life Technologies) was determined using a time-resolved fluorescence format measuring the phosphorylation of a truncated version of Activating transcription factor 2 labelled with green fluorescent protein (ATF2-GFP) (Life Technologies). Assay reactions containing 50 mM Tris pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EGTA, 0.01% Triton X-100, 1 mM DTT, 2.5% DMSO, 0.4 mM ATF2-GFP, 20 μM ATP and 0.25 nM ERK2 were set up in the presence of compound and allowed to proceed for 30 min at room temperature. Reactions were then stopped using TR-FRET dilution buffer (Life Technologies), 25 mM EDTA and 2 nM Tb-Anti-pATF2 (Thr71) (Life Technologies). After a further incubation period of at least 30 minutes, fluorescence was read on a Pherastar reader (Lanthascreen optic module; excitation 340 nm, emission 520 nm (channel A), 495 nm (channel B)). The ratio between A and B counts was used to calculate signal. IC50 values were calculated using a sigmoidal dose response equation (Prism GraphPad software, La Jolla, Calif., USA). |
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