Homogeneous assays for cellular proteases employing the platinum(II)-coproporphyrin label and time-resolved phosphorescence

  • Tomás C. O'Riordan
  • , James Hynes
  • , Dmitri Yashunski
  • , Gelii V. Ponomarev
  • , Dmitri B. Papkovsky

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Abstract

Phosphorescent platinum(II) coproporphyrin label (PtCP) is evaluated for the detection of cellular proteases by time-resolved fluorescence in homogeneous format. An octameric peptide containing the recognition motif for the caspase-3 enzyme was dual labeled with a new maleimide derivative of PtCP and with the dark quencher dabcyl. Following photophysical characterization, the quenched substrate was employed in cleavage assays for caspase-3 using Jurkat and HL60 cell lines treated with proapoptotic stimuli performed on a commercial plate reader. Dose-response and time course assays for the drug camptothecin were obtained for comparison with conventional fluorometric detection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-119
Number of pages9
JournalAnalytical Biochemistry
Volume342
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2005

Keywords

  • Caspase
  • Homogeneous assays
  • Labels
  • Metalloporphyrin
  • Phosphorescence
  • Protease assays
  • Time-resolved fluorescence

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