A high-throughput fluorescence chemical denaturation assay as a general screen for protein–ligand binding |
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| Authors: | Kumaran Mahendrarajah Paul A. Dalby Barrie Wilkinson Sophie E. Jackson Ewan R.G. Main |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK;bDepartment of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, UK;cBiotica, Cambridge CB10 1XL, UK;dSchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, London E1 4NS, UK |
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| Abstract: | Chemical denaturation of ligand–protein complexes can provide the basis of a label-free binding assay. Here, we show how the technique can be used as a sensitive/affordable screen of potential ligands from a pool of lead drug variants. To demonstrate, we characterized the binding of polyketide ligands based on the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin to the cellular immunophilin FKBP12. This used the intrinsic fluorescence of the protein to monitor the chemical denaturation of each FKBP12–ligand complex. The assay was then successfully modified to a 96-well plate-based screen. Both formats were able to differentiate binding affinities across a wide dynamic range. |
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