FP tethering: a screening technique to rapidly identify compounds that disrupt protein–protein interactions

Autor: T. Justin Rettenmaier, Anna K. Mapp, Jean M. Lodge, William C. K. Pomerantz, James A. Wells
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: MedChemComm. 5:370-375
ISSN: 2040-2511
2040-2503
DOI: 10.1039/c3md00356f
Popis: Tethering is a screening technique for discovering small-molecule fragments that bind to pre-determined sites via formation of a disulphide bond. Tethering screens traditionally rely upon mass spectrometry to detect disulphide bind formation, which requires a time-consuming liquid chromatography step. Here we show that Tethering can be performed rapidly and inexpensively using a homogenous fluorescence polarization (FP) assay that detects displacement of a peptide ligand from the protein target as an indirect readout of disulphide formation. We apply this method, termed FP Tethering, to identify fragments that disrupt the protein-protein interaction between the KIX domain of the transcriptional coactivator CBP and the transcriptional activator peptide pKID.
Databáze: OpenAIRE