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ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
卷 464, 期 1, 页码 130-137出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.04.004
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MAPK signal transduction; MEK; Raf; ERK; intrinsic ATPase; kinase; inhibitor; screening assay
We have developed a highly sensitive assay of MEK-mediated ATP hydrolysis by coupling the formation of ADP to NADH oxidation through the enzymes pyruvate kinase and lactate dehydrogenase. Robust ATP hydrolysis is catalyzed by phosphorylated NIEK in the absence of the protein substrate ERK. This ERK-uncoupled ATPase activity is dependent on the phosphorylation status of NIEK and is abrogated by the selective NIEK kinase inhibitor U0126. ADP production is concomitant with Raf-mediated phosphorylation of MEK. Based on this finding, a coupled Raf/MEK assay is developed for measuring the Raf activity. A kinetic treatment derived under steady-state assumptions is presented for the analysis of the reaction progress curve generated by this coupled assay. We have shown that inhibitory potency of selective Raf inhibitors can be determined accurately by this assay. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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