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LifeSensors’diubiquitinsubstratesrepresentanewclassofsubstratesforthecontinuousfluorescentmeasurementoftrueisopeptidaseactivity.TheC-terminusofwildtypeubiquitinisconjugatedviaanisopeptidebondtolysine63(K63)ofasecondubiquitinmoleculewiththeresultantdiubiquitinforminganinternallyquenchedfluorescentFRETpair(IQF).Eachubiquitinislabeledwithasinglemoleculeofeitherafluorescentreporter(i.e.TAMRA)orahighlyefficientquenchingfluorophore.CleavageoftheIQFDiUbbydeubiquitylasesleadstoseparationofthefluorophorefromquencherandsubsequentincreaseinobservedfluorescence.
IQFDiUbVariantsThereisaremarkabledifferencebetweenK48-andK63-linkedubiquitinmoleculesintheirthree-dimensionalstructure,whichaccountsfortheirindividualfunctions.Beyonddifferentiallinkages(e.g.K48,K63,K11),LifeSensorshascreatedsubpanelsofIQFdiubiquitinsubstrateswithineachlinkage.BecauseeachDUBislikelytorecognizeandcleavesubstrateswithuniquestericconsiderations,thesesubpanelsvaryinlocationofreporterfluorophoreandquencher.ItisrecommendedthateachDUBbeempiricallyevaluatedagainstapanelofIQFDiUbsubstratestoselectthetheoptimalfluorophore/quencherpairing.Inordertorapidlydeterminewhichofthesefluorophore/quencherpairsareoptimalforyourDUBand/ordeterminedlikagespecificityforyourDUB,LifeSensorsoffersapanelof6substratescomprisedofeachK63-linkedsubstrateavailabletodate.Needbulkquantities?Wewouldbehappytoworkoutacustompricethatfitsyourbudget.Pleaseemailinfo@lifesensors.comformoreinformation.ThisproductiscoveredbyUSpatent#8,518,660.Bypurchasingthisproduct,thepurchaseragreestocomplywiththetermsofourLimitedUseLabelLicense.
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KitComponents:-DiUb63-1-DiUB63-2-DiUB63-3-DiUB63-4-DiUB63-5-DiUB63-6AdditionalMaterialsRequired(seemanualformoreinformation):-384-well (GreinerBioONE781209) or96-wellassayplates (GreinerBioOne655076),black-Fluorescentplatereader-FiltersormonochromatorscompatIBLewithmonitoringthefluorescenceofTAMRA(Exc.540nm/Emm.580nm)arerequired-Useofadichroicmirrorwithacutoffintherangeof550-570isrecommendedtoensuretheoptimalsignal-to-background-ControlEnzyme(USP2core)
Amount | Allsubstratesare25µLof20µM |
State | Liquid |
Linkage | K63 |
Buffer | 50mMSodiumMES,pH6.0 |
Variants | K63-(1-6) |
Fluorescentreadout | TAMRA |
Storage | IQFDiUbsarestablefor4-6monthsat4ºC.Longterm(>6months)storageat-80ºCisrecommended.Avoidrepeatedfreeze/thawcycles. |