Breen, Conor and Raverdeau, Mathilde and Voorheis, H. Paul (2016) Development of a quantitative fluorescence-based ligand-binding assay. Scientific Reports, 6 (25769). ISSN 2045-2322

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A major goal of biology is to develop a quantitative ligand-binding assay that does not involve the use of radioactivity. Existing fluorescence-based assays have a serious drawback due to fluorescence quenching that accompanies the binding of fluorescently-labeled ligands to their receptors. This limitation of existing fluorescence-based assays prevents the number of cellular receptors under investigation from being accurately measured. We have developed a method where FITC-labeled proteins bound to a cell surface are proteolyzed extensively to eliminate fluorescence quenching and then the fluorescence of the resulting sample is compared to that of a known concentration of the proteolyzed FITC-protein employed. This step enables the number of cellular receptors to be measured quantitatively. We expect that this method will provide researchers with a viable alternative to the use of radioactivity in ligand binding assays.

Item Type:	Article
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Keywords:	quantitative fluorescence-based ligand-binding assay;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	10986
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep25769
Depositing User:	Conor Breen
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2019 14:47
Journal or Publication Title:	Scientific Reports
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Refereed:	Yes
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