Homogeneous electrochemical assay for protein kinase activity

Anal Chem. 2014 Nov 18;86(22):10992-5. doi: 10.1021/ac502549s. Epub 2014 Oct 28.

Abstract

Herein, we report a homogeneous assay for protein kinase activity using an electrochemistry-based probe. The approach involves a peptide substrate conjugated with a redox tag and the phosphate-specific receptor immobilized on an electrode surface. The peptide substrate phosphorylated by a protein kinase binds to the receptor site of the probe, which results in a redox current under voltammetric measurement. Our method was successfully applied even in the presence of citrated human blood and modified to enable a single-use, chip-based electrochemical assay for kinase activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrochemical Techniques*
  • Humans
  • Protein Kinases / analysis*
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Protein Kinases