商品编号


TG1011-2



品牌


TopoGEN



公司


TopoGEN



公司分类


Topoisomerase assay kits



Size

250 Assays

商品信息


SDS-K+ Precipitation Kit (in vivo) Product Description

This kit contains reagents to trap and detect covalent topoisomerase/DNA intermediates that form in vivo (for example inside cells or nuclei with endogenous topoisomerase).


Kit Contents:

-Camptothecin (10 mM)
-Etoposide (10 mM)
-10X TKE wash buffer
-2.5M KCl
-Cellular Lysis Solution
-A Detailed Manual for the SDS-K+ Precipitation along with controls

This
TopoGEN
kit is designed to quantify formation of the endogenous covalent protein/DNA intermediates that form with genomic DNA.? Detecting the complex is greatly enhanced by topo poisons that st
ABI
lize the reaction (covalent) intermediate.? Since the genomic DNA is r
ADI
oactively tagged ([3H]-TdR), the procedure is quantitative and can be used to compare or identify different inhibitors in situ.? R
ADI
oactivity is not supplied; however, detailed instructions are included which describe the procedure (for use with cell lines).


The following materials and reagents are NOT supplied with this kit but will be required:

95% and 70% Ethanol
Glass Fiber Filters (used for TCA precipitations, such as Whatman GF/C)
Filtration manifold or single
Millipore
Filter stack
alpha-[3H]-Thymidine
Scintillation vials, Scintillation fluid and counter


Background:
Both type I and II topoisomerases can be trapped in a covalent complex with DNA by adding protein denaturants (alkali, acid or detergents) while the enzyme is actively engaged in breaking and resealing steps on DNA.? Although the detailed mechanism of trapping by denaturation is not known, it is generally accepted that capturing the covalent intermediate or cleavable complex is difficult because the intermediate has a relatively short life time.? Thus, with normal amounts of topo I or II (i.e., sufficient enzyme to observe catalysis), detecting the covalent complex by denaturation requires the presence of topo inhibitors which tend to extend the life time of the cleavage complex.? (Strictly speaking, these types of inhibitors are in fact better described as poisons.)? Formation of a covalent intermediate can be exploited as a means of identifying novel topo poison since the complex is a functional intermediate of the catalytic cycle of topoisomerase.? Covalent topo/DNA complexes are generated by adding SDS to a reaction in which the enzyme is nicking and resealing DNA; a fraction (typically <5%) of the topo is trapped in a covalent complex with DNA.? SDS binds only protein (not DNA) and non-covalently bound topo is irrevers
IBL
y inactivated. Upon addition of KCl, insoluble crystals of potassium dodecyl sulfate form (we refer to this as SDS-K+) which co-precipitate free protein and only those DNAs covalently bound to topo I. If the DNA is labeled, the amount of label in the precipitate is a measure of DNA molecules with covalently bound (denatured) topo. DNA in the SDS-K+ precipitate can be recovered and shown to be all nicked (topo I reactions) or a mixture of nicks and double strand breaks (topo II), as expected from what we know of the reaction mechanism.? The SDS-K+ method is particularly useful for quantifying topo DNA covalent complexes to: 1) identify topo I or II inhibitors or poisons and 2) to facilitate comparison of different inhibitors in their
ABI
lity to increase the life time of the cleavage complex.



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