A Fluorogenic, Small Molecule Reporter for Mammalian Phospholipase C Isozymes

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作者：

Weigang，Huang，Stephanie，N.，Hicks，John，Sondek，Qisheng，Zhang

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摘要：

Phospholipase C isozymes (PLCs) catalyze the conversion of the membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) into two second messengers, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol. This family of enzymes are key signaling proteins that regulate the physiological responses of many extracellular stimuli such as hormones, neurotransmitters, and growth factors. Aberrant regulation of PLCs has been implicated in various diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's disease. How, when, and where PLCs are activated under different cellular contexts are still largely unknown. We have developed a fluorogenic PLC reporter, WH-15, that can be cleaved in a cascade reaction to generate fluorescent 6-aminoquinoline. When applied in enzymatic assays with either pure PLCs or cell lysates, this reporter displays more than a 20-fold fluorescence enhancement in response to PLC activity. Under assay conditions, WH-15 has comparable Km and Vmax with the endogenous PIP2. This novel reporter will likely find broad applications that vary from imaging PLC activity in live cells to high-throughput screening of PLC inhibitors.

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P2X7 receptor Leishmania pore ATP CD4+T cell P2X7 Plasmodium chabaudi

DOI：

10.1021/cb100308n

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年份：

2011