A Mix-and-Measure Assay for Determining the Activation Status of Endogenous Cdc42 in Cytokine-stimulated Macrophage Cell Lysates

  • Veronika Miskolci
  • Désirée Spiering
  • Dianne Cox
  • Louis Hodgson
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Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 1172)

Abstract

Cytokine stimulations of leukocytes many times result in transient activation of the p21 Rho family of small GTPases. The role of these molecules during cell migration and chemotaxis is well established. The traditional approach to study the activation dynamics of these proteins involves affinity pull-downs that are often cumbersome and prone to errors. Here, we describe a reagent and a method of simple “mix-and-measure” approach useful for determining the activation status of endogenous Cdc42 GTPase from cell lysates.

Key words

Cdc42 activity Biosensor MeroCBD Fluorometry Mix-and-measure 

Notes

Acknowledgement

This work was supported by grants GM093121 (D.S., L.H.), T32GM007491 (V.M.), and GM071828 (D.C.).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Veronika Miskolci
    • 1
  • Désirée Spiering
    • 2
  • Dianne Cox
    • 2
  • Louis Hodgson
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Anatomy and Structural BiologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityBronxUSA
  2. 2.Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics CenterAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityBronxUSA

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