An SH2 domain-based tyrosine kinase assay using biotin ligase modified with a terbium(III) complex

Anal Sci. 2013;29(5):491-7. doi: 10.2116/analsci.29.491.

Abstract

Src homology 2 (SH2) domains are modules of approximately 100 amino acids and are known to bind phosphotyrosine-containing sequences with high affinity and specificity. In the present work, we developed an SH2 domain-based assay for Src tyrosine kinase using a unique biotinylation reaction from archaeon Sulfolobus tokodaii. S. tokodaii biotinylation has a unique property that biotin protein ligase (BPL) forms a stable complex with its biotinylated substrate protein (BCCP). Here, an SH2 domain from lymphocyte-specific tyrosine kinase was genetically fused to a truncated BCCP, and the resulting fusion protein was labeled through biotinylation with BPL carrying multiple copies of a luminescent Tb(3+) complex. The labeled SH2 fusion proteins were employed to detect a phosphorylated peptide immobilized on the surface of the microtiter plate, where the phosphorylated peptide was produced by phosphorylation to the substrate peptide by Src tyrosine kinase. Our assay allows for a reliable determination of the activity of Src kinase lower than 10 pg/μL by a simple procedure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biotin / chemistry*
  • Ligases / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sulfolobus / enzymology
  • Terbium / chemistry*
  • src Homology Domains*
  • src-Family Kinases / analysis*

Substances

  • Terbium
  • Biotin
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Ligases