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Bead Binding Assay

Useful numbers are: 1 μg = 1.5e13 sites 1dpm (25 Ci/mmole) = 12e6 sites (1cpm = 50 e6)

1.  400 mls induced Ecoli/500ul resin.   Estimated 0.5 μg/μl packed, washed beads (7.5e12 molecules/ul bead).

2.  6 μl of 50% slurry shot into 100-200 μl of 0.1% DM,1 mg/ml BSA,40 mM Hepes-Cl PH 7.8, 200 mM AS  (can substitute 50% AS).  Assay is typically performed at 200 nM 3H-cAMP.  3H-cAMP in the stock bottle is typically 40 mM (about 200-fold).  Try range of 2-10000 nM for Scatchard.  For non-specific binding add 100 uM.

3. Incubate for 5 minutes (25 minutes is OK). Spin 2 minutes.

4.  Carefully remove supernatant with drawn out pasteur. Alternate is to move the 200 μl sample to 50 μl of 9:5 A200:A20 oil. Aspirate super plus oil.

5.  Add 200 μl 1%SDS. Wash. Count.

 

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