ADP-Glo Kinase Assay + FGFR4 Kinase Enzyme System

Recombinant human FGFR4 (460-end) was expressed by baculovirus in Sf9 cells using an N-terminal GST tag. FGFR4 is a member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor family, which play a role in mitogenesis and differentiation (1). FGFR4 preferentially binds acidic fibroblast growth factor and is overexpressed in gynecological tumor samples, suggesting a role in breast and ovarian tumorigenesis. FGFR4 gene expression is upregulated in doxorubicin-treated, apoptosis-resistant cancer cell clones (2). Ectopic expression of FGFR4 in cancer cells leads to reduced apoptosis sensitivity on treatment with doxorubicin or cyclophosphamide, whereas knockdown of endogenous FGFR4 expression in breast cancer cell lines has the opposite effect. ADP-Glo Kinase Assay is a luminescent kinase assay that measures ADP formed from a kinase reaction; ADP is converted into ATP, which is a substrate in a reaction catalyzed by Ultra-Glo Luciferase that produces light. The luminescent signal positively correlates with ADP amount and kinase activity. The assay is well suited for measuring the effects chemical compounds have on the activity of a broad range of purified kinases, making it ideal for both primary screening as well as kinase selectivity profiling. The ADP-Glo Kinase Assay can be used to monitor the activity of virtually any ADP-generating enzyme (e.g., kinase or ATPase) using up to 1mM ATP. Kinase Enzyme System contains: Kinase: FGFR4, 10ug (Human, recombinant; amino acids 460-end). MW: ~65kDa. Substrate: Poly (4:1 Glu, Tyr) peptide. Other: Reaction Buffer, DTT, MnCl2. FGFR4 NCBI Database Entry: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2264/. Visit www.promega.com/kinase/ to see all Kinase Enzyme Systems.