BCR-RET Kinase Enzyme System

Recombinant human BCR-RET, the fusion protein [BCR (1-426)-RET (713-end)], was expressed by baculovirus in Sf9 insect cells using an N-terminal GST tag. BCR-RET is a chimaeric fusion of BCR and RET genes generated by a balanced translocation of genes from t(10;22)(q11;q11) and this leads to aberrant activation of RET activity which can transform hematopoietic cells and skew the hematopoietic differentiation program towards the monocytic/macrophage lineage. 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.