CK2 alpha 2 Kinase Enzyme System

Full-length recombinant human CK2 alpha 2 was expressed by baculovirus in Sf9 insect cells using an N-terminal GST tag. CK2α2 or casein kinase II alpha 2 is a member of the CK2 family of Ser/Thr protein kinases. CK2a2 plays a fundamental role in cell function and is involved in DNA replication, regulation of basal and inducible transcription, translation and control of metabolism. CK2α2 prefers utilization of acidic proteins such as caseins as substrates. The CK2a2 holoenzyme is a tetramer composed of an alpha chain, an alpha' and two beta chains. The alpha and alpha' chains contain the catalytic site. 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.