title: Solid phase assays for studying ECM protein-protein interactions.
abstract: Solid-phase assays provide a simple, rapid and robust method for the analysis of protein-protein interactions; i.e., does protein A interacts with protein B? In this assay, protein A (here termed as 'receptor') is adsorbed to the wells of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) plate (solid phase). The plate is then blocked using bovine serum albumin (BSA), and biotin-labelled protein B (here termed as 'ligand') is added. After washing the wells to remove unbound ligand, bound ligand is detected by addition of an avidin-peroxidase conjugate followed by a colorimetric detection step. This type of assay is particularly well suited for studying the interaction of ECM proteins with integrins. The screening of antagonists of integrin-ligand interactions in the pharmaceutical industry is an important area in which this assay is finding use.
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK. paul.mould@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mould
mesh_terms: D003124:Colorimetry; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins