title: A Phos-tag-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer system for the analysis of the dephosphorylation of phosphopeptides.
abstract: Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a distance-dependent interaction between the electronic excited states of two dye molecules. Here we introduce a novel FRET system for the detection of phosphopeptides using a phosphate-binding tag molecule, Zn(2+)-Phos-tag (1,3-bis[bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino]propan-2-olato dizinc(II) complex) attached with a 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin-3-acetic acid (AMCA). Carboxyfluorescein (FAM)-labeled phospho- and nonphosphopeptides were prepared as the target molecules for the FRET system. A set of FAM (a fluorescent acceptor, lambda(em) 520nm) and AMCA (a fluorescent donor, lambda(ex) 345nm) is frequently used for a FRET system. The AMCA-labeled Zn(2+)-Phos-tag specifically captured the FAM-labeled phosphopeptide to form a stable 1:1 complex, resulting in efficient FRET. After the FAM-labeled phosphopeptide was dephosphorylated with alkaline phosphatase, the FRET disappeared. Using this FRET system, we demonstrated the detection of the time-dependent dephosphorylation of the FAM-labeled protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B substrate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Functional Molecular Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takiyama
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kinoshita-Kikuta
authors.forename: Yoshitake
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koike
mesh_terms: D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D010748:Phosphopeptides