title: Use of proteasome inhibitors.
abstract: Proteasome inhibitors are indispensable research tools in immunology and cell biology. With numerous proteasome inhibitors available commercially, choosing the appropriate compound for a biological experiment may be challenging, especially for a novice. This unit provides an overview of the proteasome inhibitors commonly used in research. It discusses how to select an appropriate highly specific inhibitor, its concentration, and length of exposure for mammalian cell culture experiments. In addition, assays that can be used to confirm proteasome inhibition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Sondra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.affiliation: Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden Institute of Chemistry and Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bogdan I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Florea
authors.affiliation: Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden Institute of Chemistry and Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Herman S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Overkleeft
authors.affiliation: Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Alexei F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kisselev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059748:Proteolysis; D012106:Research; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D025801:Ubiquitin; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
keywords: boronates; peptide aldehydes; peptide epoxyketones; proteosome inhibitors
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