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Cell-free assays: the reductionist approach to the study of NADPH oxidase assembly, or "all you wanted to know about cell-free assays but did not dare to ask".
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18453125     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The superoxide (O2-)-generating enzyme complex of phagocytes, known as the NADPH oxidase, can be assayed in a number of in vitro cell-free (or broken cell) systems. These consist of a mixture of the individual components of the NADPH oxidase, derived from resting phagocytes or in the form of purified recombinant proteins, exposed to an activating agent (or situation), in the presence of NADPH and oxygen. O2- produced by the mixture is measured by being trapped immediately after its generation with an appropriate acceptor in a kinetic assay, which permits the calculation of the linear rate of O2- production over time. Cell-free assays are distinguished from whole-cell assays or assays performed on membranes derived from stimulated cells by the fact that all components in the reaction are derived from resting, nonstimulated cells and, thus, the steps of NADPH oxidase activation (precatalytic [assembly] and catalytic) occur in vitro. Cell-free assays played a paramount role in the identification of the components of the NADPH oxidase complex, the diagnosis of various forms of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), and, more recently, the analysis of the domains present on the components of the NADPH oxidase participating in protein-protein interactions leading to the assembly of the active complex.
Authors:
Shahar Molshanski-Mor; Ariel Mizrahi; Yelena Ugolev; Iris Dahan; Yevgeny Berdichevsky; Edgar Pick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)     Volume:  412     ISSN:  1064-3745     ISO Abbreviation:  Methods Mol. Biol.     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-05     Completed Date:  2008-06-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9214969     Medline TA:  Methods Mol Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  385-428     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Julius Friedrich Cohnheim-Minerva Center for Phagocyte Research, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Catalysis
Cell Fractionation
Cell Membrane / chemistry,  metabolism
Cell-Free System
Cytosol / chemistry
Disposable Equipment
Humans
Multiprotein Complexes / metabolism*
NADPH Oxidase / analysis*,  metabolism
Phagocytes / enzymology
Protein Binding
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Multiprotein Complexes; EC 1.6.3.1/NADPH Oxidase

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