Abstract
AlphaScreen® SureFire® assay is a novel technology that combines luminescent oxygen channeling technology, nano-beads, and monocloncal antibodies to detect the level of a selected protein in a volume lower than 5 μl. This method is more sensitive compared with the traditional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and can detect an increasing number of new targets. Here, we described a method for AlphaScreen® SureFire® assay that targets ERK1/2 phosphorylation, a primary downstream signaling pathway that conveys activation of GPR55 by l-α-lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) and certain cannabinoids.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Endocannabinoid Signaling |
Subtitle of host publication | Methods and Protocols |
Editors | Mauro Maccarrone |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Humana Press |
Pages | 77-83 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4939-3539-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4939-3537-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Methods in Molecular Biology |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 1412 |
ISSN (Print) | 1064-3745 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6029 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the US National Institutes of Health grant numbers DA-03672 and DA-09789 (RAR). We thank the University of Aberdeen for a Knowledge Transfer Grant Award.
Keywords
- AlphaScreen
- Enspire
- AlphaLISA
- GPR55
- Phytocannabinoids
- High-throughput screening
- Cannabinoid receptor