High-Throughput Flow Cytometry-Based Assay to Identify Apoptosis-Inducing Proteins
Mamatha Sauermann1,
Florian Hahne,
Christian Schmidt,
Meher Majety,
Heiko Rosenfelder,
Stephanie Bechtel,
Wolfgang Huber,
Annemarie Poustka,
Dorit Arlt,
Stefan Wiemann2*
1 Division of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Centre
2 German Cancer Research Center - DKFZ
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: s.wiemann{at}dkfz.de.
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After sequencing the human genome, the challenge ahead is to systematically analyze the functions and disease relation of the proteins encoded. Here the authors describe the application of a flow cytometry-based high-throughput assay to screen for apoptosis-activating proteins in transiently transfected cells. The assay is based on the detection of activated caspase-3 with a specific antibody, in cells overexpressing proteins tagged C- or N-terminally with yellow fluorescent protein. Fluorescence intensities are measured using a flow cytometer integrated with a high-throughput autosampler. The applicability of this screen has been tested in a pilot screen with 200 proteins. The candidate proteins were all verified in an independent microscopy-based nuclear fragmentation assay, finally resulting in the identification of 6 apoptosis inducers. (Journal of Biomolecular Screening XXXX:xx-xx)