RADD: A real-time FRET-based biochemical assay for DNA deaminase studies

Christopher A Belica, Patricia C. Hernandez, Michael A Carpenter, Yanjun Chen, William L. Brown, Reuben Harris, Hideki Aihara

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Abstract

In recent years, the connection between APOBEC3 cytosine deaminases and cancer mutagenesis has become ever more apparent. This growing awareness and lack of inhibitory drugs has created a distinct need for biochemical tools that can be used to identify and characterize potential inhibitors of this family of enzymes. In response to this challenge, we have developed a Real-time APOBEC3-mediated DNA Deamination (RADD) assay. The RADD assay provides a rapid, real-time fluorescence readout of APOBEC3 DNA deamination and serves as a crucial addition to the existing APOBEC3 biochemical and cellular toolkit. This method improves upon contemporary DNA deamination assays by offering a more rapid and quantifiable readout as well as providing a platform that is readily adaptable to a high-throughput format for inhibitor discovery. In this chapter we provide a detailed guide for the usage of the RADD assay for the characterization of APOBEC3 enzymes and potential inhibitors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationChemical and Genomic Methods in Nucleic Acid Biology
EditorsBrandt F. Eichman
PublisherAcademic Press Inc.
Pages311-345
Number of pages35
ISBN (Print)9780443297243
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Publication series

NameMethods in Enzymology
Volume705
ISSN (Print)0076-6879
ISSN (Electronic)1557-7988

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Keywords

  • APOBEC3
  • Cancer
  • Cytidine deaminase
  • Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)
  • High-throughput screening (HTS)
  • Real-time assay
  • DNA/metabolism
  • Enzyme Assays/methods
  • Humans
  • Cytidine Deaminase/metabolism
  • Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer/methods
  • Deamination
  • APOBEC Deaminases/metabolism

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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