A GFP-based assay for rapid screening of compounds affecting ARE-dependent mRNA turnover
Open Access
- 21 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 32 (11) , e89
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gnh086
Abstract
A reporter transcript containing the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene upstream of the destabilizing 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of the murine IL-3 gene was inserted in mouse PB-3c-15 mast cells. The GFP–IL-3 transcript was inherently unstable due to the presence of an adenosine–uridine (AU)-rich element (ARE) in the 3′-UTR and was subject to rapid decay giving a low baseline of GFP fluorescence. Transcript stabilization with ionomycin resulted in an increase of fluorescence that is quantitated by FACS analysis of responding cells. Using this system we have identified okadaic acid as a novel stabilizing compound, and investigated the upstream signaling pathways leading to stabilization. This reporter system has the advantage of speed and simplicity over standard methods currently in use and in addition to serving as a research tool it can be easily automated to increase throughput for drug discovery.Keywords
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