Protein construct: Wild-type E. coli BirA purified from a bacterial expression system.
MW: 35 kDa
Enzyme concentration: 5 µM
Enzyme activity assay: The BirA activity is measured by using the E. coli Biotin Protein Ligase Assay Kit (Catalog No. BPL100K).
Storage temperature: -20 or -80˚C. Do not freeze-and-thaw repeatedly.
Enzyme dilution: Use the 1 x assay to dilute the enzyme just before the assay. Do not store diluted enzyme solution.
Assay Protocol using E. coli Biotin Protein Ligase Assay Kit
The following assay protocol is based on the 384-well plate assay format. The reaction volume is 30 µl and the final assay volume is 75 µl. For 96-well plate assays, the reaction volume is 60 µl and the final assay volume is 150 µl. For detection using a cuvette, the reaction volume is 400 µl and the final assay volume is 1000 µl.
1. Reagent preparation:
For each 10 assay reactions,
(1) Prepare 297 µl of premix composed of 261 µl of H2O, 33 µl of 10 x Buffer, 3.3 µl of 100 x E. coli BirA and 3.3 µl of 100 x PPase.
(2) Prepare 33 µl of 10 x Enzyme substrate by mixing 3.3ml of 100 x Biotin, 3.3 µl of 100 x hydroxylamine, 3.5 µl of 100 x ATP with 23.1ml of water.
2. Reaction:
Mix 27 µl of the premix with 3 µl of the 10 x Enzyme substrate in each well. Incubate the reaction mixture at a temperature between 25 °C and 37 °C for 60 min.
3. Detection:
Add 45 µl of the Dye MPA3000 into the 30 µl of the reaction mixture. Incubate for 5 min. Measure the light absorbance at 650 nm.