The Luciferase Assay: A High-Throughput Assay to Measure Luminescent Signals Using Engineered Nanoluciferase System-Based Bioreporters

Published: April 30, 2023

Abstract

Source: Rezaei, R., et al. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain Antibody using a HiBiT-Based Bioreporter. J. Vis. Exp. (2021).

The video demonstrates the luciferase assay used to quantify luciferase-tagged proteins. The assay uses an engineered luciferase enzyme composed of a large fragment that binds with the small fragment, which is conjugated with a protein of interest. The bound subunits form an active enzyme that, in the presence of the substrate, releases a luminescent signal. This signal is then quantified using a luminometer.

Protocol

1. Production and evaluation of the HiBiT-RBD bioreporter Producing a sufficient quantity of HiBiT-RBD bioreporter Prepare for cell culture Prepare complete Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin/streptomycin. Then, warm the media in a 37 °C water bath. Turn the biological safety cabinet (BSC) on and use 70% v/v ethanol for sterilizing the cabinet surface. Culture the cell line. <ol…

Divulgazioni

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Materials

5x Passive Lysis Buffer Promega E194A 30 mL
DMEM Sigma D6429-500ml
Dual-Glo luciferase Assay System Promega E2940 100 mL kit
Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) Sigma F1051
HiBiT-RBD Plasmid gacggatcgggagatctcccgatcccctatggt gcactctcagtacaatctgctctgatgccgcata gttaagccagtatctgctccctgcttgtgtgttgg aggtcgctgagtagtgcgcgagcaaaattta agctacaacaaggcaaggcttgaccgacaa ttgcatgaagaatctgcttagggttaggcgttttg cgctgcttcgcgatgtacgggccagatatacgc gttgacattgattattgactagttattaatagt aatcaattacggggtcattagttcatagcccat atatggagttccgcgttacataacttacggtaa atggcccgcctggctgaccgcccaacgaccc ccgcccattgacgtcaataatgacgtatgttccc atagtaacgccaatagggactttccattgacgtc aatgggtggagtatttacggtaaactgcccact tggcagtacatcaagtgtatcatatgccaagta cgccccctattgacgtcaatgacggtaaatgg cccgcctggcattatgcccagtacatgaccttat gggactttcctacttggcagtacatctacgtat tagtcatcgctattaccatggtgatgcggtttt ggcagtacatcaatgggcgtggatagcggtttg actcacggggatttccaagtctccaccccattg acgtcaatgggagtttgttttggcaccaaaatc aacgggactttccaaaatgtcgtaacaactccg ccccattgacgcaaatgggcggtaggcgtgta cggtgggaggtctatataagcagagctctctgg ctaactagagaacccactgcttactggcttatcg aaattaatacgactcactatagggagacccaa gctggctagcgtttaaacttaagcttggtaccga gctcggatccgccaccATGGAGACAGA 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LgBiT Promega N3030
penicillin Streptomycin Thermo Fisher Scientific 15140122
PolyJet In Vitro DNA Transfection Reagent Signagen SL100688.5
SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) Spike Neutralizing Antibody, Mouse Mab SinoBiological 40592-MM57
Synergy Mx Microplate Reader BioTek 96-well plate reader luminometer
Trypsin-EDTA Thermo Fisher Scientific 2520056 0.25%

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The Luciferase Assay: A High-Throughput Assay to Measure Luminescent Signals Using Engineered Nanoluciferase System-Based Bioreporters. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21225, doi: (2023).

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