Join Us for SLAS 2021 Virtual Conference

SLAS 2021
BellBrook Labs will be exhibiting at SLAS 2021, January 25-27. Due to the pandemic, this year’s meeting will, of course, be virtual. Although, we are sad that we won’t be able to meet with you in person this year there are still plenty of opportunities to interact. We will have a virtual booth that is
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New TR-FRET Readout Now Available with the Transcreener cGAMP cGAS Assay

New cGAS TR-FRET Assay
Launched in November 2019, the Transcreener cGAMP cGAS Assay has generated a great deal of interest in the drug discovery community. While fluorescence polarization (FP) readouts offer a stable and robust option, some researchers prefer time-resolved Förster-resonance-energy-transfer (TR-FRET) readouts for large screens. After months of development, BellBrook Labs is pleased to announce the addition of
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Previously Recorded Webinar – Streamline cGAS Inhibitor Discovery with the Transcreener® cGAS Assay

Webinar Graphic
The immune system uses the recognition of foreign nucleic acids and subsequent type I interferon production as a first line of defense in response to microbial invaders. Recent research has validated one key to this cascade, a unique cyclic dinucleotide – cGAMP. The enzyme cGAS produces this recently discovered molecular messenger. As an apoenzyme, cGAS
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Uncovering IRAK4 Inhibitors with a Transcreener Kinase Assay Kit

Lab IRAK4 Inhibitors Kinase Assay Kit
Genentech discovers IRAK4 inhibitors using the Transcreener Kinase Assay Kit – IRAK is also known as Interluekin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase. There are four different proteins within this group, including IRAK1, IRAK2, IRAK3, and IRAK4. Each of these mediates interaction with MyD88 and its associated adaptor proteins. IRAK1 and IRAK4 are active enzymes that exhibit kinase
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Five Considerations When Choosing a Biochemical Assay Development Services CRO

Assay Development Services - Two Scientists Working In the Lab
There are many options out there for choosing assay development services, and finding what you need can be a challenging endeavor. Here we outline five items to look for when searching for the CRO that is right for your project. To narrow things down a bit, this article will focus on biochemical assay development services
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Battling Autoimmune Disorders Using JAK1 Inhibitors

JAK1 Inhibitors for Autoimmune Disease
Could specific JAK1 inhibitors lead to better treatments for autoimmune disease? – The human immune response is complex with numerous cellular pathways playing a role. And, when an abnormal immune response results from one’s own body, known as an autoimmune disorder – it adds to the complexity. While we often think of celiac disease, inflammatory
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A Search for NLRP3 Inhibitors to Fight Autoimmune Disease

Targeting Innate Immunity With NLRP3 Inhibitors
Can NLRP3 inhibitors help treat autoimmune disease? – The human immune response is complicated and we continue to discover pathways involved that add to the complexity. Different than the adaptive immune response, the innate response acts quickly and is considered the first line of defense against pathogens and foreign DNA. In order to do its
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Researchers Validate Hsp70 Activity with the Transcreener ATPase Assay

Researchers Studying Hsp70 Activity
Newly expressed human Hsp70 activity now being studied –  Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) is known for its upregulation during times of stress in order to maintain homeostasis. Like other heat shock proteins, Hsp70 is a chaperone protein that assists other proteins in correctly folding to become fully active molecules.  It binds to damaged, misfolded,
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New Transcreener UDP2 Assay with a Fluorescence Intensity Readout

Transcreener Glycosyltransferase Assay Blog
BellBrook Labs scientists have developed a new universal UDP detection assay for the measurement of Glycosyltransferase activity.  The Transcreener UDP2 FI Assay extends the Transcreener platform for UDP detection by utilizing a simple fluorescence intensity (FI) output. It can be used on fluorescence readers typically found in academic and therapeutic research laboratories, as well as
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Transcreener Assay Used to Help Discover CPS1 Inhibitor

CPS1 Inhibitor Researcher at the Bench
Researchers look to discover a CPS1 inhibitor with an eye on cancer – Without properly functioning carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase I (CPS1), large amounts of highly toxic ammonia is able to accumulate in the body contributing to neurological conditions.2  Increased levels of the enzyme have been found in some cancers including lung adenocarcinoma (LADC).1 When overexpressed, CPS1
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