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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New Transcreener CD73 Assay for Discovery of Therapeutics to Enhance Tumor Immunity

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The new Transcreener CD73 Assay measures adenosine production by CD73 in a mix-and-read format with a far-red fluorescence polarization readout. The assay will accelerate efforts to discover selective CD73 antagonists for cancer immunotherapy by enabling high throughput screening, structure-driven hit-to-lead, and mechanistic studies with the purified enzyme. Madison, WI – April 27th, 2020 – Researchers
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Recorded Webinar – Transcreener® CD73 Assay: Leveraging Nucleotide Detection to Measure Adenosine

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CD73 is a plasma membrane-bound ectonucleotidase that hydrolyzes AMP into adenosine, contributing to immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment; it is being pursued as a promising immuno-oncology drug target. In this webinar we will present the steps involved in development of the Transcreener CD73 assay. Transcreener is a biochemical HTS assay platform based on homogenous immunodetection
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FUT7, Inflammation, and Fucosyltransferase Assays

FUT7 Fucosyltransferase Assays and Chronic Inflammation
Inflammation is a necessary step involved in the immune response, allowing our bodies to fight and eliminate disease, allergies, and injuries. The inflammatory response recruits several mediators to aid in the destruction of whatever pathogen caused the response in the first place. Cells such as leucocytes, eosinophils, and neutrophils get recruited to the site in
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BellBrook Labs Launches Transcreener cGAS Activity Assay to Accelerate Drug Discovery

New Transcreener cGAS Assay
The new Transcreener cGAMP cGAS Assay directly measures the product cGAMP, in a cGAS enzymatic reaction allowing researchers to screen vast compound libraries for novel modulators. The assay will be used to discover and develop new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer by targeting the cGAS-STING pathway. Madison, WI – Researchers at BellBrook Labs have
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How a Methyltransferase Activity Assay Could Help Identify Novel Breast Cancer Treatments

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As estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer (BC) becomes resistant to antiestrogen therapy, novel ways to control the disease are and continue to be developed. There are different types of breast cancer, and the most effective treatment depends on knowing this difference.  For example, if the type is estrogen receptor positive (ER) meaning cells are
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Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitors: Transcreener ADP Assay Powers Drug Detection Strategy

Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitors
The impact of Acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCs) on eukaryotic metabolism and metabolic-related disease states is profound. ACCs catalyze the formation of malonyl-CoA by ATP-dependent carboxylation of acetyl-CoA. In humans, the two isoforms of ACC exhibit highly regulated, tissue-specific patterns of expression, with ACC1 being present in lipogenic tissues such as liver and adipose, and ACC2 being
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Researchers from BellBrook Labs Pen Chapter in Springer’s Rho GTPases: Methods and Protocols

Rho GTPases Rho GEFs Book
New Protocol from BellBrook Labs: High-Throughput Assay for Rho GEFs Based on the Transcreener GDP Assay In this new second edition of Springer Nature’s Rho GTPases: Methods and Protocols, researchers from BellBrook Labs describe an HTS compatible method for detecting GTPase exchange factor (GEF) activity. The protocol described in chapter twelve of the book uses
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Transcreener ADP Assay Aids in Discovery of RIPK2 Inhibitors for Autoinflammation

When the body responds to a bacterial pathogen, fragments of bacterial peptidoglycan alert a human host to the presence of a microbial invader. A receptor named NOD2 recognizes the peptidoglycans and sounds the alarm, initiating immune responses by causing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines via NF-κB and MAP kinase pathways 1. In this manner, NOD2
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A Novel Approach Discovers Hundreds of Cancer-Relevant Arginine Methylation Sites for CARM1

Protein arginine methylation is an important post-translational modification, but its impact remains rather mysterious. Approximately 7% of all arginine residues in the human proteome are modified by mono- or di-methylation (which is a similar order of magnitude to the 9% of serine residues that are phosphorylated and the 7% of lysine residues that are ubiquitinated).¹
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