Fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based assay for characterization of hepatitis C virus NS3-4A protease activity in live cells.

Abstract:

:The NS3/4A protease from hepatitis C virus (HCV) plays a key role in viral replication. We report a system for monitoring the activity of this enzyme in single living mammalian cells. We constructed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) probe that consists of an enhanced cyan fluorescent protein-citrine fusion, with a cleavage site for HCV NS3/4A protease embedded within the linker between them. Expression of the biosensor in mammalian cells resulted in a FRET signal, and cotransfection with the NS3/4A expression vector produced a significant reduction in FRET, indicating that the cleavage site was processed. Western blot and spectrofluorimetry analysis confirmed the physical cleavage of the fusion probe by the NS3/4A protease. As the level of FRET decay was a function of the protease activity, the system allowed testing of NS3/4A protease variants with different catalytic efficiencies. This FRET probe could be adapted for high-throughput screening of new HCV NS3/4 protease inhibitors.

authors

Sabariegos R,Picazo F,Domingo B,Franco S,Martinez MA,Llopis J

doi

10.1128/AAC.01029-08

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-02-01 00:00:00

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728-34

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2

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0066-4804

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1098-6596

pii

AAC.01029-08

journal_volume

53

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