Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2015, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 394-398,403.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2015.05.014

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A simple and high throughput screening method for GFP reporter assay in cells

YANG Shaozhe1,2, SHI Haijun1,2, CHU Xinran1,2, ZHOU Xiaoling1,2, SUN Pingnan1,2   

  1. 1. Stem Cell P2 Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041;
    2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2015-04-21 Revised:2015-06-23 Online:2015-09-30 Published:2015-09-30

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To establish a simple, fast and high throughput screening method for green fluorescent protein (GFP) assay. METHODS:We applied TECAN multi function measuring instrument infinite M200pro to examine the fluorescence intensity of GFP sample in different dilution buffers, and established the standard curve between fluorescence intensity and GFP relative content. Compared the results obtained from multi function measuring instrument, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and Western-blotting. RESULTS:50 mmol/L Tris-HCl (pH=10) was more suitable for examining GFP samples with low content than other dilution buffers. The regression coefficient R2 between fluorescent value and GFP content was above 0.99 by using multi function measuring instrument. The results obtained from multi function measuring instrument correlated significantly with those obtained from FACS and Western-blotting. CONCLUSION:The established method of GFP assay using multi function measuring instrument was convenient, fast and could be used to screen large samples in a short time.

Key words: green fluorescent protein, reporter gene, high throughput screening, multi function measuring instrument

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