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A Fluorescence-Based Assay to Determine PDZ-Ligand Binding Thermodynamics: Methods and Protocols
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A Fluorescence-Based Assay to Determine PDZ-Ligand Binding Thermodynamics: Methods and Protocols

Young Joo Sun and Ernesto J Fuentes
PDZ Mediated Interactions, pp.137-148
Methods in Molecular Biology, v. 2256, Humana Press
2021
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1166-1_8
PMCID: PMC8507397
PMID: 34014520
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/8507397View
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Abstract

Postsynaptic density-95, disks-large, and zonula occludens-1 (PDZ) domain interactions with cognate linear binding motifs (i.e., PDZ-binding motifs or PBMs) are important for many biological processes and can be pathological when disrupted. There are hundreds of PDZ-PBM interactions reported but few have been quantitatively determined. Moreover, PDZ-PBM interactions have been identified as potential therapeutic targets. To thoroughly understand PDZ-PBM binding energetics and their specificity, we have developed a sensitive and quantitative equilibrium binding assay. Here, we describe a protocol for determining PDZ-PBM binding energetics using fluorescence anisotropy-based methodology.
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