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. 2013 Sep;11(7):449–456. doi: 10.1089/adt.2013.515

Table 3.

Dissociation-Enhanced Lanthanide Fluorescence Immunoassay Protocol Table

Step Parameter Value Description
 1 Plate cells 45 μL 5,000 PC3 cells
 2 Incubation time Overnight 37°C, 5% CO2
 3 Control 5 μL DMSO
 4 Library compounds 5 μL DZNep, RBC124
 5 Incubation time 3 days 37°C, 5% CO2
 6 Remove media    
 7 Freeze plates >1 h −80°C
 8 Lysis buffer 50 μL 0.2 N HCl
 9 Incubation time Overnight 4°C
10 Transfer lysate 20 μL  
11 Neutralization buffer 5 μL  
12 Incubation time 1 h Ambient temperature
13 Wash plates 50 μL once, 100 μL twice TBS-T
14 Blocking 100 μL SuperBlock blocking buffer
15 Incubation time 1 h Ambient temperature
16 Wash plates 100 μL three times TBS-T
17 Primary antibody 25 μL 1 μg/mL rabbit anti-H3K27me3 or 0.29 μg/mL rabbit anti-histone H3
18 Wash plates 100 μL three times TBS-T
19 Secondary antibody 25 μL europium-N1-labeled anti-rabbit IgG antibody
20 Wash plates 100 μL three times, 120 μL two times TBS-T
21 Enhancement solution 25 μL  
22 Incubation time 30 min Ambient temperature
23 Assay readout 320 and 615 nm EnVision plate reader, TRF mode

Step Notes

1. 384-well clear-bottom Greiner Bio-One assay plate.

2,5. Plates were sealed with sterile breathable tape.

4. 100 μM to 15 nM dilution series.

6. Use aspiration.

9,12,15. Plates lidded.

10. Transfer cell lysates to two 384-well high-binding MaxiSorp plates.

17,19. Diluted in SuperBlock-T20.

22. Plates lidded until read.

23. Excitation with laser (320 nm), emission filter (615 nm).

HCl, hydrochloric acid; TBS-T, Tris-Buffered Saline Tween-20; TRF, time-resolved fluorescence technology.