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Amplite® Luciferase Reporter Gene Assay Kit *Maximized Luminescence*

Reaction Kinetics of CHO-V<sub>2</sub>R-Luc cells using Amplite® Luciferase Reporter Gene Assay Kit. CHO cells stably transfected with pCRE-luciferase gene and human Vasopressin receptor 2 (V<sub>2</sub>R) were plated into a 384-well white wall/clear bottom costar plate at 15,000 cells/well/25 &micro;L. Cells then were treated with 100 nM of vasopressin in a 5% CO<sub>2</sub> incubator at 37 &deg;C for 4 hours. 25 &micro;L of luciferase assay solution was added into the well. The kinetic data was taken every 30 minutes for up to 3 hours with a NOVOstar plate reader (BMG Labtech). The vasopressin induced luciferase signal is stable for more than 3 hours.
Reaction Kinetics of CHO-V<sub>2</sub>R-Luc cells using Amplite® Luciferase Reporter Gene Assay Kit. CHO cells stably transfected with pCRE-luciferase gene and human Vasopressin receptor 2 (V<sub>2</sub>R) were plated into a 384-well white wall/clear bottom costar plate at 15,000 cells/well/25 &micro;L. Cells then were treated with 100 nM of vasopressin in a 5% CO<sub>2</sub> incubator at 37 &deg;C for 4 hours. 25 &micro;L of luciferase assay solution was added into the well. The kinetic data was taken every 30 minutes for up to 3 hours with a NOVOstar plate reader (BMG Labtech). The vasopressin induced luciferase signal is stable for more than 3 hours.
Reaction Kinetics of CHO-V<sub>2</sub>R-Luc cells using Amplite® Luciferase Reporter Gene Assay Kit. CHO cells stably transfected with pCRE-luciferase gene and human Vasopressin receptor 2 (V<sub>2</sub>R) were plated into a 384-well white wall/clear bottom costar plate at 15,000 cells/well/25 &micro;L. Cells then were treated with 100 nM of vasopressin in a 5% CO<sub>2</sub> incubator at 37 &deg;C for 4 hours. 25 &micro;L of luciferase assay solution was added into the well. The kinetic data was taken every 30 minutes for up to 3 hours with a NOVOstar plate reader (BMG Labtech). The vasopressin induced luciferase signal is stable for more than 3 hours.
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Common reporter genes include beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase and luciferase. The advantages of a luciferase assay are the high sensitivity, the absence of luciferase activity inside most of the cell types, the wide dynamic range, rapidity and low cost. The most versatile and common reporter gene is the luciferase of the North American firefly Photinus pyralis. The protein requires no posttranslational modification for enzyme activity. It is not even toxic in high concentration (in vivo) and can be used in pro- and eukaryotic cells. The firefly luciferase catalyzes the bioluminescent oxidation of luciferin in the presence of ATP, magnesium and oxygen. This Amplite® Luciferase Reporter Gene Assay Kit uses a proprietary luminogenic formulation to quantify luciferase activity in live cells and cell extracts. Our formulation generates a luminescent product that gives strong luminescence upon interaction with luciferase. The kit provides all the essential components with our optimized 'mix and read' assay protocol that is compatible with HTS liquid handling instruments. It has extremely high sensitivity, and can be used for the assays that require demanding sensitivity.

Platform


Luminescence microplate reader

Recommended plateSolid white

Components


Example protocol


AT A GLANCE

Protocol summary

  1. Prepare cells (samples) with test compounds (100 µL/well for 96-well plate or 25 µL/well for 384-well plate)
  2. Add equal volume of Luciferase Sensor working solution
  3. Incubate at room temperature for 10 - 20 minutes
  4. Monitor luminescence intensity at 560 nm

Important notes
Thaw all the kit components to room temperature before use. For all luminescent experiments, it is recommended to use white plates to get the best results.

PREPARATION OF WORKING SOLUTION

1. For Cat.# 12518, transfer the whole content of Reaction Buffer (Component B) into the bottle of Luciferase Sensor (Component A) and mix well to make Luciferase Sensor working solution. 

2. For Cat.# 12519, add 10 mL of Reaction Buffer (Component B) and for Cat.# 12520, add 100 mL of Reaction Buffer (Component B) into the bottle of Luciferase Sensor (Component A) and mix well.  Then, transfer the resulted solution back to the bottle of Reaction Buffer (Component B).  Multiple washes are necessary to completely transfer the contents. Note: The reconstituted Luciferase Sensor working solution is not stable. Protect from light.

For guidelines on cell sample preparation, please visit
https://www.aatbio.com/resources/guides/cell-sample-preparation.html

SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

Run Luciferase assay:

  1. Treat cells (or samples) with test compounds by adding 10 µL of 10X test compounds (96-well plate) or 5 µL of 5X test compounds (384-well plate) in desired compound buffer. For blank wells (medium without the cells), add the corresponding amount of compound buffer.

  2. Incubate the cell plate in a 5% CO2 incubator at 37°C for desired period of time, typically 4 hours to overnight.

  3. Add 100 µL (96-well plate) or 25 µL (384-well plate) per well of Luciferase Sensor working solution.

  4. Incubate the plate at room temperature for 10 - 20 minutes. Keep from light.

  5. Monitor luminescence intensity with a luminometer.

Establish standard Luciferase calibration curve: Note: Luciferase standard curve should be generated together with the above assay if the absolute amount of Luciferase in samples needs to be calculated.

  1. Make a series dilutions of Luciferase in PBS buffer with 0.1% BSA by including a sample without Luciferase (as a control) for measuring background luminescence. Note: Typically Luciferase concentrations from 1 pg/mL to 1 ng/mL are appropriate.

  2. Add 100 µL/well (96-well plate) or 25 µL/well (384-well plate) of diluted Luciferase solution into an empty plate.

  3. Add 100 µL/well (96-well plate) or 25 µL/well (384-well plate) of Luciferase working solution.

  4. Incubate the reaction mixture at room temperature for 10 - 20 minutes, protected from light.

  5. Record the luminescence intensity with a standard luminometer.

  6. Generate the Luciferase standard curve.

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AtHSPR is involved in GA-and light intensity-mediated control of flowering time and seed set in Arabidopsis
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Authors: Guo, Jianbo and Li, Yan and Duan, He and Yuan, Lu
Journal: Cancer Cell International (2019): 156
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Authors: Jiang, Ruoyu and Meng, Lingkai and Sun, Longhao and He, Xianghui and Liang, Xiaoyu and Zhang, Jie and Zhang, Zhixiang
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Authors: Chen, Yanling and Sakamuru, Srilatha and Huang, Ruili and Reese, David H and Xia, Menghang
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Activation of relaxin family receptor 1 from different mammalian species by relaxin peptide and small-molecule agonist ML290
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Neuroprotective effect of schizandrin A on oxygen and glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced cell injury in primary culture of rat cortical neurons
Authors: Wang, Cai-Ping and Li, Gui-Cai and Shi, Yun-Wei and Zhang, Xiao-Chuan and Li, Jian-Long and Wang, Zhi-Wei and Ding, Fei and Liang, Xin-Miao
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