Abstract
A new fluorescence assay for measuring the activity of geranylgeranyl transferase (type I) is described. It does not require the use of either radiolabeled geranylgeranyl diphosphate or the purified recombinant Ras protein substrate with the carboxy terminal sequence of CVLL. Dansyl GCVLL and unlabeled geranylgeranyl diphosphate are used as substrates. The K m for Dansyl GCVLL and for geranylgeranyl diphosphate is 5 μM and 800 nM, respectively. At equimolar concentrations, enzymatic activity is higher when Dansyl GCVLL is used as a substrate compared to Dansyl GCVII. Dansyl GCVLS, a substrate for farnesyl transferase, is inactive in this assay. CVFL is a competitive inhibitor of geranylgeranyl transferase and exhibits a K i of 200 nM.
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