Abstract
Expression of the DNA repair enzyme O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) in tumor correlates with resistance to alkylating agents, and depletion of MGMT activity can enhance chemotherapy-induced tumor cytotoxicity. The most common assays of MGMT activity are time-consuming and employ radioactivity. The assay described here uses a fluorescently labeled O6-benzylguanine derivative in conjunction with thin layer chromatography to eliminate the use of radioactivity and allows MGMT activity to be rapidly measured in minimally prepared cell or tissue extracts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 263-265 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Analytical Biochemistry |
| Volume | 405 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2010 |