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A real-time assay for CpG-specific cytosine-C5 methyltransferase activity.


ABSTRACT: A real-time assay for CpG-specific cytosine-C5 methyltransferase activity has been developed. The assay applies a break light oligonucleotide in which the methylation of an unmethylated 5'-CG-3' site is enzymatically coupled to the development of a fluorescent signal. This sensitive assay can measure rates of DNA methylation down to 0.34 +/- 0.06 fmol/s. The assay is reproducible, with a coefficient of variation over six independent measurements of 4.5%. Product concentration was accurately measured from fluorescence signals using a linear calibration curve, which achieved a goodness of fit (R(2)) above 0.98. The oligonucleotide substrate contains three C5-methylated cytosine residues and one unmethylated 5'-CG-3' site. Methylation yields an oligonucleotide containing the optimal substrate for the restriction enzyme GlaI. Cleavage of the fully methylated oligonucleotide leads to separation of fluorophore from quencher, giving a proportional increase in fluorescence. This method has been used to assay activity of DNMT1, the principle maintenance methyltransferase in human cells, and for the kinetic characterization of the bacterial cytosine-C5 methyltransferase M.SssI. The assay has been shown to be suitable for the real-time monitoring of DNMT1 activity in a high-throughput format, with low background signal and the ability to obtain linear rates of methylation over long periods, making this a promising method of high-throughput screening for inhibitors.

SUBMITTER: Wood RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2875032 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A real-time assay for CpG-specific cytosine-C5 methyltransferase activity.

Wood Robert J RJ   McKelvie Jennifer C JC   Maynard-Smith Michael D MD   Roach Peter L PL  

Nucleic acids research 20100205 9


A real-time assay for CpG-specific cytosine-C5 methyltransferase activity has been developed. The assay applies a break light oligonucleotide in which the methylation of an unmethylated 5'-CG-3' site is enzymatically coupled to the development of a fluorescent signal. This sensitive assay can measure rates of DNA methylation down to 0.34 +/- 0.06 fmol/s. The assay is reproducible, with a coefficient of variation over six independent measurements of 4.5%. Product concentration was accurately meas  ...[more]

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