| Assay Method Information | |
| | SHMT1 and SHMT2 Activity Assays |
| Description: | Full length human cytosolic Serine Hydroxymethyl transferase 1 (SHMT1, residues 1-483 in Uniport ID P34896) was expressed as an N-terminal His6 tagged protein and purified in E. coli using nickel capture followed by size-exclusion chromatography. Human mitochondrial SHMT2 (residues 30-504 in Uniprot ID P34897) with mitochondrial leader sequence deleted was expressed as an N-terminal His6 tagged protein and purified in E. coli using nickel capture followed by size-exclusion chromatography.Serine hydroxymethyltransferases catalyze the reversible hydroxymethylation of glycine to serine, with methylene tetrahydrofolate (CH2-THF) providing the additional carbon. SHMT1 and SHMT2 activity was determined by measuring serine production from glycine and CH2-THF using mass spectroscopy. Briefly, 15 ul of 0.5 mM glycine and 0.2 mM CH2-THF in 20 mM TEA, pH8.0, 0.2 mM NADPH were added to 384 well plate containing 0, 0.05 mM, 0.005 mM or 0.0005 mM of inhibitor. 15 ul of SHMT1 or 2 were added to initiate the reaction. The plate was incubated for 60 minutes at room temperature and the reaction was quenched by the addition of 30 ul of 10% trichloroacetic acid. Serine produced was analyzed using Rapidfire 360 and API4000+ in the positive ion mode. |
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