Egan J J, Chang M K, Londos C
Membrane Regulation Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Anal Biochem. 1988 Dec;175(2):552-61. doi: 10.1016/0003-2697(88)90583-0.
A method was devised for assaying protein kinases that phosphorylate either Kemptide, such as cAMP-dependent protein kinase, or a glycogen synthase peptide, which is an excellent substrate for protein kinase C. Upon sequential processing of reaction mixtures through tandem columns of cation and anion exchange resins, radioactivity in background samples is nearly nil and the yield of phosphorylated peptides is high. This method reduces labor, radioactivity, enzyme requirements, and costs of assaying protein kinases.