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  • Title: A method for the determination of total, free, and 5-fluorodeoxyuridylate-bound thymidylate synthase in cell extracts.
    Author: Fernandes DJ, Cranford SK.
    Journal: Anal Biochem; 1984 Nov 01; 142(2):378-85. PubMed ID: 6241433.
    Abstract:
    A radiochemical assay for thymidylate synthase (EC 2.1.1.45, dTMP synthase), which permits the accurate determination of total, free, and 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridylate (FdUMP)-bound enzyme in cells exposed to the 5-fluoropyrimidine anticancer agents, is described. The total intracellular concentrations of dTMP synthase (free plus FdUMP-bound enzyme) in extracts from CCRF-CEM leukemic cells incubated with 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine were determined following dissociation of the covalent dTMP synthase-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate-FdUMP ternary complex in the presence of the substrate, 2'-deoxyuridine-5'-monophosphate. The addition of substrate prevented reformation of the ternary complex during the dissociation procedure, and allowed complete recovery of FdUMP binding sites in cells exposed to a high concentration of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine. After removal of the substrate by charcoal adsorption, the concentration of total FdUMP binding sites was determined by titration of the enzyme with a saturating concentration of [6-3H]FdUMP and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate. The concentration of FdUMP-bound dTMP synthase was then calculated as the difference between the total and free (without prior ternary complex disruption) enzyme values. The high sensitivity of this assay coupled with its ability to accurately quantitate both free and FdUMP-bound dTMP synthase in cells exposed to a wide range of fluoropyrimidine concentrations should make it useful for a variety of experimental and clinical studies.
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