Description
Overview
Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a central role in innate immune signaling through Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and interleukin-1 receptors (IL-1Rs). Upon receptor activation, IRAK4 is recruited to the Myddosome complex, where it initiates downstream signaling cascades leading to the activation of NF-κB, MAPKs, and interferon regulatory factors (IRFs). IRAK4 is essential for the production of proinflammatory cytokines and is a key regulator of immune responses. Dysregulation of IRAK4 activity has been implicated in autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and certain cancers, making it a promising therapeutic target.
The AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
Human and Mouse Total IRAK4 Detection Kit is a sandwich immunoassay for the quantitative detection of total IRAK4 in cellular lysates, using Alpha Technology.
Formats:
The HV (high volume) kit contains reagents to run 100 wells in 96-well format, using a 60 μL reaction volume.
The 500-point kit contains enough reagents to run 500 wells in 384-well format, using a 20 μL reaction volume.
The 10,000-point kit contains enough reagents to run 10,000 wells in 384-well format, using a 20 μL reaction volume.
The 50,000-point kit contains enough reagents to run 50,000 wells in 384-well format, using a 20 μL reaction volume.
In the AlphaLISA SureFire Ultra assay, Donor beads are coated with streptavidin to capture one of the antibodies, which is biotinylated. Acceptor beads are coated with a proprietary CaptSure™ agent that immobilizes the other antibody, labeled with a CaptSure tag. In the presence of target protein, the two antibodies bring the Donor and Acceptor beads close together, generating signal. The amount of light emission is directly proportional to the amount of protein present in the sample.
AlphaLISA SureFire Ultra kits are compatible with:
Cell and tissue lysates
Antibody modulators
Biotherapeutic antibodies
Alpha SureFire kits can be used for:
Cellular kinase assays
Receptor activation studies
Screening
How it works
Total-AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
assay principle
The Total-AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
assay measures the expression level of a protein target in a cell lysate.
The Total-AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
assay uses two antibodies which recognize two different distal epitopes on the targeted protein. AlphaLISA assays require two bead types: Acceptor and Donor beads. Acceptor beads are coated with a proprietary CaptSure™ agent to specifically immobilize the assay specific antibody, labeled with a CaptSure tag. Donor beads are coated with streptavidin to capture one of the detection antibodies, which is biotinylated. In the presence of targeted protein, the two antibodies bring the Donor and Acceptor beads in close proximity whereby the singlet oxygen transfers energy to excite the Acceptor bead, allowing the generation of a luminescent Alpha signal. The amount of light emission is directly proportional to the quantity of protein present in the sample.
Total-AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
two-plate assay protocol
The two-plate protocol involves culturing and treating the cells in a 96-well plate before lysis, then transferring lysates into a 384-well OptiPlate™ plate before the addition of Total-AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
detection reagents. This protocol permits the cells viability and confluence to be monitored. In addition, lysates from a single well can be used to measure multiple targets.
Total-AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
one-plate assay protocol
Detection of Total target protein with AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
reagents can be performed in a single plate used for culturing, treatment, and lysis. No washing steps are required. This HTS designed protocol allows for miniaturization while maintaining AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
quality.
Assay versatility
Versatility of Total IRAK4 assay in various cell lines
Adherent cells were seeded at 50,000 cells/well in a 96-well culture plate in complete medium and incubated overnight at 37°C, 5% CO2. Cells were lysed with 50 µL of Lysis Buffer.
Suspension cells were seeded at 50,000 cells/well in a 96-well culture plate in HBSS + 0.1% BSA and lysed with 50 µL of Lysis Buffer. IRAK4 Total levels were evaluated using the AlphaLISA
SureFire Ultra
assay. For the detection step, 10 µL of cell lysate (approximately 10,000 cells) were transferred into a 384-well white OptiPlate, followed by 5 µL of Acceptor Mix and incubated for 1 hour at RT. Finally, 5 µL of Donor Mix was then added to each well and incubated for 1 hour at RT in the dark. The plate was read on an Envision using standard AlphaLISA settings.
IRAK4 is expressed across a wide range of common cell lines.
