Measuring Kinase Activity at the Single-Cell Level with Kinase Translocation Reporters (KTRs)
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 26, 2018, 12:46 p.m.
...reporters
Difficult to Multiplex: FRET reporters are comprised of two fluorescent proteins with very specific...encoded fluorescent kinase reporters. A KTR is comprised of a fluorescently-tagged substrate for a kinase...for kinase activity.
Advantages of KTRs
When compared to FRET reporters for measuring kinase activity...of KTRs
KTRs also have some disadvantages when compared to FRET reporters. First, KTRs monitor global ...measure kinase activity in specific subcellular compartments. Second, because KTRs shuttle between the nucleus...