
Feature | Specification |
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Application | Internalization |
Sample Volume | 50 µL |
pHSense™ Eu Fab reagent is a covalently europium-labeled, pH-sensitive Fab fragment designed to monitor antibody or anti-drug conjugate (ADC), as well as receptor- and membrane protein-mediated internalization in real time. It binds with high affinity to the Fc region of test antibodies, particularly mouse IgG2 subtypes, and remains minimally fluorescent at neutral extracellular pH (≥7). Upon internalization, the Fab-antibody complex encounters increasingly acidic intracellular compartments such as early and late endosomes and lysosomes, where the europium signal becomes progressively stronger. This novel pH sensitive europium complex is compatible with a time-resolved fluorescence (TRF) detection, effectively eliminating most fluorescence background and significantly enhancing the signal-to-background ratio. Its unique photophysical properties enable simple and robust no-wash detection of receptor-mediated endocytosis of antibodies in plate-based assays with live cells.
pHSense Eu Fab reagent is a covalently europium-labeled, pH-sensitive Fab fragment designed to monitor antibody or anti-drug conjugate (ADC) as well as receptor- and membrane protein-mediated internalization in real time. It binds with high affinity to the Fc region of test antibodies, and remains minimally fluorescent at neutral extracellular pH (≥7). Upon internalization, the Fab-antibody complex encounters increasingly acidic intracellular compartments such as early and late endosomes and lysosomes, where the europium signal becomes progressively stronger.
The assay begins by culturing cells in a 96-well plate. The test antibody or ADC is pre-incubated with pHSense Eu Fab at a 1:2 molar ratio in cell culture medium for 30 minutes at room temperature. The resulting complex is then added to the cells and incubated at 37°C, followed by kinetic or endpoint fluorescence measurement using an HTRF-compatible plate reader.
The assay begins by culturing cells in a 96-well plate. The antibody directed against the target of interest is pre-incubated with pHSense Eu Fab at a 1:2 molar ratio in cell culture medium for 30 minutes at room temperature. This mixture is then added to the cells and incubated for 1 hour at room temperature. Following this incubation, cells are stimulated with a pharmacological compound. Fluorescence is then measured either kinetically or at endpoint using an HTRF-compatible plate reader.
Breast cancer adenocarcinoma cells were seeded in a 96-well white culture-treated plate at a density of 50,000 cells per well in complete culture medium, and then incubated overnight at 37°C with 5% CO2. An anti-EGFR internalizing antibody was pre-incubated with pHSense Eu Fab at a 1:2 molar ratio in cell culture medium for 30 minutes at room temperature. The Fab–antibody mix was then serially diluted in medium, and 50 µL of each dilution was added to the cells, followed by a 4H incubation at 37°C with 5% CO2. The fluorescence signal was recorded using an HTRF-compatible plate reader.
Results show the internalizing anti-EGFR antibody induced a dose-dependent increase in signal. No signal increase was observed when an irrelevant mouse IgG2 was used as a negative control.
Tag-Lite® GLP1R cells (stable cell line, Part #: C1SU1GLP1, Revvity) were seeded in a 96-well white culture-treated plate at a density of 80,000 cells per well in complete culture medium, and then incubated overnight at 37°C with 5% CO₂. An anti-GLP1R antibody (15 nM) was pre-incubated at room temperature for 30 minutes with pHSense Eu Fab at a 1:2 ratio in cell culture medium. Subsequently, 40 µL of the Fab-antibody mixture was added to the cells, followed by a 1 hour incubation at room temperature. Exendin-4 was serially diluted in cell culture medium, and 10 µL of each dilution were added to the wells. Following incubation at 37°C, the signal was recorded using an HTRF-compatible plate reader. Results show Exendin-4 induced a dose-dependent increase in signal, with an EC₅₀ value consistent with values described in the scientific literature.
INS1E cells were seeded in a 96-well white culture-treated plate at a density of 25,000 cells per well in complete culture medium, and then incubated for 96 hours at 37°C with 5% CO2. An anti-GLP1R antibody (25 nM) was pre-incubated at room temperature for 30 minutes with pHSense Eu Fab at a 1:2 ratio in cell culture medium. Subsequently, 40 µL of the Fab-antibody mixture were added to the cells before a 1h incubation at room temperature.
Exendin-4, a GLP1R agonist, was serially diluted in cell culture medium, and 10 µL of each dilution, or cell culture medium as constitutive internalization control, were added to the wells. After incubation at 37°C, the signal was recorded using an HTRF-compatible plate reader. Results show Exendin-4 induced a dose-dependent increase in signal, with an EC₅₀ value consistent with values described in the scientific literature. No signal increase was observed when an irrelevant mouse IgG2 antibody was used as a negative control.
In parallel, cells were pre-incubated with 1 µM of the GLP1R antagonist Exendin 9-39 for 30 minutes at 37°C prior to the addition of Exendin-4. Following a 1-hour incubation at 37°C, the signal was recorded. In presence of Exendin 9-39, the decrease in the signal, with intensity close to that of constitutive internalization, suggests effective inhibition of agonist induced GLP1R internalization.
Application |
Internalization
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Brand |
pHSense
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Detection Modality |
pH sensitive dye
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Product Group |
Fluorescent Reagent
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Sample Volume |
50 µL
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Shipping Conditions |
Shipped in Dry Ice
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Target |
Mouse IgG2
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Target Class |
Cell surface proteins, antibodies, ADCs
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Target Species |
Mouse
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Technology |
TRF
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Unit Size |
96 wells
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