Electrophoresis, Vol.24, No.6, 1105-1110, 2003
Flow-through partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis can estimate binding constants of neutral ligands to receptors via a competitive assay technique
This work evaluates the use of a competitive binding assay using flow-through partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis (FTPFACE) to estimate binding constants of neutral ligands to a receptor. We demonstrate this technique using, as a model system, carbonic anhydrase B (CAB, EC 4.2.1.1) and arylsulfonamides. In this technique, the capillary is first partially filled with a negatively charged ligand, a sample containing CAB and two noninteracting standards, and a neutral ligand, then electrophoresed. Upon application of a voltage the sample plug migrates into the plug of negatively charged ligand (L_) resulting in the formation of a CAB-L_ complex. Continued electrophoresis results in mixing between the neutral ligand (L-0) and the CAB-L_ complex. 4 successfully competes out L_ to form the new CAB-L-0 complex. Analysis of the change in the relative migration time ratio (RMTR) of CAB relative to the noninteracting standards, as a function of neutral ligand concentration, yields a value for the binding constant. These values are in agreement with those estimated using other binding and ACE techniques. Data demonstrating the quantitative potential of this method is presented.
Keywords:affinity capillary electrophoresis;binding constants;competitive binding;Flow-through partial-filling