PDE-Glo Phosphodiesterase Assay

The PDE-Glo Phosphodiesterase Assay is a luminescent, high-throughput screening method for measuring cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity from purified sources. Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are involved in a myriad of cellular processes due to their ability to hydrolyze, and thus control, the levels of the second-messenger signaling molecules cAMP and cGMP. The availability of selective inhibitors for PDEs has facilitated their use as tools to study cyclic nucleotide signaling and paved the way to investigate the role of PDEs in cellular and tissue pathologies. The assay allows lead candidates to be identified from compound libraries. Although designed for 384-well plates, assay volumes can easily be scaled for 96- or 1536-well plates. The PDE-Glo Phosphodiesterase Assay is optimized to work with both cAMP- and cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterases. The total time required for the assay from start to finish is less than 1 hour after the PDE reaction is complete.