Bio-Rad expands agreement with CST.Danvers, MA, 6/6/06-Cell Signaling Technologies (CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. ) has partnered with Bio-Rad Laboratories to develop antibodies for kinase activation and protein phosphorylation phosphorylation, chemical process in which a phosphate group is added to an organic molecule. In living cells phosphorylation is associated with respiration, which takes place in the cell's mitochondria, and photosynthesis, which takes place in the chloroplasts. assays that will be commercialized in Bio-Rad bead-based multiplex assays. "Bio-Plex phosphoprotein phosphoprotein /phos·pho·pro·tein/ (-pro´ten) a conjugated protein in which phosphoric acid is esterified with a hydroxy amino acid. phos·pho·pro·tein n. assays built with CST antibody content provide the means for rigorous parallel analysis of signal transduction Signal transduction The transmission of molecular signals from a cell's exterior to its interior. Molecular signals are transmitted between cells by the secretion of hormones and other chemical factors, which are then picked up by different cells. pathways," said CST Director of Business Development Christopher Bunder. Bio-Rad's bead-based assays are used with its Bio-Plex suspension array system, which is based on technology Bio-Rad licenses from Luminex. Bio-Rad has repeatedly noted strong sales for its bead-based multiplex assays, and this agreement enables it to further grow that business, in 2003, Bio-Rad and CST signed an exclusive supply and co-marketing agreement for assays for the simultaneous measurement of phosphoradiated proteins in parallel signaling pathways. |
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