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as defined herein , “ a transporter binding molecule ” refers to a labelled atp derivative , anti - transporter antibody , lectin , polypeptide , polynucleotide , oligonucleotide , oligopeptide , anti - tag antibody and other molecule capable in binding atp binding sites and other natural and artificial polymers either mimicking atp binding or recognizing adjacent motifs of nb sites as defined herein , “ abc transporter ” is a family of membrane transport proteins that use the energy of atp hydrolysis to transport various molecules across the membrane . as defined herein “ atp - binding cassette transporters ( abc - transporter )” are members of a superfamily with representatives in all extant phyla from prokaryotes to humans . these are transmembrane proteins that function in the transport of a wide variety of substrates across extra - and intracellular membranes , including metabolic products , lipids and sterols , and drugs . proteins are classified as abc transporters based on the sequence and organization of their atp - binding domain ( s ), also known as nucleotide - binding ( nb ) domains . abc transporters are involved in tumour resistance , cystic fibrosis , bacterial multidrug resistance and a range of other inherited human diseases . as defined herein , “ a stable atp derivative ” refers to a labelled atp derivative with enhanced stability towards nucleases . the invention disclosed herein comprises a homogenous non - radioactive proximity assay for abc transporter activity wherein detection of the abc transporter activity is based on a signal between two labeled abc transporter binding molecules . “ the sites adjacent to atp binding domains can be any suitable binding sites on the same transporter complex , which together with one reagent bound to atp binding domain , allow direct monitoring of the transporter activation by energy transfer .” “ proximity assay ” means a situation , wherein labels through binding reaction ( for example energy donoring chelate label and energy accepting organic fluorescence label ) come so close to each other that non radiating ( förster ) energy transfer can occur . this distance is in general less than 20 nm . according to one embodiment , the labelled abc transporter binding molecules are atp derivatives , anti - transporter antibodies , lectins , polypeptides , polynucleotides , oligonucleotides , oligopeptides , or anti - tag antibodies . according to a preferable embodiment , the abc transporter binding molecules are atp derivatives . according to another embodiment the signal detection is based on fluorescence energy transfer , fluorescence energy quenching , energy transfer between upconverted particles and fluorescent acceptors , fluorescence cross - correlation , luminescent oxygen channelling , and enzyme fragment complex formation upon proximity . in particular embodiment the signal detection is based on time - resolved fluorescence energy transfer or time - resolved fluorescence energy quenching . according to another embodiment the abc transporter binding molecules are labelled with luminescent lanthanide ( iii ) chelates , quantum dots , nanobeads , upconverting phosphors or organic dyes . according to a preferable embodiment , the organic dye is selected from alexa dyes , cyanine dyes , dabcyl , dancyl , fluorescein , rhodamine , tamra and bodiby . according to another embodiment one of the atp derivatives is labelled with a luminescent lanthanide ( iii ) chelate and one of the atp derivatives is labelled with an organic dye . the lanthanide ( iii ) chelate acts as a energy donor and the organic dye acts as an energy acceptor . in a particular embodiment two atp molecules bind to transporter in its activation . because the binding domains are situated near each other , transporter activation bring the two labels in proximity allowing energy transfer between them in active complex when used in suitable concentrations . it is desirable that the atp derivatives have enhanced stability towards nucleases . this can be achieved by substituting one or more of the oxygen atoms of the triphosphate moiety by carbon , sulphur or nitrogen . representative structures are atpas , atpys , apcpp , appcp , and appnhp . these modified atp derivatives are commercially available . the label can be attached to the atp molecule either directly or via a linker arm . suitable sites are for labelling are c8 of the adenine moiety , o2 ′— or o3 ′— of the sugar moiety and γ - phosphate of the triphosphate moiety . labelling at γ - phosphate also enhances the nuclease resistance of the said triphosphate . in a particular embodiment the labelled atp derivative is selected from a group consisting of fig1 . a dose - response curve of pgp transporter using verapamil as stimulating drug . 10 nm eu - labelled atp ( donor ; example 1 ) and 10 nm alexa647 - labeled atp ( acceptor ; example 5 ) were used to detect the transporter activity . energy transfer was measured in the plate reader after 2 h incubation . 2 μg of sf9 membranes were used / well . general . electrospray mass spectra were recorded on an applied biosystems mariner esi - tof instrument . hplc purifications were performed using a shimazu lc 10 at instrument equipped with a diode array detector , a fraction collector and a reversed phase column ( lichrocart 125 - 3 purospher rp - 18e 5 μm ). mobile phase : ( buffer a ): 0 . 02 m triethylammonium acetate ( ph 7 . 0 ); ( buffer b ): a in 50 % ( v / v ) acetonitrile . gradient : from 0 to 1 min 95 % a , from 1 to 31 min from 95 % a to 100 % b . flow rate was 0 . 6 ml min . − 1 adenosine 5 ′-[ γ - thio ] triphosphate tetralithium salt ( 1 . 2 mg ) and { 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″-{[ 4 ′-( 4 ′″- iodoacetamidophenyl )- 2 , 2 ′: 6 ′, 2 ″- terpyridine - 6 , 6 ″- diyl ] bis ( methylene - nitrilo )} tetrakis ( acetate )} europium ( iii ) ( 4 . 2 mg ) were dissolved in water and stirred for 2 . 5 hours at room temperature . the product was purified with hplc and was analyzed with esi - tof mass spectrometry . adenosine 5 ′[ β , γ - methylene ] triphosphate ( 2 . 9 mg ) and { 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″-{[ 4 ′-( 4 ′″- aminophenyl )- 2 , 2 ′: 6 ′, 2 ″- terpyridine - 6 , 6 ″- diyl ] bis ( methylenenitrilo )} tetrakis -( acetate )} europium ( iii ) ( 3 . 4 mg ) were dissolved in 0 . 5 m mes buffer , ph 5 . 5 ( 100 μl ). edac ( 3 . 0 mg ) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt . the product was precipitated with acetone . the precipitation was washed with acetone . the product was purified with hplc and was analyzed with esi - tof mass spectrometry . the title compound was synthesized analogously with example 2 using adenosine 5 ′-[ α , β - methylene ] triphosphate as a starting material . adenosine 5 ′[ β , γ - methylene ] triphosphate ( 2 . 0 mg ), 2 -( 4 - aminophenyl ) ethylamine ( 10 . 4 mg ) and edac ( 5 . 3 mg ) were dissolved in mes buffer ( 200 μl , 0 . 5 m , ph 5 . 0 ), and the reaction was allowed to proceed overnight at room temperature . the product was precipitated with acetone , and the precipitation was washed with the same solvent . the precipitate was dissolved in a mixture of a carbonate buffer ( 500 μl , 0 . 1m ; ph 8 . 6 ) and dioxane ( 500 μl ). bodipy - tmr nhs ( 0 . 7 mg ) was added , and the mixture was stirred overnight . the product was precipitated with acetone and was washed with the same solvent . the product was purified with hplc was analyzed with esi - tof mass spectrometry . alexa - 647 as active ester ( molecular probes ; 1 . 0 mg ) and 2 -( 4 - aminophenyl ) ethylamine ( 0 . 18 mg ) were dissolved in the mixture of 1 , 4 - dioxane ( 50 μl ), water ( 20 μl ) and 0 . 1m sodium bicarbonate ( 10 μl ). the mixture was stirred overnight and the product was precipitated with acetone . the precipitate , adenosine - 5 ′- triphosphate disodium salt ( 0 . 9 mg ) and edac ( 0 . 6 mg ) were dissolved in mes buffer ( 240 μl , 0 . 5 m , ph 5 . 5 ), and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature . the product was precipitated with acetone and was washed with the same solvent . the product was purified with hplc and was analyzed with esi - tof mass spectrometry . adenosine 5 ′- triphosphate trisodium salt ( 2 . 1 mg ) and { 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″-{[ 4 ′-( 4 ′″- aminophenyl )- 2 , 2 ′: 6 ′, 2 ″- terpyridine - 6 , 6 ″- diyl ] bis ( methylenenitrilo )} tetrakis -( acetate )} europium ( iii ) ( 3 . 3 mg ) were dissolved in mes buffer , ph 5 . 5 ( 100 μl ). edac ( 3 . 0 mg ) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt . the product was precipitated with acetone ( 3 ml ). the precipitation was washed with acetone . the product was purified with hplc and was analyzed with esi - tof mass spectrometry . the title compound was synthesized according to the method disclosed in example 2 but by using adenosine 5 ′-[ β , γ - s ] triphosphate as a starting material . the title compound was synthesized according to the method disclosed in example 2 but by using adenosine 5 ′-[ β , γ - imino ] triphosphate as a starting material . 2 ′-( 6 - aminohexylsemicarbazide ) adenosine 5 ′-[ γ - thio ]- triphosphate and { 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″-{[ 4 ′-( 4 ′″- isothiocyanatophenyl )- 2 , 2 ′: 6 ′, 2 ″- terpyridine - 6 , 6 ″- diyl ] bis ( methylenenitrilo )} tetrakis ( acetate )} europium ( iii ) were dissolved in the mixture of pyridine , triethylamine and water ( 9 : 1 . 5 : 0 . 1 , v / v / v ), and . the solution was stirred overnight at room temperature . the product was purified with hplc . the synthesis was performed according to the method disclosed in example 9 but by using 8 -( 6 - aminohexyl ) adenosine 5 ′-[ γ - thio ]- triphosphate as the starting material . eu - labeled atp ( donor , example 1 ) and alexa - 647 labeled atp ( acceptor , example 5 ) were used to measure the activation through energy transfer between these molecules bound to the adjacent nb sites of the same abc transporter molecule . the assay was performed using sf9 cell membrane preparations over - expressing abc transporters mrp2 or pgp . the same cell line membranes transfected with same vector without transporter insert were used as controls . the membrane preparations ( 1 μg ) in a mes buffer were incubated in lid covered 384 - well microtitration plates ( wallac black plates or wallac white optiplates ) at 37 ° c . for 5 - 20 min with varying concentrations of transporter specific substrates ( probencid for mrp2 and verapamil for pgp ) to get the efflux mechanisms activated . to diminish atpase activity mgcl 2 was not included . after transporter activation , a reaction mixture containing 10 nm eu - labeled atp and 10 nm alexa - 647 labeled atp were added , and the reaction mixture was incubated for further 2 hours . duplicate reactions were performed using orthovanadate ( na 3 vo 4 , 1 mm ) to measure the vanadate insensitive background . the reaction mixtures were measured directly without further separation by a time - resolved fluorometer ( victor 2 ) at 665 nm using 50 us delay and a 200 us counting window . to validate the eventual compound interference , measurements were performed also for the signal at 615 nm using the same time - window . these experiments were essential for the measurement of corrected energy - transfer signal . a dose - response curve with pgp transporter using verapamil as stimulating drug is given in fig1 . it will be apparent for an expert skilled in the field that other embodiments exist and do not depart from the spirit of the invention . thus , the described embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as restrictive .

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