| CPC G01N 33/542 (2013.01) [G01N 33/57496 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. A method for detecting metastatic potential and/or chemoresistance in single cells, comprising;
providing within a cell a multi-modular biosensor comprising:
only one stretch of the C-terminus of GIV flanking only one of tyrosines Y1764 and Y1798, wherein the stretch is capable of serving as a target substrate for one or more tyrosine kinases, wherein the stretch of the C-terminus of GIV flanking tyrosine Y1764 or Y1798 consists of 13 amino acids, and wherein the 13 amino acid sequence is selected from the group consisting of RKTEDTYFISSAG (SEQ ID No: 1) and SKDSNPYATLPRA (SEQ ID No: 2),
an N—SH2 domain of p85α (PI3K), and
a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) pair flanking the one or more stretches of the C-terminus of GIV and the N—SH2 domain of p85α (PI3K), the FRET pair comprising a donor fluorescent protein and an acceptor fluorescent protein; and
detecting FRET signal to measure metastatic potential.
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