Here the authors develop an assay capable of selecting Sec61 inhibitors by exploiting the inactivation of firefly luciferase, once translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the possibility of diverting and “re-lighting” luciferase into the cytosol by a Sec61 inhibitor.
- Fulvia Vitale
- Gianluca Scerra
- Massimo D’Agostino