The kinetics of binding of 99mTc-(HE)3-ZCAIX:1 to living CAIX-expressing SK-RC-52 renal carcinoma cells was measured at 4°C using LigandTracer Yellow (Ridgeview Instruments, Vänge, Sweden) according to the established method (42 (link)). The LigandTracer device records in real-time kinetics of binding to and dissociation of radiolabeled tracers from living cells. TraceDrawer software (Ridgeview Instruments) permits to calculate both the association and dissociation rates and, based on that, the affinity of radiolabeled conjugates is determined. In order to cover the concentration span needed for proper affinity estimation, three increasing concentrations of 99mTc-(HE)3-ZCAIX:1 (30, 90 and 150 nM) were used in each affinity assay.
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