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Ready-to-Assay GPR109A Nicotinic Acid Receptor Frozen Cells

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About This Item

Código UNSPSC:
41106514
eCl@ss:
32011203

origen biológico

human

Nivel de calidad

fabricante / nombre comercial

Ready-to-Assay

técnicas

calcium flux assay: suitable

Nº de acceso NCBI

método de detección

fluorometric

Descripción general

Millipore′s Ready-to-Assay GPCR frozen cells are designed for simple, rapid calcium assays with no requirement for intensive cell culturing. Millipore has optimized the freezing conditions to provide cells with high viability and functionality post-thaw. The user simply thaws the cells and resuspends them in media, dispenses cell suspension into assay plates and, following over night recovery, assays for calcium response.

Nicotinic acid (niacin), a vitamin of the B complex, is used clinically in high doses to decrease total plasma levels of cholesterol. Interestingly, the total cholesterol levels and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations decrease, while the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) concentrations increase with nicotinic acid treatment. The cholesterol-lowering effects of nicotinic acid result from inhibition of lipolysis in adipose tissue, which decreases plasma levels of free fatty acid (FFA) (Altschul et al., 1955; Carlson, 1963). In a study of nicotinic acid and myocardial infarction in the Coronary Drug Project (1966-1975), patients receiving 3 g/day nicotinic acid exhibited reduced rates of myocardial infarction (Coronary Drug Project Research Group, 1975). However, an unwanted effect of high doses of nicotinic acid is vasodilatation, occurring mainly in the upper body and face, known as flushing. Recently two receptors for nicotinic acid have been identified as class A G protein-coupled receptors that couple to Gi to inhibit accumulation of cAMP (Offermans, 2006). GPR109A (also known as HM74A in humans and PUMA-G in mice) is a high affinity receptor for nicotinic acid, whereas GPR109B (also known as HM74) is a low affinity receptor for nicotinic acid that is found in humans but not rodents (Wise et al., 2003). GPCR109A is found primarily in adipose tissue and immune cells. Millipore′s cloned human GPR109A-expressing cell line is made in the Chem-4 host, which supports high levels of recombinant GPR109A expression on the cell surface and contains optimized levels of a recombinant promiscuous G protein to couple the receptor to the calcium signaling pathway. Thus, the cell line is an ideal tool for screening for agonists, antagonists, and modulators at GPR109A.

Descripción línea celular

  • GPCR Cell Lines
  • Host cells: Chem-4

Aplicación

Human GPR109A GPCR frozen cells for Calcium Flux FLIPR Assays.

Acciones bioquímicas o fisiológicas

  • GPCR Class:A
  • Protein Target: GPR109A
  • Target Sub-Family: Nicotinic Acid

Componentes

Pack contains 2 vials of mycoplasma-free cells, 1 ml per vial.
Fifty (50) mL of Media Component.

Cláusula de descargo de responsabilidad


This product contains genetically modified organisms (GMO).
Within the EU GMOs are regulated by Directives 2001/18/EC and 2009/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and their national implementation in the member States respectively.

Código de clase de almacenamiento

10 - Combustible liquids

Clase de riesgo para el agua (WGK)

WGK 3

Punto de inflamabilidad (°F)

Not applicable

Punto de inflamabilidad (°C)

Not applicable


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