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HTS139RTA Ready-to-Assay™ sst5 Somatostatin Family Receptor Frozen Cells

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HTS139RTA
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SpeciesHost CellsProtein Target
Human Chem-1sst5
Description
Catalogue NumberHTS139RTA
Trade Name
  • Ready-to-Assay
DescriptionReady-to-Assay™ sst5 Somatostatin Family Receptor Frozen Cells
Background InformationMillipore’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.

Somatostatin (sst) is a multifunctional peptide with two biologically active forms, sst-14 and sst-28, which are synthesized in neurons throughout the brain as well as in peripheral tissues such as the pancreas and the gut (Gillies, 1997). SST exerts a diverse array of effects that include inhibition of endocrine secretion, modulation of neurotransmission, and regulation of cell proliferation by stimulating a family of five G-protein-coupled receptors. Somatostatin receptor sst5 is an inhibitory G protein-coupled receptor that exerts a strong cytostatic effect on various cell types. In mice, sst5 mediates somatostatin inhibition of pancreatic insulin secretion and contributes to the regulation of glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity (Strowski et al., 2003). In addition, deficiency of sst5 leads to subtype-selective sexually dimorphic changes in the expression of both brain and pancreatic somatostatins (Ramirez et al., 2004). Millipore’s cloned human sst5-expressing cell line is made in the Chem-1 host, which supports high levels of recombinant sst5 expression on the cell surface and contains high levels of the promiscuous G protein Gα15 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 sst5.
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Product Information
Components
  • Pack contains 2 vials of mycoplasma-free cells, 1 ml per vial. Fifty (50) mL of Media Component.
Detection methodFluorescent
Quality LevelMQ100
Applications
ApplicationHuman sst5 GPCR frozen cells for Calcium Flux FLIPR Assays.
Key Applications
  • Calcium Flux Assays
Biological Information
Entrez Gene Number
GPCR ClassA
Host CellsChem-1
Protein Targetsst5
Target Sub-FamilySomatostatin
Cell Line Type
  • GPCR Cell Lines
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Product Usage Statements
Usage Statement
  • 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. This legislation obliges Merck to request certain information about you and the establishment where the GMOs are being handled. Click here for Enduser Declaration (EUD) Form.
  • Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.
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Packaging Information
Material Size1 kit
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Global Trade Item Number
Catalogue Number GTIN
HTS139RTA 04053252552717

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Ready-to-Assay™ sst5 Somatostatin Family Receptor Frozen Cells SDS

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