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HTS109RTA Ready-to-Assay™ 5-HT2B Serotonin Receptor Frozen Cells

Human 5-HT2B GPCR frozen cells for Calcium Flux FLIPR Assays.

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Host Cell: CHO (Chinese hamster ovary cells) Entrez Gene Number: NM_000867
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SpeciesHost CellsProtein Target
Human CHO (Chinese hamster ovary cells)5-HT2B
Description
Catalogue NumberHTS109RTA
Trade Name
  • Ready-to-Assay
DescriptionReady-to-Assay™ 5-HT2B Serotonin 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.

5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, also commonly known as serotonin) is synthesized in enterochromaffin cells in the intestine and in serotonergic nerve terminals. In the periphery, 5-HT mediates gastrointestinal motility, platelet aggregation, and contraction of blood vessels. Many functions of the central nervous system are influenced by 5-HT, including sleep, motor activity, sensory perception, arousal and appetite. A family of 12 GPCRs and one ion channel mediate the biological effects of 5-HT (Hoyer et al., 1994). The 5-HT2B receptor, which couples to Gq/11 to increase intracellular calcium, is expressed in embryonic and adult cardiovascular tissues, gut and brain from the rat, mouse, and human species. A role for 5-HT2B receptors was suggested in the cardiopathy associated with fenfluramine (Fitzgerald et al., 2000) Millipore’s cloned human 5-HT2B expressing cell line is made in the CHO host, which supports high levels of recombinant 5-HT2B expression on the cell surface for functional detection via the calcium signaling pathway. Thus, the cell line is an ideal tool for screening for agonists, antagonists and modulators at 5-HT2B.
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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 5-HT2B GPCR frozen cells for Calcium Flux FLIPR Assays.
Key Applications
  • Calcium Flux Assays
Biological Information
Entrez Gene Number
GPCR ClassA
Host CellsCHO (Chinese hamster ovary cells)
Protein Target5-HT2B
Target Sub-FamilySerotonin
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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Material Size1 kit
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Catalogue Number GTIN
HTS109RTA 04053252481529

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