| Assay Method Information | |
| | Determination of Allosteric Potency EC50 Values for Muscarinic M1 Receptor |
| Description: | A stable CHO cell line expressing recombinant human Muscarinic M1 receptor and pCRE-Luc reporter system was used for cell-based assay. The assay offers a non-radioactive based approach to determine binding of a compound to GPCRs. In this specific assay, the level of intracellular cyclic AMP which is modulated by activation or inhibition of the receptor is measured. The recombinant cells harbor luciferase reporter gene under the control of cAMP response element.The above cells were grown in 96 well clear bottom white plates in Hams F12 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS). Prior to the addition of compounds or standard agonist, cells were serum starved overnight. Increasing concentrations of test compounds were added along with EC20 of acetylcholine in OptiMEM medium to the cells. The incubation was continued at 37° C. in CO2 incubator for 4 hours. Medium was removed and cells were washed with phosphate buffered saline. The cells were lysed and luciferase activity was measured in a Luminometer. Luminescence units were plotted against the compound concentrations using Graphpad software. EC50 values of the compounds were defined as the concentration required in stimulating the luciferase activity by 50% in presence of EC20 of acetylcholine. |
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