| Assay Method Information | |
| | Binding to Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes |
| Description: | The binding of a group of compounds mentioned above were tested for their affinity at different nAChR subtypes, specifically the α4β2, the α3β4 and α7. The protocol for these tests is set out below, and the results are provided at Table 1 below. Binding to Heterologously Expressed_α4β2 and α3β4 Human SubtypesHEK 293 cells were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 1% L-Glutamine, 100 units/ml penicillin G, and 100 μg/streptomycin in a humidified atmosphere containing 10% CO2. The cDNAs encoding α3 and β4 or α4 and β2 (were transfected into the HEK 293 cells at 30% confluency). The cell transfections were carried out in 100 mm Petri dishes using 30 μL of JetPEI (Polypus, France) (1 mg/ml, pH 7.2) and 3 μg of each cDNA. After 24 h transfection, the cells were collected, washed with PBS by centrifugation, and used for binding analysis.[3H]-epibatidine saturation binding experiments to HEK transfected α3β4 or α4β2 receptors were performed by means of overnight incubation at 4° C. at concentrations ranging from 0.005 to 1 nM in a buffer containing 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7, 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 2.5 mM CaCl2and 2 mg/ml BSA, in the presence (aspecific binding) or absence (total binding) of 100 nM cold epibatidine. Specific ligand binding was defined as total binding minus the binding in the presence of 100 nM cold epibatidine. |
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