| Assay Method Information | |
| | GTPgammaS Functional Assay |
| Description: | Membranes from recombinant U-2 OS cells expressing the recombinant human kappa opioid receptor (kappa) were prepared by lysing cells in ice cold hypotonic buffer (2.5 mM MgCl2, 50 mM HEPES, pH 7.4) (10 mL/10 cm dish) followed by homogenization with a tissue grinder/Teflon pestle. Functional [35S]GTPgammaS binding assays were conducted as follows. kappa opioid receptor membrane solution was prepared by sequentially adding final concentrations of 0.026 ug/ul kappa membrane protein (in-house), 10 ug/mL saponin, 3 uM GDP and 0.20 nM [35S]GTPgammaS to binding buffer (100 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl2,20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4) on ice. The prepared membrane solution (190 ul/well) was transferred to 96-shallow well polypropylene plates containing 10 ul of 20x concentrated stock solutions of agonist prepared in DMSO. Plates were incubated for 30 min at a temperature of about 25° C. with shaking. Reactions were terminated by rapid filtration onto 96-well Unifilter GF/B. |
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