Assay Report Card

ID: ALA3887406

Type: Binding

Description: Radioligand Binding Assay: The detailed experimental protocols for the radioligand and functional receptor assays are available on the NIMH PDSP website at http://pdsp.med.unc.edu/UNC-CH %20Protocol %20Book.pdf. A. Serotonin receptors: 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1E, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT2C, 5-HT3, 5-HT5A, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7. Assay Buffer: Standard Binding Buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.4) Membrane Fraction Source: Transiently or stably transfected cell lines (e.g., HEK293, COS, CHO, NIH3T3). Protocol adapted from Roth et al. (1986), J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 238(2): 480-485; and Roth et al. (1994), J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 268(3): 1403-1410. Adrenergic Receptors: alpha1A, alpha1B, alpha2A, alpha2B, alpha2C, beta1, beta2, beta3 Assay Buffers: For alpha1 receptors, alpha1 Binding Buffer (20 mM Tris-HCl, 145 mM NaCl, pH 7.4); for alpha2 receptors, alpha2 Binding Buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, 5 mM MgCl2, pH 7.7); for beta receptors.