| Assay Method Information | |
| | Radiolabel Binding Studies for the Sigma-2 Receptor |
| Description: | A stock concentration of 5 nM 3H-1,3-di-(2-tolyl)guanidine (3H-DTG) is prepared in 50 mM Tris-HCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.4 (Assay Buffer). Aliquots (50 μl) of radioligand are dispensed into the wells of a 96-well plate containing 100 μl of Assay Buffer. Duplicate 50 μl aliquots of the compound of the disclosure test and Haloperidol positive control reference compound serial dilutions are added.Membrane fractions of cells expressing recombinant sigma-2 receptors (50 μL) are dispensed into each well. The membranes are prepared from stably tranfected cell lines expressing sigma-2 receptors cultured on 10-cm plates by harvesting PBS-rinsed monolayers, resuspending and lysing in chilled, hypotonic 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, centrifuging at 20,000×g, decanting the supernatant and storing at −80° C.; the membrane preparations are resuspended in 3 ml of chilled Assay Buffer and homogenized by several passages through a 26 gauge needle before using in the assay.The 250-μl reactions are incubated at room temperature for 1.5 hours, then harvested by rapid filtration onto 0.3% polyethyleneimine-treated, 96-well filter mats using a 96-well Filtermate harvester. Four rapid 500-μl washes are performed with chilled Assay Buffer to reduce non-specific binding. The filter mats are dried, then scintillant is added to the filters and the radioactivity retained on the filters is counted in a Microbeta scintillation counter. |
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