Product Description | Recombinant CHO-K1 cells stably overexpress human hypocretin (orexin) receptor 2 (OX2) on the surface and contain high levels of G protein Gαq to couple with the receptor in downstream signaling pathways. |
Culture Properties | Adherent. |
Stability | Stability: Stable through more than 16 passages with no significant changes in assay performance or expression profile. |
Size | Two vials of frozen cells (>1×106 per vial in 1 mL). |
Storage | Store cells in liquid nitrogen immediately upon receipt. Thaw and recover cells within one year from the date received. |
Culture Medium | Ham’s F-12K (Kaighn’s), 10% FBS, 400 μg/ml G418 (Cat. No. 10131-035, Gibco). |
Complete Growth Medium | Complete Growth Medium: Ham’s F-12K (Kaighn’s), 10% FBS. |
Freeze Medium-DATA | 45% Ham’s F-12K (Kaighn’s) (Cat. No. 21127, Life Technologies), 45% FBS (Cat. No. 10099-141, Gibco), 10% DMSO (Cat. No. D2650, Sigma). |
Figure 1. Orexin A-induced concentration-dependent stimulation of intracellular calcium mobilization in CHO-K1/OX2 cells. The cells were loaded with Calcium-4 prior to stimulation with an OX2 receptor agonist, Orexin A. The intracellular calcium change was measured by FLIPRTETRA. The relative fluorescent units (RFU) were normalized and plotted against the log of the cumulative doses (5-fold dilution) of Orexin A (Mean ± SEM, n = 3). The EC50 of Orexin A on this cell was 1.36 nM.
Notes:
EC50 value is calculated with four parameter logistic equation:
Y=Bottom + (Top-Bottom) / (1+10^((LogEC50-X)*Hill Slope))
X is the logarithm of concentration. Y is the response
Y is % stimulation of RFU and starts at Bottom and goes to Top with a sigmoid shape.
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Figure 2. Dose dependent stimulation of intracellular IP-One accumulation upon treatment with Orexin A in CHO-K1/OX2 cells. d2 acceptor fluorophore-labeled IP-One (Cat. No. 62IPAPEB; Revvity) and intracellular IP-One in CHO-K1/OX2 cells competitively bind with Europium Cryptate-labeled anti-IP-One antibody. The FRET signal decreases as the intracellular IP-One concentration rises and was measured by plate reader (Varioskan, Thermo). The EC50 of Orexin A on CHO-K1/OX2 cells was 4.15 nM. »
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