Product Information
Catalog Number:
Cm1324
Lot Number:
Cm1324-081412
Quantity:
1 vial (2 x 106) frozen cells
Freeze Medium:
Sigma Freezing Medium (C-6164)
Host cell:
HEK293T
Transfection:
Full-length Mouse HTR2A cDNA (GenBank Accession Number NM_172812) with FLAG-tag sequence at the N-terminus
Recommended Storage:
Liquid nitrogen upon receiving
Propagation Medium: DMEM, 10% FBS, 1 μg/mL puromycin
Stability:
In progress
Data Sheet
Background: 5-HT2A (5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A) is a receptor for serotonin. It is expressed throughout the central nervous system in the neocortex and olfactory tubercle. Additionally, it is expressed in platelets, fibroblasts and neurons of the peripheral nervous system. 5-HT2A receptor agonists may have important clinical value in the treatment of various disorders, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It is also a receptor for the human polyomavirus, JC virus.
Application: Functional assays
Figure 1. Dose-dependent stimulation of calcium flux upon treatment with ligand, measured with MultiscreenTM Calcium 1.0 No Wash Assay Kit (Multispan MSCA01). Figure 2. Receptor expression on cell surface measured by flow cytometry (FACS) using an anti-FLAG antibody. Thin line: parental cells; thick line: receptor-expressing cells.
References:
Meltzer and Li (2003) Serotonin receptors: their key role in drugs to treat schizophrenia. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 27:1159-1172.
Porter et al. (1999) Functional characterization of agonists at recombinant human 5- HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors in CHO-K1 cells. Br J Pharmacol 128:13-20.
Stam et al. (1992) Genomic organization, coding sequence and functional expression of human 5-HT2 and HT1A receptor genes. Eur J Pharmacol 227:158-162.