Product Information
Catalog Number:
DC1012
Lot Number:
7/19/11
Quantity:
1 vial (2 x 106) frozen cells
Freeze Medium:
Sigma Freezing Medium (C-6164)
Host cell:
HEK293T
Transfection:
Expression vector containing full-length human CCR4 cDNA (GenBank accession number NM_005508.2) with FLAG tag sequence at N-terminus
Recommended Storage:
Liquid nitrogen upon receiving
Propagation Medium: DMEM, 10% FBS
Stability:
Stable for 1-2 days after thawing
Data Sheet
Background: CCR4 (C-C chemokine receptor type 4) is a high affinity receptor for the C-C type chemokines CCL17/TARC and CCL22/MDC. CCR4 receptors express in the thymus, peripheral blood leukocytes and the spleen. CCR4 functions as a chemoattractant homing receptor on circulating memory lymphocytes and as a coreceptor for some primary HIV-2 isolates. In the CNS, CCR4 mediates hippocampal-neuron survival. CCR4 is one of the type 2 T helper cell (Th2) markers. Th2 cells are recruited to the asthmatic lung in response to allergen challenge and CCR4 has been therefore considered as a therapeutic target of lung inflammation, including eosinophilic inflammation of the lung and asthma. In addition, CCR4 has been reported as a potential independent and significant prognostic factor for adult T- cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL).
Application: cAMP assays
Figure legend: Dose-dependent inhibition of forskolin-stimulated intracellular cAMP level upon treatment with ligand, measured with MultiscreenTM TR-FRET cAMP 1.0 No Wash Assay Kit (Multispan MSCM01).
References:
Power and Meyer (1995) Molecular cloning and functional expression of a novel CC chemokine receptor cDNA from a human basophilic cell line. J Biol Chem 270:19495- 19500.
Imai and Baba (1997) The T cell-directed CC chemokine TARC is a highly specific biological ligand for CC chemokine receptor 4. J Biol Chem 272:15036-15042.