Product Information
Catalog Number:
MH1105a
Lot Number:
MH1105a-07202012
Quantity:
1 vial (15.6mg/ml)
Host cell:
HEK293T
Transfection:
Expression vector containing full-length human OPRL1 cDNA (GenBank Accession Number NM_000913.3) with FLAG tag sequence at N-terminus
Recommended Storage:
Liquid nitrogen
Data Sheet
Background: The chemoattractant-homologous receptor expressed on TH2 cells (CRTH2, also known as DP2 and GPR44) serves as a receptor for prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) and has been reported to mediate PGD2-dependent migration of eosinophils. DP2 mediates the pro-inflammatory effects of PGD2 generated in allergic inflammation. 11-Dehydro- thromboxane B2 (11-dehydro-TXB2) was found to be a full agonist of the DP2 receptor and hence might cause the receptor activation in cellular contexts where PGD-synthase is not present. Antagonism of the 11-dehydro-TXB2/DP2 axis may be of therapeutic relevance.
Application: Functional assays
Figure 1. Dose-dependent [35S]GTPγS Binding to DP2 membrane upon treatment with agonist using homogenous proximity assay method. 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:
Nagata et al. (1999) CRTH2, an orphan receptor of T-helper-2-cells, is expressed on basophils and eosinophils and responds to mast cell-derived factor(s). FEBS Lett 459:195- 199.
Bohm et al. (2004) 11-Dehydro-thromboxane B2, a stable thromboxane metabolite, is a full agonist of chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on TH2 cells (CRTH2) in human eosinophils and basophils. J Biol Chem 279:7663-7670.