Product Information
Catalog Number:
DC1213
Lot Number:
DC1213-041619
Quantity:
1 vial (4 x 106) frozen cells
Freeze Medium:
Cellbanker 2
Host cell:
HEK293T
Transfection:
Expression vector containing full-length human NMUR2 cDNA (one sense mutation, which has been noted in literature, in comparison to GenBank Accession Number NM_020167.3) with FLAG tag sequence at N-terminus
Recommended Storage:
Liquid nitrogen upon receiving
Propagation Medium: DMEM, 10% FBS
Stability:
1-2 days after thawing
Data Sheet
Background: NMUR2 is the second receptor for the neuromedin U, which is a neuropeptide and has been implicated in physiological roles, including the regulation of feeding, anxiety, pain, blood flow and smooth muscle contraction. NMUR2 is expressed predominantly in the central nervous system. Central administration of neuromedin U (NMU) suppresses food intake acting through the NMU-2 receptor (NMU2R), which is expressed in the hypothalamus.
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).
References:
Bhattacharyya et al. (2004) Studies of the neuromedin U-2 receptor gene in human obesity: evidence for the existence of two ancestral forms of the receptor. J Endocrinol 183:115-120.
Brighton et al. (2004) Signaling and ligand binding by recombinant neuromedin U receptors: evidence for dual coupling to Galphaq/11 and Galphai and an irreversible ligand-receptor interaction. Mol Pharmacol 66:1544-1556.