Product Information
Catalog Number:
CG1347-1
Lot Number:
CG1347-1-081407
Quantity:
1 vial (2 x 106) frozen cells
Freeze Medium:
Sigma Freezing Medium (C-6164)
Host cell:
CHO-K1 Gα16
Transfection:
Expression vector containing full-length human SSTR3 cDNA (GenBank Accession Number: AY322541) with FLAG tag sequence at N-terminus
Recommended Storage:
Liquid nitrogen upon receiving
Propagation Medium: DMEM/F12, 10% FBS, 800 μg/mL G418, 10 μg/mL puromycin
Stability:
Stable after minimum of two months continuous growth
Data Sheet
Background: Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) are activated by somatostatin secreted from nerve and endocrine cells. SSTRs are expressed in a tissue-specific manner and involved in the regulation of secretion of insulin, glucagon and growth hormone as well as cell growth induced by neuronal excitation in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. SSTR3 mRNA is detected in the brain and pancreatic islets. Aberrant expression of somatostatin receptors is known in a large number of human tumors.
Application: Functional assays
Figure 1. Dose-dependent stimulation of intercellular 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:
Ardjomand et al. (2003) Expression of somatostatin receptors in uveal melanomas. Invest Ophthal Vis Sci 44:980-987.
Brinkmeier and Camper (1997) Localization of somatostatin receptor genes on mouse chromosomes 2, 11, 12, 15, and 17: correlation with growth QTLs. Genomics 43: 9-14.