| Assay Method Information | |
| | RTX Competition Binding Assay. |
| Description: | Binding studies with [3H]RTX were carried out as follows. The binding assay mixtures were prepared in 1.5 ml centrifuge tubes and consisted of a fixed concentration (approximately 2 nM) of [3H]RTX (37 Ci/mmol specific activity, PerkinElmer Life Sciences), various concentrations of competing ligands, and 100 g protein of membranes from induced CHO-hTRPV1 expressing cells (approximately 1-3×106 cells) in Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline (DPBS, with Ca2+ & Mg2+) for a total volume of 350 μl. The assay mix contained bovine serum albumin at a final concentration of 0.25 mg/ml (Cohn fraction V; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.). In each set of experiments, nonspecific binding were determined in the presence of 200 nM non-radioactive RTX. The binding reaction was initiated by placing the assay mixture in a 37° C. shaking water bath for 60 minutes (−30 rpm). The assay mixture was then chilled on ice for 2-3 min before adding 100 μl of α1-acid glycoprotein (2 mg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich) and mixed thoroughly. The tubes were kept on ice for an additional 10 min. The bound and free ligands were then separated by centrifugation (12,200 rpm for 15 minutes) in a Beckman Coulter centrifuge Allegra 21R. 200 μl of supernatant was collected for determination of free ligand. The remainder was removed by aspiration. |
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