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Assay Name:  Inhibition of Forskolin Stimulated cAMP in Cells Overexpressing SSTR4
Description:  This cell-based assay measures the ability of compounds to inhibit forskolin stimulated cAMP in CHO-K1 cells overexpressing SSTR4. CHO-K1 cells overexpressing SSTR4 (CHO-SSTR4) are purchased from DiscoveRx (product code 95-0059C2). The CHO-SSTR4 cells are maintained in F12K media with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (Hyclone), 1% Pen/Strep (Life Technologies), and 800 μg/mL G418 (Life Technologies). To perform the assay, 3000 cells are plated per well in white 384-well plate (Corning 3570) in 50 μL complete media and the cells are allowed to attach for 16 hours in a 37° C., 5% CO2 incubator. The next day, the culture media is removed from the cells and the cells are washed (added then removed) with Kreb's Ringer Buffer (ZenBio, KRB-1000 mL). Test compounds are suspended in DMSO and diluted in stimulation buffer: Kreb's Ringer Buffer plus 0.5% BSA (Roche), 300 μM IBMX (Sigma), and 350 nM forskolin (Sigma). The cells are incubated in L compound/stimulation buffer for 30 minutes at room temperature. Cellular cAMP levels are detected with a HTRF LANCE Ultra cAMP kit (Perkin Elmer, catalog number TRF0264).The assay is performed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Five μL of diluted Eu-W8044 labeled streptavidin (dilution: 1:50 in cAMP Detection Buffer) is added to each well. Then 5 μL of diluted biotin cAMP (dilution: 1:150 in cAMP Detection Buffer) is added to each well. The plates are covered and allowed to incubate for 60 minutes at room temperature on a shaker. HTRF (665 nm/615 nm) is read on a Perkin Elmer ENVISION plate reader. The pEC50 values are generated using Activity Base for Screening Data Management.
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