ChemiSCREEN Membrane Preparation Recombinant Human CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor

Descrição detalhada : Cannabinoid compounds include exogenous drugs such as D9-THC, the main psychoactive component of the plant Cannabis sativa, and endogenous mediators, such as anandamide, that belong to eicosanoid family.The biological effects of cannabinoids are mediated by a family of two Gi-coupled 7-transmembrane receptors, CB1 and CB2. The CB1 receptor is found primarily in brain and mediates the psychoactive effects of cannabinoid ligands. The CB2 receptor is expressed mainly in immune cells, including mast cells and CD40-activated B cells, where it mediates proliferation and inhibition of migration (Howlett et al., 2002). Activation of CB2 inhibits the development of liver fibrosis (Julien et al., 2005). In bone, CB2 is expressed in both osteoblasts and osteoclasts, and functions to prevent bone loss (Ofek et al., 2006). In addition, activation of CB2 has an antinociceptive effect in animal models of neuropathic, inflammatory, and acute pain; this effect is mediated by release of endogenous opioids in the periphery (Ibrahim et al., 2005). Millipore's CB2 membrane preparations are crude membrane preparations made from stable recombinant cell lines with a high-level of GPCR surface expression; thus, they are ideal HTS tools for screening for agonists and antagonists of CB2. The membrane preparations exhibit a Kd of 2.7 nM for [3H]-CP55,940. With 5 mug/well CB2 Membrane Prep and 2.5 nM [3H]-CP55,940, greater than 10-fold signal-to-background ratio is obtained., Full-length Human CB2
Sinónimos : Cannabinoid receptor membrane prep; Human CB2 membrane prep
Armazenamento : -80°C
Embalagem : 1X1EA