| Assay Method Information | |
| | Competition Assay |
| Description: | Prior to these competition studies, a series of saturation curves were performed in order to check whether the pharmacological parameters Kd, Bmax and the Hill Coefficient of [3H]-GR113808, obtained in our experimental conditions, are consistent with those published in the literature. For that purpose, 7.5 μg/μL membrane preparation samples are incubated in duplicate (50 mM HEPES buffer, pH 7.4, +37° C.) at +37° C. for 30 minutes, in the presence of 7 increasing concentrations (0.05-1.5 nM, 200 μl of final volume) of [3H]-GR113808 (Grossman et al., 1993). Using a Brandel Cell Harvester, the binding of the radioligand with the proteins is interrupted by rapid filtration of the incubation medium through a filter strip (WHATMAN GF/B FP-100) pre-incubated in polyethylenimine (PEI 0.5% in water); filtration is followed by 3 rinses with 4 ml of 50 mM HEPES buffer, pH 7.4, at +4° C. The non-specific binding of [3H]-GR113808 is quantified in the presence of 30 μM of serotonin, specific binding thus being estimated as the difference: (binding in the absence of serotonin)−(binding in the presence of serotonin). |
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