| Assay Method Information | |
| | Radioligand Binding Assay |
| Description: | The cell homogenate was centrifuged at 19000 r.p.m. for 20 min at 4° C. using a Beckman Ti-60 rotor. The resultant pellet was resuspended in TME buffer to give a final 1 mg/ml protein concentration, as determined by Biorad assay. Radioligand binding competition assays vs. [3H-]17-phenyl PGF2a , (5 nM) were performed in a 100 μl volume for 60 min. Binding reactions were started by adding plasma membrane fraction. The reaction was terminated by the addition of 4 ml ice-cold TRIS-HCl buffer and rapid filtration through glass fiber GF/B filters using a Brandel cell harvester. The filters were washed 3 times with ice-cold buffer and oven dried for one hour. [3H-] PGE2 (specific activity 180 Ci mmol) was used as the radioligand for EP receptors. [3H] 17-phenyl PGF2a, was employed for FP receptor binding studies. Binding studies employing EP1, EP2, EP4 and FP receptors were performed in duplicate in at least three separate experiments. A 200 μl assay volume was used. Incubations w |
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