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CHO cell line with stable expression of the HTRA1 gene as a tool for studying functional activity of 5-HT1A receptor ligands

Jarosław Walory 1Sylwia Rzońca 2Andrzej J. Bojarski 3Zdzisław Chilmonczyk 1

1. National Medicines Institute (NIL), Chełmska 30/34, Warszawa 00-725, Poland
2. Center of Oncology Maria Sklodowska Curie Memorial Institute, W.K. Roentgena 5, Warsaw 02-781, Poland
3. Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Pharmacology, Smętna 12, Kraków 31-343, Poland

Abstract

In order to obtain the appropriate CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cell line overexpressing 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor gene (HTR1A gene, human cDNA clone ref. ID NM_000524) pcDNA 3.1 (+) and pCMV6-XL4/HTR1A plasmids  were processed with Not I restrictive enzyme and ligated.  The obtained pcDNA 3.1(+) vector containing HTR1A gene was propagated in competent E. coli cells on LB-agar plates containing ampicilin. Individual clones containing the pcDNA/HTR1A plasmid were picked up and cultured in the LB Broth medium.

After isolation the pcDNA/HTR1A plasmid has been transferred into CHO-K1 (clone-1)cells with the aid of FuGene reagent. Then the cells were cultured in the presence of geniticine. Selected single cells were cloned and the expression of pcDNA/HTR1A plasmid was evaluated with the aid of Western blot analysis.

The resulting clone CHO-K1 cell lines with stable overexpression of the gene HTRA1 were used as a model for testing the functional activity of 5HT1A receptor ligands.

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by a grant PNRF-103-AI-1/07 from Norway through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.

 

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Submitted: 2010-03-12 16:01
Revised:   2010-04-06 21:39