Human CHO-K1/NPS1b/Gα15 Stable Cell Line

Description

The NPS receptor is a typical GPCR, also known as GPR154, vasopressin-receptor related receptor 1 (VRR1), or GPRA. NPSR was found mainly expressed in the central nervous system of rats by using in-situ hybridization. NPS receptor mRNA is widely distributed in many brain areas with high expression levels in cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala and multiple midline thalamic nuclei. Many of these areas have been functionally associated with arousal and processing of emotional behavior. In 2004, the NPS receptor was identified as an asthma susceptibility gene in a genome wide screen in Finnish and Canadian patients. The study showed that a number of polymorphic variants of the NPS receptor exist in human and that particular sets of these variants (haplotypes) are associated with an increased risk of asthma and possibly allergic diseases characterized by high IgE serum levels. A carboxy-terminal splice variant of human NPS receptor was found to be over-expressed in asthmatic airway tissue. Expression of NPS receptor mRNA was also found upregulated in a mouse model of airway inflammation.

Cell Types

Other Cells

Applications

GPCR Screening

Research Areas

GPCR; Neural Stem Cell; Neural Cell

Species

Human

Size

>1x10^6 Cells

Form

Frozen cells

Culture Medium

Ham's F12, 10% FBS, 200 μg/ml Zeocin, 100 μg/ml Hygromycin B

Freeze Medium

45% culture medium, 45% FBS, 10% DMSO

Receptor

NPS1b

Family

Neuropeptide S receptor

Strain

NPS1b/Gα15 Cell Line

Cell Purity

>95%

Shipping

Dry ice

Storage

Liquid nitrogen immediately upon delivery

Handling Advice

Avoid inhalation. Avoid contact with eyes, skin, and clothing. Avoid prolonged or
repeated exposure.

Research Use Only

For research use only, not for diagnostic or therapeutic use.

Warnings

Store under recommended storage conditions (liquid nitrogen). Do not expose to high temperature. After expiration, discard all remaining reagents.

Target

NPS1b

Official Name

NPS1b

Alternative Names

Neuropeptide S receptor(Isoform B or isoform 4);GPR154; GPRA; PGR14

Gene ID

4886(Human); 18166(Mouse); 29358(Rat)

Uniprot ID

P25929(Human); Q04573(Mouse); P21555(Rat)

1. Zhang, W., Chen, L., Ma, Z., Du, L., & Li, M. (2014). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of naphthalimidebased fluorescent probes for α1-adrenergic receptors. Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics, 8(1), 11-17.