Table 1. Assay Protocol.
Step | Parameter | Value | Description* |
1 | Reagent | 6 µl | 2000 cells/well in 6 µl/well DMEM with 10% FBS, 1× Penicillin/Streptomycin, 0.5 mg/ml G418 |
2 | Incubation | 16–24 hr | 37°C, 5% CO2, 95% humidity |
3 | Aspirate | −5 µl | Leave 1 µl residual |
4 | Reagent | 5 µl | DPBS, 1 mM CaCl2, 0.5 mM MgCl2, 0.05% BSA, 0.005% Tween 20 |
5 | Aspirate | −4 µl | Leave 2 µl residual |
6 | Compound | 23 nl | Columns 1–4 controls, columns 5–48 compounds |
7 | Reagent | 1 µl | 300 µM Ro-20174 in DMEM (no phenol) 10% FBS |
8 | Incubation | 30 min | 37°C, 5% CO2, 95% humidity |
9 | Reagent | 1 µl | HTRF kit: cAMP-d2 in lysis buffer |
10 | Reagent | 1 µl | HTRF kit: anti-cAMP-K in lysis buffer |
11 | Incubation | 30 min | Room temperature |
12 | Detection | EnVision plate reader; HTRF mode (excitation at 320 nM, and emission at 615 nm and 665 nm) |
*See Materials and Methods for more details, definitions, and non-standard abbreviations. Ro-20174 = 4-(3-Butoxy-4-methoxybenzoyl)-2-imidazolidine, HTRF = homogeneous time resolved fluorescence.