Posters

The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), an integrating site in the regulation of neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous systems, is composed of heterogeneous neurons, type I and type II, based on their electrophysiological properties. Single cell real-time RT-PCR analysis was made to investigate the molecular basis underlying the properties. The results suggest that Kv1.3, Kv4.2 and Kv4.3 potassium channels are the potential candidates in determining the electrophysiological properties in

Capillary electrophoresis, which was pioneered for HTS in the 1990s, has recently been adapted to enable the screening of fragments. The technique is explained and the screening of fragments against a chaperone protein Hsp90 is presented as an example.

An important event in the inflammation response is the expression of cell-surface antigens that facilitate binding of immune cells to blood vessels. The ability to monitor up-regulation of these molecules, such as VCAM, E-selectin, and HLADR on endothelial cells provides an important physiological read-out for cell-based models of inflammation.

Many cell-based applications, including calcium flux assays, cell-based ELISAs, ion channel assays, and others require gentle but thorough washing of cells in order to ensure cell retention, cell integrity and optimal assay performance. The 96 cell wash head for AquaMax® 2000/4000 microplate washers from Molecular Devices uses angled pins to dispense fluid without disturbing cells. Adjustable dispense rate and aspiration height allow users to minimize disruption of even weakly adherent cells. We

Here we present a powerful combination of two secreted bioluminescent reporters, the luciferases from Gaussia princeps and Cypridina noctiluca. We demonstrate that the properties of these two reporters in terms of sensitivity, compatibility and use in non- destructive assays conducted on live cells or supernatants from different well formats makes them suitable for novel high throughput format applications.

Whilst conducting an evaluation of label free technology platforms we encountered a number of surprising, but reproducible, observations. For example, receptor over-expression impacts endogenous signaling responses; surface coatings affecting cell adherence can change the response profile; and it is important to choose the appropriate analysis metric for complex profiles. Awareness of the subtleties of cell signaling within model systems such as CHO and HEK recombinant over-expression sys

We have evaluated Molecular Devices CellKey™ and SRU BIND® label free detection technologies and their application to hit finding and hit validation using cell based assays. The presented data highlights:

The Oris™ Cell Migration Assays from Platypus offer certain advantages over traditional migration assays. Especially the TriCoated kits enable the researcher to test the effect of different extracellular matrix components like Collagen I or Fibronectin on migration. In this application note we show the real-time monitoring of cell migration using a POLARstar Omega from BMG LABTECH equipped with a CO2 gas vented system.

The Transcreener® ADP2 FI assay kit from BellBrook Labs is a simple one-step competitive red fluorescence immunoassay based on the detection of ADP. In this application note we show that this assay is compatible with four different microplate readers from BMG LABTECH. With the PHERAstar FS and Plus, as well as the POLARstar and FLUOstar Omegas comparable standard curves and EC50 values were obtained.