hERG1a/1b Inducible HEK293 Cell Line

HERG channel inhibition assays for preclinical cardiac safety screening of new drug compounds use electorphysiological methodology and employ hERG-expressing recombinant cell lines. Despite evidence that the cardiac IKr potassium current is produced by heteromeric hERG1a/1b channels1, 2, 3, drug screening assays have long relied on homomeric hERG1a alone, because of the instability of hERG 1b expression in so-called “stable” recombinant cell lines4. The novel inducible hERG1a/1b heteromeric cell line offers an improved tool for preclinical cardiac toxicity screening, by enabling more accurate predictions of off-target drug effects on cardiac IKr, particularly in computational models relying on accurate IC50 measurements. hERG1a/1b cells also can facilitate the study of heteromeric assembly of the hERG 1a and 1b subunits during biogenesis.5 Source The heteromeric hERG1a/1b Inducible HEK293 cell line, in which hERG1b protein expression is tightly controlled by doxycyclin dose and treatment time, was derived from a homomeric hERG 1a expressing HEK293 cell line.5 References1. J Biol Chem 2004, 279(43): 44690–446942. Circ Res 2008, 103(7): e81–e953. PNAS 2014, 111(50): 18073-180774. Br J Pharmacol 2011, 164(2b): 419-432. 5. Biophysical J 2018, Volume 114, Issue 3, Suppl 1, 2 (292a) (Poster Abstract)

• Each vial contains ≥ 1X10⁶ viable cells.• Cells are tested negative for infectious diseases by a Human Essential CLEAR panel by Charles River Animal Diagnostic Services.• Cells are verified to be of human origin and negative for inter-species contamination from mouse, rat, chinese hamster, Golden Syrian hamster, and Non-human Primate (NHP) as assessed by a Contamination Clear panel by Charles River Animal Diagnostic Services• Cells are negative for mycoplasma contamination.

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The heteromeric hERG1a/1b Inducible HEK293 cell line, in which hERG1b protein expression is tightly controlled by doxycyclin dose and treatment time, was derived from a homomeric hERG 1a expressing HEK293 cell line

HERG channel inhibition assays for preclinical cardiac safety screening of new drug compounds use electorphysiological methodology and employ hERG-expressing recombinant cell lines. Despite evidence that the cardiac IKr potassium current is produced by heteromeric hERG1a/1b channels1, 2, 3, drug screening assays have long relied on homomeric hERG1a alone, because of the instability of hERG 1b expression in so-called “stable” recombinant cell lines4. The novel inducible hERG1a/1b heteromeric cell line offers an improved tool for preclinical cardiac toxicity screening, by enabling more accurate predictions of off-target drug effects on cardiac IKr, particularly in computational models relying on accurate IC50 measurements. hERG1a/1b cells also can facilitate the study of heteromeric assembly of the hERG 1a and 1b subunits during biogenesis.5

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The cells should be stored in liquid nitrogen until use. The cells can be cultured for at least 10 passages after initial thawing without significantly affecting functionality.