Assay Type: High-throughput Screening, High Content Screening and Reporter Gene Assays
Assay Overview
This assay is to provide PC3-based In Vitro Reporter Gene (Luciferase) Assay to accelerate our client's oncology projects. The assay will be customized according to the specific requirements. Please contact our scientists to discuss more details.
Target Cell Name
PC3
Target Cell Organism
Human
Target Cell Background
PC3 (PC-3) is a human prostate cancer cell line used in prostate cancer research and drug development. PC3 cells are useful in investigating biochemical changes in advanced prostate cancer cells and in assessing their response to chemotherapeutic agents. PC3 cells are also used to study viral infection in mammalian cells that exhibit an immune response.
Target Cell Alternative Name
PC-3
Related Diseases
Prostate Cancer
Research Area
Oncology
Assay Name
In Vitro Reporter Gene (Luciferase) Assay
Short Description
PC3-cell based In Vitro Reporter Gene (Luciferase) Assay
Assay Description
Reporter gene assays have become a valuable technique for studying gene expression by both cis- and trans-acting regulatory factors. The action of a reporter gene is evaluated in a reporter gene assay and a reporter gene construct normally comprises of a target regulatory DNA sequence (usually a major in a cancer pathway) to be analyzed, sequence for the reported gene and a sequence for functional mRNA in an expression vector. The expression vector can be transfected into the desired cell type. After transfection of the vector, the effects on a drug on the expression of target gene can be evaluated. The ideal reported gene activity should detect with high sensitivity over any endogenous gene expression. Reporter gene systems permit the use of cancer pathway-specific or developmentally regulated regulatory DNA sequences as markers to analyze gene expression in specific pathways associated with molecular mechanisms of cancer.
Assay Reporter
Luciferase
Assay Type
High-throughput Screening, High Content Screening and Reporter Gene Assays