ICR 8000 Ion Channel Reader
Invaluable for ion channel screening, the ICR 8000 detects ion channel activity using atomic absorption spectroscopy and flux assays. Current applications include the evaluation of the hERG potassium channel more quickly, more precisely and more accurately than other medium to high throughput ion channel screening systems. Interactions with the hERG channel can lead to prolonged QT syndrome, thus, regulatory agencies require the assessment of QT liability.
The ICR 8000 displays broad utility; it can be applied to assess both voltage-gated (hERG, BK/SK, Kv1.1, 1.4, 1.5, KCNQ, 2P,etc.) and ligand-gated (KATP, nAChR, etc.) ion channels allowing researchers to accelerate drug development efforts in the treatment and prevention of diseases associated with ion channels.
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ICR 8000 Ion Channel Reader
Specifications
- Medium Throughput: Up to 5000 wells/day
- Single Channel: Measures 1 sample at a time
- Minimum sample volume: 50 µl
- Accommodation: 96/384-well microplates
- Footprint: H.67 cm X W.55 cm X D.37 cm
- Fuel Source: Acetylene / Compressed Air
- Options: Plate Stacker / Bar Code Reader
- Sensitivity: 0.05 ppm detection limit
- Precision:
Applications
Publications
- • Nonradioactive Rubidium Efflux Assay Technology for Screening of Ion Channels(Georg C. Terstappen)
- • Ion Flux and Ligand Binding Assays for Analysis of Ion Channels(Georg C. Terstappen)
- • Development and validation of HTS assay for screening the calcium-activated chloride channel modulators in TMEM16A stably expressed CHO cells
- • Screening technologies for ion channel drug discovery
- • Analogs of MK-499 are differentially affected by a mutation in the S6 domain of the hERG K+ channel
- • High-throughput analysis of drug binding interactions for the human cardiac channel, Kv1.5
- • Cellular HTS Assays for Pharmacological Characterization of Na V 1.7 Modulators
- • Zinc pyrithione-mediated activation of voltage-gated KCNQ potassium channels rescues epileptogenic mutants
- • Evaluation of the Rubidium Efflux Assay for Preclinical Identification of hERG Blockade
- • Characterization of a hERG Screen Using the IonWorks HT: Comparison to a hERG Rubidium Efflux Screen
- • Development of an HTS Assay for Na , K -ATPase Using Nonradioactive Rubidium Ion Uptake
- • Rb + Flux through hERG Channels Affects the Potency of Channel Blocking Drugs: Correlation with Data Obtained Using a High-Throughput Rb + Efflux Assay
- • Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy in Ion Channel Screening
- • Nonradioactive Rubidium Ion Efflux Assay and Its Applications in Drug Discovery and Development
- • Validation of an Atomic Absorption Rubidium Ion Efflux Assay for KCNQ/M-Channels Using the Ion Channel Reader 8000
- • High Throughput Assay Technologies for Ion Channel Drug Discovery
- • A High Throughput Screening Techno logy-Overcoming Bottlenecks in Ion Channel Drug Targets
- • A medium-throughput functional assay of KCNQ2 potassium channels using rubidium efflux and atomic absorption spectrometry