STAT1 LeeporterTM Luciferase Reporter-RAW264,7 Cell Line

The STAT1 LeeporterTM Luciferase Reporter cell line is a stably transfected RAW264.7 cell line which expresses Renilla luciferase reporter gene under the transcriptional control of the interferon (IFN) gamma activation sequence-based STAT1 response element, so that the cell line is designed to measure the transcriptional activity of STAT1. As a transcription factor, Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1 (STAT1) is activated through phosphorylation at tyrosine 701 in response to various cytokines and growth factors such as IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-6, EGF and PDGF. The phosphorylated STAT1 forms homodimers or heterodimers with STAT3, and the dimers translocate to nucleus in which DNA binding/promoter induction occurs. The STAT1 induction by IFN-gamma is shown in Figure 1.

Functional Assay

Each vial contains 2 ~ 3 x 10^6 cells in 1 ml of 90% FBS + 10% DMSO.

Dry ice

Immediately upon receipt, store in liquid nitrogen.

Application: Monitor the STAT1 signaling pathway activity. Screen for activators or inhibitors of the STAT1 signaling pathway. Culture conditions: Cells should be grown at 37°C with 5% CO2 using DMEM medium (w/ L-Glutamine, 4.5g/L Glucose and Sodium Pyruvate) supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated FBS and 1% Pen/Strep, plus 3 μg/ml of Puromycin (Note: Puromycin can be omitted during the reporter cell assays) . It is recommended to quickly thaw the frozen cells upon receipt or from liquid nitrogen in a 37°C water-bath, transfer to a tube containing 10 ml of growth medium without Puromycin, spin down cells, resuspend cells in pre-warmed growth medium without Puromycin, transfer resuspended cells to T25 flask and culture in 37°C-CO2 incubator. Leave the T25 flask in the incubator for 1~2 days without disturbing or changing the medium until cells completely recover viability and become adherent. Once cells are over 90% adherent, remove growth medium and passage the cells through trypsinization and centrifugation. At first passage, switch to growth medium containing Puromycin. Cells should be split before they reach complete confluence. Note: RAW264.7 cells may not be detached well by trypsinization only. So you may need to use a cell scraper to harvest the trypsinized cells. To passage the cells, detach cells from culture vessel with Trypsin/EDTA, add complete growth medium and transfer to a tube, spin down cells, resuspend cells and seed appropriate aliquots of cells suspension into new culture vessels. Subcultivation ration = 1:10 to 1:20 weekly. To achieve satisfactory results, cells should not be passaged over 16 times. Functional validation: A. Response of STAT1 LeeporterTM – RAW264.7 cells to mIFN-gamma. 1. Plate STAT1 LeeporterTM – RAW264.7 cells into a white solid-bottom 96-well microplate in 100 ul of growth medium at 1 x 105 cells/well and incubate cells at 37°C in a CO2 incubator for 4-6 hours. 2. Stimulate cells with different concentrations of mouse interferon gamma and incubate cells at 37°C in a CO2 incubator for 16 hours. , 3. Equilibrate the plate to room temperature for 10 minutes. 4. Add 50 μl of luciferase assay reagent (Abeomics, Cat #17-1101; Refer to the reagent datasheet for the detailed luciferase assay protocol) per well. 5. Read the plate in 1-5 minutes to measure luminescence using a microplate luminometer.