Toolkit/[3H]-XAC

[3H]-XAC

Assay Method·Research·Since 2000

Taxonomy: Technique Branch / Method. Workflows sit above the mechanism and technique branches rather than replacing them.

Summary

The A1-selective antagonist [3H]-XAC, having high levels of non-specific binding (Ukena et al., 1986), does not permit satisfactory binding studies of A2A receptors.

Usefulness & Problems

Why this is useful

This is an antagonist radioligand discussed as one attempted tool for receptor binding studies. The review cites it mainly as an unsatisfactory option for A2A receptor characterization.; comparison point in radioligand selection for adenosine receptor binding studies

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This is an antagonist radioligand discussed as one attempted tool for receptor binding studies. The review cites it mainly as an unsatisfactory option for A2A receptor characterization.

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comparison point in radioligand selection for adenosine receptor binding studies

Problem solved

The abstract does not support a clear successful use case for A2A characterization.

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The abstract does not support a clear successful use case for A2A characterization.

Problem links

The abstract does not support a clear successful use case for A2A characterization

Literature

The abstract does not support a clear successful use case for A2A characterization.

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The abstract does not support a clear successful use case for A2A characterization.

Taxonomy & Function

Primary hierarchy

Technique Branch

Method: A concrete measurement method used to characterize an engineered system.

Target processes

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Implementation Constraints

cofactor dependency: cofactor requirement unknownencoding mode: genetically encodedimplementation constraint: context specific validationoperating role: sensor

not suitable for satisfactory A2A receptor binding characterization according to the review

It does not provide satisfactory A2A receptor binding studies because of high non-specific binding.; high levels of non-specific binding; does not permit satisfactory binding studies of A2A receptors

Validation

Cell-freeBacteriaMammalianMouseHumanTherapeuticIndep. Replication

Supporting Sources

Ranked Claims

Claim 1mechanistic summarysupports2000Source 1needs review

Activation of platelet A2A receptors increases cyclic AMP accumulation and decreases platelet aggregation.

Claim 2mechanistic summarysupports2000Source 1needs review

Adenotin is a low-affinity non-receptor binding protein that confounds membrane binding analyses of A2A receptors and precluded direct characterization in platelet membranes with earlier ligands.

Claim 3review summarysupports2000Source 1needs review

A2A adenosine receptors are expressed in human peripheral blood cells including platelets, lymphocytes, and neutrophils and are linked to platelet antiaggregatory, neutrophil antiinflammatory, and immune-modulatory effects.

Claim 4tool limitationsupports2000Source 1needs review

[3H]-CGS 21680 interacts with platelet A2A receptors but is unsatisfactory in human platelet membranes because it also labels low-affinity non-receptor sites; it becomes more adequate after purification that reduces adenotin interference.

Claim 5tool limitationsupports2000Source 1needs review

[3H]-NECA is unsatisfactory for direct characterization of human platelet A2A receptors because much of its binding in platelet membranes is to non-receptor sites.

Claim 6tool limitationsupports2000Source 1needs review

[3H]-XAC does not permit satisfactory A2A receptor binding studies because of high non-specific binding.

Claim 7tool performancesupports2000Source 1needs review

[3H]-SCH 58261 enabled satisfactory binding characterization of the A2A receptor subtype in human platelets and is presented as the first radioligand to do so.

Approval Evidence

1 source1 linked approval claimfirst-pass slug 3h-xac
The A1-selective antagonist [3H]-XAC, having high levels of non-specific binding (Ukena et al., 1986), does not permit satisfactory binding studies of A2A receptors.

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tool limitationsupports

[3H]-XAC does not permit satisfactory A2A receptor binding studies because of high non-specific binding.

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Comparisons

Source-stated alternatives

The review contrasts it with [3H]-CGS 21680 and [3H]-SCH 58261, with [3H]-SCH 58261 presented as the more successful A2A radioligand.

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The review contrasts it with [3H]-CGS 21680 and [3H]-SCH 58261, with [3H]-SCH 58261 presented as the more successful A2A radioligand.

Source-backed strengths

The A1-selective antagonist [3H]-XAC, having high levels of non-specific binding (Ukena et al., 1986), does not permit satisfactory binding studies of A2A receptors.

Compared with [3H]-CGS 21680

The review contrasts it with [3H]-CGS 21680 and [3H]-SCH 58261, with [3H]-SCH 58261 presented as the more successful A2A radioligand.

Shared frame: source-stated alternative in extracted literature

Relative tradeoffs: high levels of non-specific binding; does not permit satisfactory binding studies of A2A receptors.

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The review contrasts it with [3H]-CGS 21680 and [3H]-SCH 58261, with [3H]-SCH 58261 presented as the more successful A2A radioligand.

Compared with [3H]-SCH 58261

The review contrasts it with [3H]-CGS 21680 and [3H]-SCH 58261, with [3H]-SCH 58261 presented as the more successful A2A radioligand.

Shared frame: source-stated alternative in extracted literature

Relative tradeoffs: high levels of non-specific binding; does not permit satisfactory binding studies of A2A receptors.

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The review contrasts it with [3H]-CGS 21680 and [3H]-SCH 58261, with [3H]-SCH 58261 presented as the more successful A2A radioligand.

Ranked Citations

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    StructuralSource 1British Journal of Pharmacology2000Claim 1Claim 2Claim 3

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