Researchers Now Have a Simple and Convenient Tool for RXRa Screening

April 23, 2010- State College, PA INDIGO Biosciences, The Nuclear Receptor Company, announces the addition of another product to its growing line of INDIGO Nuclear Receptor Assay Kits. The INDIGO RXRα Assay Kit is a robust, easy-to-use screening solution for researchers in drug discovery and development research and toxicology studies.
RXRα is a nuclear hormone receptor that is located in the nuclei of human liver, heart, lung and kidney cells. “The retinoid X receptor alpha is a very important protein, responsible for regulating a variety of biological pathways. In addition to being a common binding partner with other nuclear receptors, RXR is also the target of drugs and nutrients involved in reducing inflammation and metabolic disorders.” says Jack Vanden Heuvel, PhD, Chief Science Officer of INDIGO Biosciences. The INDIGO RXRα Assay Kit is a valuable tool for researchers conducting small-molecule screening studies of compounds that could potentially affect these pathways.

The INDIGO RXRα Assay Kit is essentially a lab-in-a-box that enables researchers to go from freezer to data in 24 hours with four easy steps: Thaw, Feed, Dose, Read. Cumbersome, time-consuming cell counting and washing steps are unnecessary with all INDIGO Nuclear Receptor Assay Kits, setting a new standard for convenience and efficacy.
The INDIGO RXRα Assay Kit produces robust data, featuring excellent Z’ scores and high signal-to-noise ratios. INDIGO Biosciences’ proprietary cryopreservation process, CryoMite, has 95% cell viability post-thaw and enables INDIGO Nuclear Receptor Assay Kits to be shipped anywhere in the United States overnight, making them ready to use when the researcher is ready to test.
For more information about INDIGO Nuclear Receptor Assay Kits or the proprietary CryoMiteTM technology, please contact Mark Capriani, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at INDIGO Biosciences, Inc. by calling (814) 234-1919 or by e-mailing to mark@indigobiosciences.com. You may also visit INDIGO Biosciences, Inc. on the worldwide web at www.indigobiosciences.com.

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About INDIGO BIOSCIENCES
The Nuclear Receptor Company

Founded in 2005, privately-held INDIGO Biosciences, Inc. provides unique, cost-effective, reliable and user-friendly target-specific nuclear receptor assay products and contract screening services to drug developers, toxicologists and researchers within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and nutriceutical industries.

INDIGO Biosciences developed a unique and superior processing method called CryoMite™ which provides long-term cryo-preservation of cells for shipping and storage, enabling The Company to provide its unique Nuclear Receptor Assays for third party use via overnight delivery.