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Sreenan B, Lee B, Wan L, Zeng R, Zhao J, Zhu X. Review of Mn-Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Time-Resolved Luminescence Biosensing/Imaging. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2022; 5:17413-17435. [PMID: 36874078 PMCID: PMC9980291 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c04337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been developed for decades and are widely applied in biosensing/imaging. However, their biosensing/imaging applications are mainly based on luminescence-intensity measurement, which suffers from autofluorescence in complex biological samples and thus limits the biosensing/imaging sensitivities. It is expected for these NCs to be further developed to gain luminescence features that can overcome sample autofluorescence. On the other hand, time-resolved luminescence measurement utilizing long-lived-luminescence probes is an efficient technique to eliminate short-lived autofluorescence of samples while recording time-resolved luminescence of the probes for signal measurement after pulsed excitation from a light source. Despite time-resolved measurement being very sensitive, the optical limitations of many of the current long-lived-luminescence probes cause time-resolved measurement to be generally performed in laboratories with bulky and costly instruments. In order to apply highly sensitive time-resolved measurement for in-field or point-of-care (POC) testing, it is essential to develop probes possessing high brightness, low-energy (visible-light) excitation, and long lifetimes of up to milliseconds. Such desired optical features can significantly simplify the design criteria of time-resolved measurement instruments and facilitate the development of low-cost, compact, sensitive instruments for in-field or POC testing. Mn-doped NCs have recently been in rapid development and provide a strategy to solve the challenges faced by both colloidal semiconductor NCs and time-resolved luminescence measurement. In this review, we outline the major achievements in the development of Mn-doped binary and multinary NCs, with emphasis on their synthesis approaches and luminescence mechanisms. Specifically, we demonstrate how researchers approached these obstacles to achieve the aforementioned desired optical properties on the basis of the progressive understanding of Mn emission mechanisms. Afterward, we review representative applications of Mn-doped NCs in time-resolved luminescence biosensing/imaging and present the potential of Mn-doped NCs in advancing time-resolved luminescence biosensing/imaging for in-field or POC testing.
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- Benjamin Sreenan
- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department of Physics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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Virion Z, Doly S, Saha K, Lambert M, Guillonneau F, Bied C, Duke RM, Rudd PM, Robbe-Masselot C, Nassif X, Coureuil M, Marullo S. Sialic acid mediated mechanical activation of β 2 adrenergic receptors by bacterial pili. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4752. [PMID: 31628314 PMCID: PMC6800425 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12685-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Meningococcus utilizes β-arrestin selective activation of endothelial cell β2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR) to cause meningitis in humans. Molecular mechanisms of receptor activation by the pathogen and of its species selectivity remained elusive. We report that β2AR activation requires two asparagine-branched glycan chains with terminally exposed N-acetyl-neuraminic acid (sialic acid, Neu5Ac) residues located at a specific distance in its N-terminus, while being independent of surrounding amino-acid residues. Meningococcus triggers receptor signaling by exerting direct and hemodynamic-promoted traction forces on β2AR glycans. Similar activation is recapitulated with beads coated with Neu5Ac-binding lectins, submitted to mechanical stimulation. This previously unknown glycan-dependent mode of allosteric mechanical activation of a G protein-coupled receptor contributes to meningococcal species selectivity, since Neu5Ac is only abundant in humans due to the loss of CMAH, the enzyme converting Neu5Ac into N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid in other mammals. It represents an additional mechanism of evolutionary adaptation of a pathogen to its host.
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- Zoe Virion
- Inserm, U1151, CNRS UMR 8253, Institut-Necker-Enfants-Malades, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- NIBRT GlycoScience Group, NIBRT - The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Blackrock, Co., Mount Merrion, Fosters Avenue, Dublin, Ireland
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- NIBRT GlycoScience Group, NIBRT - The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Blackrock, Co., Mount Merrion, Fosters Avenue, Dublin, Ireland
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- CNRS, UMR 8576, Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), Université Lille, 59000, Lille, France
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- Inserm, U1151, CNRS UMR 8253, Institut-Necker-Enfants-Malades, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1151, CNRS UMR 8253, Institut-Necker-Enfants-Malades, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
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- Inserm, U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
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Hoare BL, Kocan M, Bruell S, Scott DJ, Bathgate RAD. Using the novel HiBiT tag to label cell surface relaxin receptors for BRET proximity analysis. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2019; 7:e00513. [PMID: 31384473 PMCID: PMC6667744 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Relaxin family peptide 1 (RXFP1) is the receptor for relaxin a peptide hormone with important therapeutic potential. Like many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), RXFP1 has been reported to form homodimers. Given the complex activation mechanism of RXFP1 by relaxin, we wondered whether homodimerization may be explicitly required for receptor activation, and therefore sought to determine if there is any relaxin-dependent change in RXFP1 proximity at the cell surface. Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) between recombinantly tagged receptors is often used in GPCR proximity studies. RXFP1 targets poorly to the cell surface when overexpressed in cell lines, with the majority of the receptor proteins sequestered within the cell. Thus, any relaxin-induced changes in RXFP1 proximity at the cell surface may be obscured by BRET signal originating from intracellular compartments. We therefore, utilized the newly developed split luciferase system called HiBiT to specifically label the extracellular terminus of cell surface RXFP1 receptors in combination with mCitrine-tagged receptors, using the GABAB heterodimer as a positive control. This demonstrated that the BRET signal detected from RXFP1-RXFP1 proximity at the cell surface does not appear to be due to stable physical interactions. The fact that there is also no relaxin-mediated change in RXFP1-RXFP1 proximity at the cell surface further supports these conclusions. This work provides a basis by which cell surface GPCR proximity and expression levels can be specifically studied using a facile and homogeneous labeling technique such as HiBiT.
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- Bradley L. Hoare
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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Hajj M, De Vita T, Vol C, Renassia C, Bologna JC, Brabet I, Cazade M, Pastore M, Blahos J, Labesse G, Pin JP, Prézeau L. Nonclassical Ligand-Independent Regulation of Go Protein by an Orphan Class C G-Protein–Coupled Receptor. Mol Pharmacol 2019; 96:233-246. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.118.113019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Zindel D, Vol C, Lecha O, Bequignon I, Bilgic M, Vereecke M, Charrier-Savournin F, Romier M, Trinquet E, Pin JP, Pannequin J, Roux T, Dupuis E, Prézeau L. HTRF ® Total and Phospho-YAP (Ser127) Cellular Assays. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1893:153-166. [PMID: 30565133 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8910-2_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The YAP protein is a co-transcription factor increasing the expression of genes involved in cell proliferation and repressing the expression of genes important for cell differentiation and apoptosis. It is regulated by several inputs, like the Hippo pathway, through the action of kinases that phosphorylate YAP on several residues. The level of phosphorylation of the residues serine 127 (S127) of YAP is generally assessed in cellular models, native tissues, and organs, as a marker of YAP activity and location, and is regulated by numerous partners. This phosphorylation event is classically detected using a western blot technical approach. Here, we describe a novel approach to detect both the relative amount of total YAP (T-YAP assay) and the phosphorylation of the residue S127 of YAP (S127-P-YAP assay) using a HTRF®-based method. This easy-to-run method can easily be miniaturized and allows for a high-throughput analysis in 96/384-well plate format, requiring less cellular material and being more rapid than other approaches.
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- Diana Zindel
- IGF, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- IGF, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- IGF, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- IGF, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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Kánová E, Jiménez-Munguía I, Majerová P, Tkáčová Z, Bhide K, Mertinková P, Pulzová L, Kováč A, Bhide M. Deciphering the Interactome of Neisseria meningitidis With Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2294. [PMID: 30319591 PMCID: PMC6168680 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is able to translocate the blood-brain barrier and cause meningitis. Bacterial translocation is a crucial step in the onset of neuroinvasion that involves interactions between pathogen surface proteins and host cells receptors. In this study, we applied a systematic workflow to recover and identify proteins of N. meningitidis that may interact with human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMECs). Biotinylated proteome of N. meningitidis was incubated with hBMECs, interacting proteins were recovered by affinity purification and identified by SWATH-MS. Interactome of N. meningitidis comprised of 41 potentially surface exposed proteins. These were assigned into groups based on their probability to interact with hBMECs: high priority candidates (21 outer membrane proteins), medium priority candidates (14 inner membrane proteins) and low priority candidates (six secretory proteins). Ontology analysis provided information for 17 out of 41 surface proteins. Based on the series of bioinformatic analyses and literature review, five surface proteins (adhesin MafA1, major outer membrane protein P.IB, putative adhesin/invasion, putative lipoprotein and membrane lipoprotein) were selected and their recombinant forms were produced for experimental validation of interaction with hBMECs by ELISA and immunocytochemistry. All candidates showed interaction with hBMECs. In this study, we present a high-throughput approach to generate a dataset of plausible meningococcal ligands followed by systematic bioinformatic pipeline to categorize the proteins for experimental validation.
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- Evelína Kánová
- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.,Institute of Neuroimmunology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Wu H, Zhao Y, Huang Q, Cai M, Pan Q, Fu M, An X, Xia Z, Liu M, Jin Y, He L, Shang J. NK1R/5-HT1AR interaction is related to the regulation of melanogenesis. FASEB J 2018; 32:3193-3214. [PMID: 29430989 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700564rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Substance P (SP) is a candidate mediator along the brain-skin axis and can mimic the effects of stress to regulate melanogenesis. Previously, we and others have found that the regulation of SP for pigmentary function was mediated by neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R). Emerging evidence has accumulated that psychologic stress can induce dysfunction in the cutaneous serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-5-HT1A/1B receptor system, thereby resulting in skin hypopigmentation. Moreover, NK1R and 5-HTR (except 5-HT3) belong to GPCR. The present study aimed at assessing the possible existence of NK1R-5-HTR interactions and related melanogenic functions. Western blot and PCR detection revealed that SP reduced expression of 5-HT1A receptor via the NK1 receptor. Biochemical analyses showed that NK1R and 5-HT1AR could colocalize and interact in a cell and in the skin. When the N terminus of the NK1R protein was removed NK1R surface targeting was prevented, the interaction between NK1R-5-HT1AR decreased, and the depigmentation caused by SP and WAY100635 could be rescued. Importantly, pharmaceutical coadministration of NK1R agonist (SP) and 5-HT1A antagonist (WAY100635) enhanced the NK1-5-HT1A receptor coimmunoprecipitation along with the depigmentary response. SP and WAY100635 cooperation elicited activation of a signaling cascade (the extracellular, regulated protein kinase p-JNK signaling pathway) and inhibition of p70S6K1 phosphorylation and greatly reduced melanin production in vitro and in vivo in mice and zebrafish. Moreover, the SP-induced depigmentation response did not be occur in 5-htr1aa+/- zebrafish embryos. Taken together, the results of our systemic study increases our knowledge of the roles of NK1R and 5-HT1AR in melanogenesis and provides possible, novel therapeutic strategies for treatment of skin hypo/hyperpigmentation.-Wu, H., Zhao, Y., Huang, Q., Cai, M., Pan, Q., Fu, M., An, X., Xia, Z., Liu, M., Jin, Y., He, L., Shang, J. NK1R/5-HT1AR interaction is related to the regulation of melanogenesis.
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- Huali Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Evaluation and Translational Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Evaluation and Translational Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Evaluation and Translational Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Evaluation and Translational Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Evaluation and Translational Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Qinghai Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China
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- The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China; and
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- University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Evaluation and Translational Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Qinghai Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China
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Itoh S, Mizuno K, Aikawa M, Aikawa E. Dimerization of sortilin regulates its trafficking to extracellular vesicles. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:4532-4544. [PMID: 29382723 PMCID: PMC5868269 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a critical role in intercellular communication by transferring microRNAs, lipids, and proteins to neighboring cells. Sortilin, a sorting receptor that directs target proteins to the secretory or endocytic compartments of cells, is found in both EVs and cells. In many human diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disorders, sortilin expression levels are atypically high. To elucidate the relationship between cardiovascular disease, particularly vascular calcification, and sortilin expression levels, we explored the trafficking of sortilin in both the intracellular and extracellular milieu. We previously demonstrated that sortilin promotes vascular calcification via its trafficking of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase to EVs. Although recent reports have noted that sortilin is regulated by multiple post-translational modifications, the precise mechanisms of sortilin trafficking still need to be determined. Here, we show that sortilin forms homodimers with an intermolecular disulfide bond at the cysteine 783 (Cys783) residue, and because Cys783 can be palmitoylated, it could be shared via palmitoylation and an intermolecular disulfide bond. Formation of this intermolecular disulfide bond leads to trafficking of sortilin to EVs by preventing palmitoylation, which further promotes sortilin trafficking to the Golgi apparatus. Moreover, we found that sortilin-derived propeptide decreased sortilin homodimers within EVs. In conclusion, sortilin is transported to EVs via the formation of homodimers with an intermolecular disulfide bond, which is endogenously regulated by its own propeptide. Therefore, we propose that inhibiting dimerization of sortilin acts as a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of EV-associated diseases, including vascular calcification and cancer.
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- Shinsuke Itoh
- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences and.,Tokyo New Drug Research Laboratories, Kowa Company, Ltd., Tokyo 189-0022, Japan
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences and.,Tokyo New Drug Research Laboratories, Kowa Company, Ltd., Tokyo 189-0022, Japan
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences and.,Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and
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- From the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences and .,Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and
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Stewart GD, Comps-Agrar L, Nørskov-Lauritsen LB, Pin JP, Kniazeff J. Allosteric interactions between GABA B1 subunits control orthosteric binding sites occupancy within GABA B oligomers. Neuropharmacology 2018; 136:92-101. [PMID: 29305121 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The GABAB receptor was the first G protein-coupled receptor identified as an obligate heterodimer. It is composed of two subunits, GABAB1 containing the agonist binding site and GABAB2 responsible for G protein activation. The GABAB receptor was found to associate into larger complexes through GABAB1-GABAB1 interactions, both in transfected cells and in brain membranes. Here we assessed the possible allosteric interactions between GABAB heterodimers by analyzing the effect of mutations located at the putative interface between the extracellular binding domains. These mutations decrease, but do not suppress, the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) signal measured between GABAB1 subunits. Further analysis of one of these mutations revealed an increase in G protein-coupling efficacy and in the maximal antagonist binding by approximately two-fold. Hypothesizing that a tetramer is an elementary unit within oligomers, additional FRET data using fluorescent ligands and tagged subunits suggest that adjacent binding sites within the GABAB oligomers are not simultaneously occupied. Our data show a strong negative effect between GABAB1 binding sites within GABAB oligomers. Accordingly, GABAB receptor assembly appears to limit receptor signaling to G proteins, a property that may offer novel regulatory mechanism for this important neuronal receptor. This article is part of the "Special Issue Dedicated to Norman G. Bowery".
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- Gregory D Stewart
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, France; Cisbio Bioassays, Codolet, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, France.
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Recio R, Vengut-Climent E, Mouillac B, Orcel H, López-Lázaro M, Calderón-Montaño JM, Álvarez E, Khiar N, Fernández I. Design, synthesis and biological studies of a library of NK1-Receptor Ligands Based on a 5-arylthiosubstituted 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-3-cyano-4H-pyran core: Switch from antagonist to agonist effect by chemical modification. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 138:644-660. [PMID: 28710964 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A library of 5-arylthiosubstituted 2-amino-4,6-diaryl-3-cyano-4H-pyrans has been synthesized as a new family of non-peptide NK1 receptor ligands by a one-pot cascade process. Their biological effects via interaction with the NK1 receptor were experimentally determined as percentage of inhibition (for antagonists) and percentage of activation (for agonists), compared to the substance P (SP) effect, in IPone assay. A set of these amino compounds was found to inhibit the action of SP, and therefore can be considered as a new family of SP-antagonists. Interestingly, the acylation of the 2-amino position causes a switch from antagonist to agonist activity. The 5-phenylsulfonyl-2-amino derivative 17 showed the highest antagonist activity, while the 5-p-tolylsulfenyl-2-trifluoroacetamide derivative 20R showed the highest agonist effect. As expected, in the case of the 5-sulfinylderivatives, there was an enantiomeric discrimination in favor of one of the two enantiomers, specifically those with (SS,RC) configuration. The anticancer activity studies assessed by using human A-549 lung cancer cells and MRC-5 non-malignant lung fibroblasts, revealed a statistically significant selective cytotoxic effect of some of these 2-amino-4H-pyran derivatives toward the lung cancer cells. These studies demonstrated that the newly synthesized 4H-pyran derivatives can be used as a starting point for the synthesis of novel SP-antagonists with higher anticancer activity in the future.
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- Rocío Recio
- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle (IGF), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, F-34094 Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle (IGF), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, F-34094 Montpellier, France
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, C/Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, C/Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, C.S.I.C-Universidad de Sevilla, C/Américo Vespucio, 49, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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Ballmer BA, Moos R, Liberali P, Pelkmans L, Hornemann S, Aguzzi A. Modifiers of prion protein biogenesis and recycling identified by a highly parallel endocytosis kinetics assay. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:8356-8368. [PMID: 28341739 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.773283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cellular prion protein, PrPC, is attached by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor to the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane. Its misfolded isoform PrPSc is the causative agent of prion diseases. Conversion of PrPC into PrPSc is thought to take place at the cell surface or in endolysosomal organelles. Understanding the intracellular trafficking of PrPC may, therefore, help elucidate the conversion process. Here we describe a time-resolved fluorescence energy transfer (FRET) assay reporting membrane expression and real-time internalization rates of PrPC The assay is suitable for high-throughput genetic and pharmaceutical screens for modulators of PrPC trafficking. Simultaneous administration of FRET donor and acceptor anti-PrPC antibodies to living cells yielded a measure of PrPC surface density, whereas sequential addition of each antibody visualized the internalization rate of PrPC (Z' factor >0.5). RNA interference assays showed that suppression of AP2M1 (AP-2 adaptor protein), RAB5A, VPS35 (vacuolar protein sorting 35 homolog), and M6PR (mannose 6-phosphate receptor) blocked PrPC internalization, whereas down-regulation of GIT2 and VPS28 increased PrPC internalization. PrPC cell-surface expression was reduced by down-regulation of RAB5A, VPS28, and VPS35 and enhanced by silencing EHD1. These data identify a network of proteins implicated in PrPC trafficking and demonstrate the power of this assay for identifying modulators of PrPC trafficking.
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- Boris A Ballmer
- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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George TM, Krishna MS, Reddy MLP. A lysosome targetable luminescent bioprobe based on a europium β-diketonate complex for cellular imaging applications. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:18719-18729. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt03833f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A unique bright luminescent europium coordination compound with excellent biocompatibility has been developed that serves as a selective bioprobe for particular organelles within the cells.
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- T. M. George
- AcSIR-Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research
- Thiruvananthapuram
- India
- Materials Science and Technology Division
- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST)
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- Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Biology Lab
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
- Thiruvananthapuram
- India
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- AcSIR-Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research
- Thiruvananthapuram
- India
- Materials Science and Technology Division
- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST)
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Since their discovery, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute one of the most studied proteins leading to important discoveries and perspectives in terms of their biology and implication in physiology and pathophysiology. This is mostly linked to the remarkable advances in the development and application of the biophysical resonance energy transfer (RET)-based approaches, including bioluminescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (BRET and FRET, respectively). Indeed, BRET and FRET have been extensively applied to study different aspects of GPCR functioning such as their activation and regulation either statically or dynamically, in real-time and intact cells. Consequently, our view on GPCRs has considerably changed opening new challenges for the study of GPCRs in their native tissues in the aim to get more knowledge on how these receptors control the biological responses. Moreover, the technological aspect of this field of research promises further developments for robust and reliable new RET-based assays that may be compatible with high-throughput screening as well as drug discovery programs.
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- Mohammed Akli Ayoub
- Biologie et Bioinformatique des Systèmes de Signalisation, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements; CNRS, UMR7247, Nouzilly, France; LE STUDIUM(®) Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, Orléans, France.
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Sun S, Błażewska KM, Kadina AP, Kashemirov BA, Duan X, Triffitt JT, Dunford JE, Russell RGG, Ebetino FH, Roelofs AJ, Coxon FP, Lundy MW, McKenna CE. Fluorescent Bisphosphonate and Carboxyphosphonate Probes: A Versatile Imaging Toolkit for Applications in Bone Biology and Biomedicine. Bioconjug Chem 2015; 27:329-40. [PMID: 26646666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A bone imaging toolkit of 21 fluorescent probes with variable spectroscopic properties, bone mineral binding affinities, and antiprenylation activities has been created, including a novel linking strategy. The linking chemistry allows attachment of a diverse selection of dyes fluorescent in the visible to near-infrared range to any of the three clinically important heterocyclic bisphosphonate bone drugs (risedronate, zoledronate, and minodronate or their analogues). The resultant suite of conjugates offers multiple options to "mix and match" parent drug structure, fluorescence emission wavelength, relative bone affinity, and presence or absence of antiprenylation activity, for bone-related imaging applications.
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- Shuting Sun
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States.,BioVinc LLC , 6162 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, California 90230, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States.,Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology , Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford , Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford , Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford , Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford , Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, United Kingdom
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- BioVinc LLC , 6162 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, California 90230, United States
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- Musculoskeletal Research Programme, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Musculoskeletal Research Programme, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- BioVinc LLC , 6162 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, California 90230, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Levoye A, Zwier JM, Jaracz-Ros A, Klipfel L, Cottet M, Maurel D, Bdioui S, Balabanian K, Prézeau L, Trinquet E, Durroux T, Bachelerie F. A Broad G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization Assay that Combines SNAP-Tag Labeling, Diffusion-Enhanced Resonance Energy Transfer, and a Highly Emissive Terbium Cryptate. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2015; 6:167. [PMID: 26617570 PMCID: PMC4638144 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Although G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) internalization has long been considered as a major aspect of the desensitization process that tunes ligand responsiveness, internalization is also involved in receptor resensitization and signaling, as well as the ligand scavenging function of some atypical receptors. Internalization thus contributes to the diversity of GPCR-dependent signaling, and its dynamics and quantification in living cells has generated considerable interest. We developed a robust and sensitive assay to follow and quantify ligand-induced and constitutive-induced GPCR internalization but also receptor recycling in living cells. This assay is based on diffusion-enhanced resonance energy transfer (DERET) between cell surface GPCRs labeled with a luminescent terbium cryptate donor and a fluorescein acceptor present in the culture medium. GPCR internalization results in a quantifiable reduction of energy transfer. This method yields a high signal-to-noise ratio due to time-resolved measurements. For various GPCRs belonging to different classes, we demonstrated that constitutive and ligand-induced internalization could be monitored as a function of time and ligand concentration, thus allowing accurate quantitative determination of kinetics of receptor internalization but also half-maximal effective or inhibitory concentrations of compounds. In addition to its selectivity and sensitivity, we provided evidence that DERET-based internalization assay is particularly suitable for characterizing biased ligands. Furthermore, the determination of a Z'-factor value of 0.45 indicates the quality and suitability of DERET-based internalization assay for high-throughput screening (HTS) of compounds that may modulate GPCRs internalization.
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- Angélique Levoye
- INSERM U1148, Laboratory of Vascular Translational Science, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Angélique Levoye,
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- INSERM UMR996, Inflammation, Chemokines and Immunopathology, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- INSERM UMR996, Inflammation, Chemokines and Immunopathology, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- CNRS UMR 5203, INSERM U1191, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
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- CNRS UMR 5203, INSERM U1191, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM UMR996, Inflammation, Chemokines and Immunopathology, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- CNRS UMR 5203, INSERM U1191, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
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- CNRS UMR 5203, INSERM U1191, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM UMR996, Inflammation, Chemokines and Immunopathology, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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Maria Xavier AJ, Samy NA, Paul MWB, Brainard B, Letticia M, Alexander V. A new heterometallic terbium(iii)–ruthenium(ii) complex and its terbium(iii)–zinc(ii) analog: syntheses, characterization, luminescence, and electrochemical properties. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj00082c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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TbIIIsensitized RuIIluminescence by intramolecular energy transfer from the luminescent5D4MC excited state of Tbiiito the3MLCT state of RuIIat RT in the d–f heterometallic assembly [Tb(NO3)2(L2){Ru(ttpy)}2](PF6)5is reported.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Loyola College
- Chennai-600034
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Loyola College
- Chennai-600034
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Loyola College
- Chennai-600034
- India
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Balasuriya D, D'Sa L, Talker R, Dupuis E, Maurin F, Martin P, Borgese F, Soriani O, Edwardson JM. A direct interaction between the sigma-1 receptor and the hERG voltage-gated K+ channel revealed by atomic force microscopy and homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF®). J Biol Chem 2014; 289:32353-32363. [PMID: 25266722 PMCID: PMC4231707 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.603506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The sigma-1 receptor is an endoplasmic reticulum chaperone protein, widely expressed in central and peripheral tissues, which can translocate to the plasma membrane and modulate the function of various ion channels. The human ether-à-go-go-related gene encodes hERG, a cardiac voltage-gated K(+) channel that is abnormally expressed in many human cancers and is known to interact functionally with the sigma-1 receptor. Our aim was to investigate the nature of the interaction between the sigma-1 receptor and hERG. We show that the two proteins can be co-isolated from a detergent extract of stably transfected HEK-293 cells, consistent with a direct interaction between them. Atomic force microscopy imaging of the isolated protein confirmed the direct binding of the sigma-1 receptor to hERG monomers, dimers, and tetramers. hERG dimers and tetramers became both singly and doubly decorated by sigma-1 receptors; however, hERG monomers were only singly decorated. The distribution of angles between pairs of sigma-1 receptors bound to hERG tetramers had two peaks, at ∼90 and ∼180° in a ratio of ∼2:1, indicating that the sigma-1 receptor interacts with hERG with 4-fold symmetry. Homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF®) allowed the detection of the interaction between the sigma-1 receptor and hERG within the plane of the plasma membrane. This interaction was resistant to sigma ligands, but was decreased in response to cholesterol depletion of the membrane. We suggest that the sigma-1 receptor may bind to hERG in the endoplasmic reticulum, aiding its assembly and trafficking to the plasma membrane.
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- Dilshan Balasuriya
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom
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- CisBio Bioassays, Parc Marcel Boiteux BP 84175, 30200 Codolet, France, and
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- CisBio Bioassays, Parc Marcel Boiteux BP 84175, 30200 Codolet, France, and
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- Institut de Biologie de Valrose (iBV), CNRS UMR 7277, INSERM U1091 UNS, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Institut de Biologie de Valrose (iBV), CNRS UMR 7277, INSERM U1091 UNS, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Institut de Biologie de Valrose (iBV), CNRS UMR 7277, INSERM U1091 UNS, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom,.
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Ciruela F, Jacobson KA, Fernández-Dueñas V. Portraying G protein-coupled receptors with fluorescent ligands. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:1918-28. [PMID: 25010291 PMCID: PMC4168789 DOI: 10.1021/cb5004042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The
thermodynamics of ligand–receptor interactions at the
surface of living cells represents a fundamental aspect of G protein-coupled
receptor (GPCR) biology; thus, its detailed elucidation constitutes
a challenge for modern pharmacology. Interestingly, fluorescent ligands
have been developed for a variety of GPCRs in order to monitor ligand–receptor
binding in living cells. Accordingly, new methodological strategies
derived from noninvasive fluorescence-based approaches, especially
fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), have been successfully
developed to characterize ligand–receptor interactions. Importantly,
these technologies are supplanting more hazardous and expensive radioactive
binding assays. In addition, FRET-based tools have also become extremely
powerful approaches for visualizing receptor–receptor interactions
(i.e., GPCR oligomerization) in living cells. Thus, by means of the
synthesis of compatible fluorescent ligands these novel techniques
can be implemented to demonstrate the existence of GPCR oligomerization
not only in heterologous systems but also in native tissues. Finally,
there is no doubt that these methodologies would also be relevant
in drug discovery in order to develop new high-throughput screening
approaches or to identify new therapeutic targets. Overall, herein,
we provide a thorough assessment of all technical and biological aspects,
including strengths and weaknesses, of these fluorescence-based methodologies
when applied to the study of GPCR biology at the plasma membrane of
living cells.
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- Francisco Ciruela
- Unitat
de Farmacologia, Departament Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental,
Facultat de Medicina, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L’Hospitalet
de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular
Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Unitat
de Farmacologia, Departament Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental,
Facultat de Medicina, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L’Hospitalet
de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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A cell-based, high-throughput homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence assay for the screening of potential κ-opioid receptor agonists. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2014; 35:957-66. [PMID: 24930486 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2014.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AIM The aim of this study was to identify κ-opioid receptor (KOR) agonists from a library of 80 000 small-molecule compounds and provide the experimental basis for the development of new analgesic candidates. METHODS The cell-based, high-throughput screen for human KOR agonists was based on the LANCE cAMP assay. Preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis was applied according to the compounds' structures. An acetic acid twisting experiment was used to verify the pharmacodynamics. RESULTS In total, 31 compounds were identified as KOR agonists after preliminary and secondary screening. Of these compounds, five demonstrated significant KOR-stimulating activity that was comparable to U-50,488, a selective KOR agonist. The EC50 values for I-7, I-8, I-10, II-5, and II-8 were 13.34 ± 1.65, 14.01 ± 1.84, 9.57 ± 0.19, 14.94 ± 0.64, and 8.74 ± 0.72 nmol/L, respectively. Based on SAR studies, the stimulating activity of compounds with 5-phenyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine (group I) and 3,4-dimethoxy-N-(2-oxoethyl)-N-p-tolylbenzenesulfonamide (group II) parent structures were higher than the compound with a 5-hydroxy-2-methylbenzofuran-3-carboxylic acid (group III) parent structure. Pharmacodynamic experiments indicated that 20-40 μg/kg ip of compounds I-10 and II-8 significantly decreased the number of writhes induced by acetic acid; this finding is consistent with the SAR studies. Furthermore, the analgesic effects of compounds I-10 and II-8 were significantly antagonized in the presence of the selective KOR antagonist nor-BNI. CONCLUSION These findings collectively indicate that compounds I-10 and II-8 exhibit significant analgesic activities, providing evidence, at least in part, for their clinical application as new analgesic drugs.
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Zwier JM, Bazin H, Lamarque L, Mathis G. Luminescent lanthanide cryptates: from the bench to the bedside. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:1854-66. [PMID: 24392868 DOI: 10.1021/ic402234k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The design and application of luminescent lanthanide cryptates for sensing biological interactions is highlighted through the review of the work performed in our laboratory and with academic collaborations. The path from the initial applications probing biochemical interaction in vitro to "state-of-the-art" cellular assays toward clinical applications using homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence technology is described. An overview of the luminescent lanthanide macrocyclic compounds developed at Cisbio in the recent past is given with an emphasis on specific constraints required by specific applications. Recent assays for drug-discovery and diagnostic purposes using both antibody-based and suicide-enzyme-based technology are illustrated. New perspectives in the field of molecular medicine and time-resolved microscopy are discussed.
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- Jurriaan M Zwier
- Cisbio Bioassays , Parc Marcel Boiteux, BP 84175, Codolet, France
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Fluorescent ligands to investigate GPCR binding properties and oligomerization. Biochem Soc Trans 2013; 41:148-53. [PMID: 23356275 DOI: 10.1042/bst20120237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Fluorescent ligands for GPCRs (G-protein-coupled receptors) have been synthesized for a long time but their use was usually restricted to receptor localization in the cell by fluorescent imaging microscopy. During the last two decades, the emergence of new fluorescence-based strategies and the concomitant development of fluorescent measurement apparatus have dramatically widened the use of fluorescent ligands. Among the various strategies, TR (time-resolved)-FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) approaches exhibit an interesting potential to study GPCR interactions with various partners. We have derived various sets of ligands that target different GPCRs with fluorophores, which are compatible with TR-FRET strategies. Fluorescent ligands labelled either with a fluorescent donor (such as europium or terbium cryptate) or with a fluorescent acceptor (such as fluorescein, dy647 or Alexa Fluor® 647), for example, kept high affinities for their cognate receptors. These ligands turn out to be interesting tools to develop FRET-based binding assays. We also used these fluorescent ligands to analyse GPCR oligomerization by measuring FRET between ligands bound to receptor dimers. In contrast with FRET strategies, on the basis of receptor labelling, the ligand-based approach we developed is fully compatible with the study of wild-type receptors and therefore with receptors expressed in native tissues. Therefore, by using fluorescent analogues of oxytocin, we demonstrated the existence of oxytocin receptor dimers in the mammary gland of lactating rats.
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Modern methods to investigate the oligomerization of glycoprotein hormone receptors (TSHR, LHR, FSHR). Methods Enzymol 2013; 521:367-83. [PMID: 23351750 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-391862-8.00020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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As for other GPCRs, the oligomerization of glycoprotein hormone receptors (GPHRs) appears as critical event for receptor function. By means of modern techniques based on the BRET or FRET principle, GPHR oligomerization has been reported to explain several physiological and pathological conditions. In particular, the presence of oligomers was demonstrated not only in in vitro heterologous systems but also in in vivo tissues, and GPHR homodimerization appears associated with strong negative cooperativity, thus suggesting that one hormone molecule may be sufficient for receptor dimer stimulation. In addition, oligomerization has been reported to occur early during the posttranslational maturation process and to be involved in the dominant negative effect exerted by loss-of-function TSH receptor (TSHR) mutants, that are prevalently retained inside the cell, on the surface expression of wild-type receptors. This molecular mechanism thus explains the dominant inheritance of certain forms of TSH resistance. Here, we provide the description of the methods used in the original BRET, FRET, and HTRF-RET experiments.
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Nakamura Y, Ishii J, Kondo A. Rapid, Facile Detection of Heterodimer Partners for Target Human G-Protein-Coupled Receptors Using a Modified Split-Ubiquitin Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid System. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66793. [PMID: 23805278 PMCID: PMC3689660 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Potentially immeasurable heterodimer combinations of human G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) result in a great deal of physiological diversity and provide a new opportunity for drug discovery. However, due to the existence of numerous combinations, the sets of GPCR dimers are almost entirely unknown and thus their dominant roles are still poorly understood. Thus, the identification of GPCR dimer pairs has been a major challenge. Here, we established a specialized method to screen potential heterodimer partners of human GPCRs based on the split-ubiquitin membrane yeast two-hybrid system. We demonstrate that the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal-independent method can detect ligand-induced conformational changes and rapidly identify heterodimer partners for target GPCRs. Our data present the abilities to apply for the intermolecular mapping of interactions among GPCRs and to uncover potential GPCR targets for the development of new therapeutic agents.
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- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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Ward RJ, Milligan G. Structural and biophysical characterisation of G protein-coupled receptor ligand binding using resonance energy transfer and fluorescent labelling techniques. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:3-14. [PMID: 23590995 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The interaction between ligands and the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to which they bind has long been the focus of intensive investigation. The signalling cascades triggered by receptor activation, due in most cases to ligand binding, are of great physiological and medical importance; indeed, GPCRs are targeted by in excess of 30% of small molecule therapeutic medicines. Attempts to identify further pharmacologically useful GPCR ligands, for receptors with known and unknown endogenous ligands, continue apace. In earlier days direct assessment of such interactions was restricted largely to the use of ligands incorporating radioactive isotope labels as this allowed detection of the ligand and monitoring its interaction with the GPCR. This use of such markers has continued with the development of ligands labelled with fluorophores and their application to the study of receptor-ligand interactions using both light microscopy and resonance energy transfer techniques, including homogenous time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Details of ligand-receptor interactions via X-ray crystallography are advancing rapidly as methods suitable for routine production of substantial amounts and stabilised forms of GPCRs have been developed and there is hope that this may become as routine as the co-crystallisation of serine/threonine kinases with ligands, an approach that has facilitated widespread use of rapid structure-based ligand design. Conformational changes involved in the activation of GPCRs, widely predicted by biochemical and biophysical means, have inspired the development of intramolecular FRET-based sensor forms of GPCRs designed to investigate the events following ligand binding and resulting in a signal propagation across the cell membrane. Finally, a number of techniques are emerging in which ligand-GPCR binding can be studied in ways that, whilst indirect, are able to monitor its results in an unbiased and integrated manner. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Structural and biophysical characterisation of membrane protein-ligand binding.
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- Richard J Ward
- Molecular Pharmacology Group, Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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BACKGROUND Homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) is a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based technology used to measure bimolecular interactions. It has been applied successfully to kinase assays and has become an important tool in kinase drug discovery. OBJECTIVE This article reviews the current status of HTRF technology in biochemical and cellular kinase assays. METHODS Recent literature and meeting reports on HTRF kinase assays are reviewed, and their principles, advantages and drawbacks, current status and the potential applications in kinase drug discovery are discussed. RESULTS/CONCLUSION HTRF kinase assays are homogeneous, robust, sensitive, easy to miniaturize and high-throughput. This assay format is versatile, as both peptide and protein substrates can be used, and high ATP concentrations are tolerated, which enables the assay to be performed under conditions mimicking the physiological environment. HTRF kinase assays have been applied to both high-throughput screening and compound mechanistic studies. Besides protein kinases, the technology has now been expanded into the lipid kinase family. Furthermore, the utility of HTRF technology in cellular assays is emerging. HTRF kinase assays are a great addition to the toolbox for kinase drug discovery.
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- Yong Jia
- Group Leader Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, Department of Kinase Biology, 10675 John J Hopkins Dr, San Diego, CA 92121, USA +858 812 1728 ; +858 812 1918 ;
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de Poorter C, Baertsoen K, Lannoy V, Parmentier M, Springael JY. Consequences of ChemR23 heteromerization with the chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CCR7. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58075. [PMID: 23469143 PMCID: PMC3585228 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Recent studies have shown that heteromerization of the chemokine receptors CCR2, CCR5 and CXCR4 is associated to negative binding cooperativity. In the present study, we build on these previous results, and investigate the consequences of chemokine receptor heteromerization with ChemR23, the receptor of chemerin, a leukocyte chemoattractant protein structurally unrelated to chemokines. We show, using BRET and HTRF assays, that ChemR23 forms homomers, and provide data suggesting that ChemR23 also forms heteromers with the chemokine receptors CCR7 and CXCR4. As previously described for other chemokine receptor heteromers, negative binding cooperativity was detected between ChemR23 and chemokine receptors, i.e. the ligands of one receptor competed for the binding of a specific tracer of the other. We also showed, using mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells prepared from wild-type and ChemR23 knockout mice, that ChemR23-specific ligands cross-inhibited CXCL12 binding on CXCR4 in a ChemR23-dependent manner, supporting the relevance of the ChemR23/CXCR4 interaction in native leukocytes. Finally, and in contrast to the situation encountered for other previously characterized CXCR4 heteromers, we showed that the CXCR4-specific antagonist AMD3100 did not cross-inhibit chemerin binding in cells co-expressing ChemR23 and CXCR4, demonstrating that cross-regulation by AMD3100 depends on the nature of receptor partners with which CXCR4 is co-expressed.
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- Cédric de Poorter
- Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM) Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Campus Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM) Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Campus Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM) Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Campus Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM) Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Campus Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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Kniazeff J, Pin JP. Des dimères et des oligomères de récepteurs couplés aux protéines G, oui mais pourquoi ? Med Sci (Paris) 2012; 28:858-63. [DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20122810014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Koshimizu TA, Nakamura K, Egashira N, Hiroyama M, Nonoguchi H, Tanoue A. Vasopressin V1a and V1b Receptors: From Molecules to Physiological Systems. Physiol Rev 2012; 92:1813-64. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00035.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The neurohypophysial hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) is essential for a wide range of physiological functions, including water reabsorption, cardiovascular homeostasis, hormone secretion, and social behavior. These and other actions of AVP are mediated by at least three distinct receptor subtypes: V1a, V1b, and V2. Although the antidiuretic action of AVP and V2 receptor in renal distal tubules and collecting ducts is relatively well understood, recent years have seen an increasing understanding of the physiological roles of V1a and V1b receptors. The V1a receptor is originally found in the vascular smooth muscle and the V1b receptor in the anterior pituitary. Deletion of V1a or V1b receptor genes in mice revealed that the contributions of these receptors extend far beyond cardiovascular or hormone-secreting functions. Together with extensively developed pharmacological tools, genetically altered rodent models have advanced the understanding of a variety of AVP systems. Our report reviews the findings in this important field by covering a wide range of research, from the molecular physiology of V1a and V1b receptors to studies on whole animals, including gene knockout/knockdown studies.
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- Taka-aki Koshimizu
- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Molecular Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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Fernández-Dueñas V, Llorente J, Gandía J, Borroto-Escuela DO, Agnati LF, Tasca CI, Fuxe K, Ciruela F. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based technologies in the study of protein-protein interactions at the cell surface. Methods 2012; 57:467-72. [PMID: 22683304 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2012.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Revised: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Understanding of the molecular mechanisms of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) at the cell surface of living cells is fundamental to comprehend the functional meaning of a large number of cellular processes. Here we discuss how new methodological strategies derived from non-invasive fluorescence-based approaches (i.e. fluorescence resonance energy transfer, FRET) have been successfully developed to characterize plasma membrane PPIs. Importantly, these technologies alone - or in concert with complementary methods (i.e. SNAP-tag/TR-FRET, TIRF/FRET) - can become extremely powerful approaches for visualizing cell surface PPIs, even between more than two proteins and also in native tissues. Interestingly, these methods would also be relevant in drug discovery in order to develop new high-throughput screening approaches or to identify new therapeutic targets. Accordingly, herein we provide a thorough assessment on all biotechnological aspects, including strengths and weaknesses, of these fluorescence-based methodologies when applied in the study of PPIs occurring at the cell surface of living cells.
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- Víctor Fernández-Dueñas
- Unitat de Farmacologia, Departament de Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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Niu SL, Massif C, Ulrich G, Renard PY, Romieu A, Ziessel R. Water-Soluble Red-Emitting Distyryl-Borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) Dyes for Biolabeling. Chemistry 2012; 18:7229-42. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201103613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Deramchia K, Jacobin-Valat MJ, Vallet A, Bazin H, Santarelli X, Sanchez S, Dos Santos P, Franconi JM, Claverol S, Bonetto S, Clofent-Sanchez G. In vivo phage display to identify new human antibody fragments homing to atherosclerotic endothelial and subendothelial tissues [corrected]. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 180:2576-89. [PMID: 22521648 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Revised: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In vivo phage display selection is a powerful strategy for directly identifying agents that target the vasculature of normal or diseased tissues in living animals. We describe here a new in vivo biopanning strategy in which a human phage single-chain antibody (scFv) library was injected into high-fat diet-fed ApoE(-/-) mice. Extracellular and internalized phage scFvs were selectively recovered from atherosclerotic vascular endothelium and subjacent tissues. After three successive biopanning rounds, a panel of six clones with distinct gene sequences was isolated. Four scFvs produced and purified in soluble form were shown to interact in vitro with a rabbit atheromatous protein extract by time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer and to target the endothelial cell surface and inflamed intima-related regions of rabbit and human tissue sections ex vivo. These new scFvs selected in a mouse model recognized both rabbit and human tissue, underlying the interspecies similarities of the recognized epitopes. By combining immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, one of the selected scFvs was shown to recognize carbonic anhydrase II, an up-regulated enzyme involved in resorption of ectopic calcification. These results show that in vivo biopanning selection in hypercholesterolemic animals makes it possible to identify both scFvs homing to atherosclerotic endothelial and subendothelial tissues, and lesion-associated biomarkers. Such scFvs offer promising opportunities in the field of molecular targeting for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- Kamel Deramchia
- Magnetic Resonance Center of Biological Systems, UMR 5536, National Center for Scientific Research, Bordeaux Segalen University, Bordeaux, France
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Goddard AD, Watts A. Contributions of fluorescence techniques to understanding G protein-coupled receptor dimerisation. Biophys Rev 2012; 4:291-298. [PMID: 28510206 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-012-0073-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of eukaryotic cell-surface receptors and, over the last decade, it has become clear that they are capable of dimerisation. Whilst many biochemical and biophysical approaches have been used to study dimerisation, fluorescence techniques, including Förster resonance energy transfer and single molecule fluorescence, have been key players. Here we review recent contributions of fluorescence techniques to investigate GPCR dimers, including dimerisation in cell membranes and native tissues, the effect of ligand binding on dimerisation and the kinetics of dimer formation and dissociation. The challenges of studying multicomponent membrane protein systems have led to the development and refinement of many fluorescence assays, allowing the functional consequences of receptor dimerisation to be investigated and individual protein molecules to be imaged in the membranes of living cells. It is likely that the fluorescence techniques described here will be of use for investigating many other multicomponent membrane protein systems.
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- Alan D Goddard
- Biomembrane Structure Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- Biomembrane Structure Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
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Manning M, Misicka A, Olma A, Bankowski K, Stoev S, Chini B, Durroux T, Mouillac B, Corbani M, Guillon G. Oxytocin and vasopressin agonists and antagonists as research tools and potential therapeutics. J Neuroendocrinol 2012; 24:609-28. [PMID: 22375852 PMCID: PMC3490377 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02303.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 319] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Revised: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We recently reviewed the status of peptide and nonpeptide agonists and antagonists for the V(1a), V(1b) and V(2) receptors for arginine vasopressin (AVP) and the oxytocin receptor for oxytocin (OT). In the present review, we update the status of peptides and nonpeptides as: (i) research tools and (ii) therapeutic agents. We also present our recent findings on the design of fluorescent ligands for V(1b) receptor localisation and for OT receptor dimerisation. We note the exciting discoveries regarding two novel naturally occurring analogues of OT. Recent reports of a selective VP V(1a) agonist and a selective OT agonist point to the continued therapeutic potential of peptides in this field. To date, only two nonpeptides, the V(2) /V(1a) antagonist, conivaptan and the V(2) antagonist tolvaptan have received Food and Drug Administration approval for clinical use. The development of nonpeptide AVP V(1a), V(1b) and V(2) antagonists and OT agonists and antagonists has recently been abandoned by Merck, Sanofi and Pfizer. A promising OT antagonist, Retosiban, developed at Glaxo SmithKline is currently in a Phase II clinical trial for the prevention of premature labour. A number of the nonpeptide ligands that were not successful in clinical trials are proving to be valuable as research tools. Peptide agonists and antagonists continue to be very widely used as research tools in this field. In this regard, we present receptor data on some of the most widely used peptide and nonpeptide ligands, as a guide for their use, especially with regard to receptor selectivity and species differences.
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- M Manning
- Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH 43614-2598, USA.
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Cottet M, Faklaris O, Maurel D, Scholler P, Doumazane E, Trinquet E, Pin JP, Durroux T. BRET and Time-resolved FRET strategy to study GPCR oligomerization: from cell lines toward native tissues. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2012; 3:92. [PMID: 22837753 PMCID: PMC3401989 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The concept of oligomerization of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) opens new perspectives regarding physiological function regulation. The capacity of one GPCR to modify its binding and coupling properties by interacting with a second one can be at the origin of regulations unsuspected two decades ago. Although the concept is interesting, its validation at a physiological level is challenging and probably explains why receptor oligomerization is still controversial. Demonstrating direct interactions between two proteins is not trivial since few techniques present a spatial resolution allowing this precision. Resonance energy transfer (RET) strategies are actually the most convenient ones. During the last two decades, bioluminescent resonance energy transfer and time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) have been widely used since they exhibit high signal-to-noise ratio. Most of the experiments based on GPCR labeling have been performed in cell lines and it has been shown that all GPCRs have the propensity to form homo- or hetero-oligomers. However, whether these data can be extrapolated to GPCRs expressed in native tissues and explain receptor functioning in real life, remains an open question. Native tissues impose different constraints since GPCR sequences cannot be modified. Recently, a fluorescent ligand-based GPCR labeling strategy combined to a TR-FRET approach has been successfully used to prove the existence of GPCR oligomerization in native tissues. Although the RET-based strategies are generally quite simple to implement, precautions have to be taken before concluding to the absence or the existence of specific interactions between receptors. For example, one should exclude the possibility of collision of receptors diffusing throughout the membrane leading to a specific FRET signal. The advantages and the limits of different approaches will be reviewed and the consequent perspectives discussed.
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- Martin Cottet
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203,Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U.661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2,Montpellier, France
- *Correspondence: Thierry Durroux, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle CNRS, UMR 5203, Montpellier, France; INSERM U661, Montpellier and Université Montpellier 1,2, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. e-mail:
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Ng SYL, Lee LTO, Chow BKC. Receptor oligomerization: from early evidence to current understanding in class B GPCRs. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2012; 3:175. [PMID: 23316183 PMCID: PMC3539651 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Dimerization or oligomerization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to modulate receptor functions in terms of ontogeny, ligand-oriented regulation, pharmacological diversity, signal transduction, and internalization. Class B GPCRs are receptors to a family of hormones including secretin, growth hormone-releasing hormone, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and parathyroid hormone, among others. The functional implications of receptor dimerization have extensively been studied in class A GPCRs, while less is known regarding its function in class B GPCRs. This article reviews receptor oligomerization in terms of the early evidence and current understanding particularly of class B GPCRs.
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- *Correspondence: Billy K. C. Chow, Endocrinology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. e-mail:
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Vischer HF, Watts AO, Nijmeijer S, Leurs R. G protein-coupled receptors: walking hand-in-hand, talking hand-in-hand? Br J Pharmacol 2011; 163:246-60. [PMID: 21244374 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Most cells express a panel of different G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) allowing them to respond to at least a corresponding variety of extracellular ligands. In order to come to an integrative well-balanced functional response these ligand-receptor pairs can often cross-regulate each other. Although most GPCRs are fully capable to induce intracellular signalling upon agonist binding on their own, many GPCRs, if not all, appear to exist and function in homomeric and/or heteromeric assemblies for at least some time. Such heteromeric organization offers unique allosteric control of receptor pharmacology and function between the protomers and might even unmask 'new' features. However, it is important to realize that some functional consequences that are proposed to originate from heteromeric receptor interactions may also be observed due to intracellular crosstalk between signalling pathways of non-associated GPCRs.
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- Henry F Vischer
- Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research (LACDR), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Comps-Agrar L, Kniazeff J, Nørskov-Lauritsen L, Maurel D, Gassmann M, Gregor N, Prézeau L, Bettler B, Durroux T, Trinquet E, Pin JP. The oligomeric state sets GABA(B) receptor signalling efficacy. EMBO J 2011; 30:2336-49. [PMID: 21552208 PMCID: PMC3116278 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have key roles in cell-cell communication. Recent data suggest that these receptors can form large complexes, a possibility expected to expand the complexity of this regulatory system. Among the brain GPCRs, the heterodimeric GABA(B) receptor is one of the most abundant, being distributed in most brain regions, on either pre- or post-synaptic elements. Here, using specific antibodies labelled with time-resolved FRET compatible fluorophores, we provide evidence that the heterodimeric GABA(B) receptor can form higher-ordered oligomers in the brain, as suggested by the close proximity of the GABA(B1) subunits. Destabilizing the oligomers using a competitor or a GABA(B1) mutant revealed different G protein coupling efficiencies depending on the oligomeric state of the receptor. By examining, in heterologous system, the G protein coupling properties of such GABA(B) receptor oligomers composed of a wild-type and a non-functional mutant heterodimer, we provide evidence for a negative functional cooperativity between the GABA(B) heterodimers.
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- Laëtitia Comps-Agrar
- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
- Cisbio, Parc Technologique Marcel Boiteux, Bagnols/Cèze Cedex, France
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- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
- Cisbio, Parc Technologique Marcel Boiteux, Bagnols/Cèze Cedex, France
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- Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Physiology, Pharmazentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cisbio, Parc Technologique Marcel Boiteux, Bagnols/Cèze Cedex, France
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- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Physiology, Pharmazentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
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- Cisbio, Parc Technologique Marcel Boiteux, Bagnols/Cèze Cedex, France
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- CNRS, UMR5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U661, Montpellier, France
- Universités de Montpellier 1 and 2, UMR5203, Montpellier, France
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Knepp AM, Grunbeck A, Banerjee S, Sakmar TP, Huber T. Direct measurement of thermal stability of expressed CCR5 and stabilization by small molecule ligands. Biochemistry 2011; 50:502-11. [PMID: 21155586 PMCID: PMC3038255 DOI: 10.1021/bi101059w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The inherent instability of heptahelical G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) during purification and reconstitution is a primary impediment to biophysical studies and to obtaining high-resolution crystal structures. New approaches to stabilizing receptors during purification and screening reconstitution procedures are needed. Here we report the development of a novel homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence assay (HTRF) to quantify properly folded CC-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5). The assay permits high-throughput thermal stability measurements of femtomole quantities of CCR5 in detergent and in engineered nanoscale apolipoprotein-bound bilayer (NABB) particles. We show that recombinantly expressed CCR5 can be incorporated into NABB particles in high yield, resulting in greater thermal stability compared with that of CCR5 in a detergent solution. We also demonstrate that binding of CCR5 to the HIV-1 cellular entry inhibitors maraviroc, AD101, CMPD 167, and vicriviroc dramatically increases receptor stability. The HTRF assay technology reported here is applicable to other membrane proteins and could greatly facilitate structural studies of GPCRs.
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- Adam M Knepp
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Lee SH. Platform Technologies for Research on the G Protein Coupled Receptor: Applications to Drug Discovery Research. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2011. [DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2011.19.1.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Gaborit N, Larbouret C, Vallaghe J, Peyrusson F, Bascoul-Mollevi C, Crapez E, Azria D, Chardès T, Poul MA, Mathis G, Bazin H, Pèlegrin A. Time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) to analyze the disruption of EGFR/HER2 dimers: a new method to evaluate the efficiency of targeted therapy using monoclonal antibodies. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:11337-45. [PMID: 21282108 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.223503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In oncology, simultaneous inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and HER2 by monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is an efficient therapeutic strategy but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we describe a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) method to quantify EGFR/HER2 heterodimers on cell surface to shed some light on the mechanism of such therapies. First, we tested this antibody-based TR-FRET assay in NIH/3T3 cell lines that express EGFR and/or HER2 and in various tumor cell lines. Then, we used the antibody-based TR-FRET assay to evaluate in vitro the effect of different targeted therapies on EGFR/HER2 heterodimers in the ovarian carcinoma cell line SKOV-3. A simultaneous incubation with Cetuximab (anti-EGFR) and Trastuzumab (anti-HER2) disturbed EGFR/HER2 heterodimers resulting in a 72% reduction. Cetuximab, Trastuzumab or Pertuzumab (anti-HER2) alone induced a 48, 44, or 24% reduction, respectively. In contrast, the tyrosine kinase inhibitors Erlotinib and Lapatinib had very little effect on EGFR/HER2 dimers concentration. In vivo, the combination of Cetuximab and Trastuzumab showed a better therapeutic effect (median survival and percentage of tumor-free mice) than the single mAbs. These results suggest a correlation between the extent of the mAb-induced EGFR/HER2 heterodimer reduction and the efficacy of such mAbs in targeted therapies. In conclusion, quantifying EGFR/HER2 heterodimers using our antibody-based TR-FRET assay may represent a useful method to predict the efficacy and explain the mechanisms of action of therapeutic mAbs, in addition to other commonly used techniques that focus on antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, phosphorylation, and cell proliferation.
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- Nadège Gaborit
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM, U896, Université Montpellier1, CRLC Val d'Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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Gaborit N, Larbouret C, Vallaghe J, Peyrusson F, Bascoul-Mollevi C, Crapez E, Azria D, Chardès T, Poul MA, Mathis G, Bazin H, Pèlegrin A. Time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) to analyze the disruption of EGFR/HER2 dimers: a new method to evaluate the efficiency of targeted therapy using monoclonal antibodies. J Clin Oncol 2011; 30:1594-600. [PMID: 21282108 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.37.4207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In oncology, simultaneous inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and HER2 by monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is an efficient therapeutic strategy but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we describe a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) method to quantify EGFR/HER2 heterodimers on cell surface to shed some light on the mechanism of such therapies. First, we tested this antibody-based TR-FRET assay in NIH/3T3 cell lines that express EGFR and/or HER2 and in various tumor cell lines. Then, we used the antibody-based TR-FRET assay to evaluate in vitro the effect of different targeted therapies on EGFR/HER2 heterodimers in the ovarian carcinoma cell line SKOV-3. A simultaneous incubation with Cetuximab (anti-EGFR) and Trastuzumab (anti-HER2) disturbed EGFR/HER2 heterodimers resulting in a 72% reduction. Cetuximab, Trastuzumab or Pertuzumab (anti-HER2) alone induced a 48, 44, or 24% reduction, respectively. In contrast, the tyrosine kinase inhibitors Erlotinib and Lapatinib had very little effect on EGFR/HER2 dimers concentration. In vivo, the combination of Cetuximab and Trastuzumab showed a better therapeutic effect (median survival and percentage of tumor-free mice) than the single mAbs. These results suggest a correlation between the extent of the mAb-induced EGFR/HER2 heterodimer reduction and the efficacy of such mAbs in targeted therapies. In conclusion, quantifying EGFR/HER2 heterodimers using our antibody-based TR-FRET assay may represent a useful method to predict the efficacy and explain the mechanisms of action of therapeutic mAbs, in addition to other commonly used techniques that focus on antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, phosphorylation, and cell proliferation.
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- Nadège Gaborit
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM, U896, Université Montpellier1, CRLC Val d'Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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Pellissier LP, Barthet G, Gaven F, Cassier E, Trinquet E, Pin JP, Marin P, Dumuis A, Bockaert J, Banères JL, Claeysen S. G protein activation by serotonin type 4 receptor dimers: evidence that turning on two protomers is more efficient. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:9985-97. [PMID: 21247891 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.201939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The discovery that class C G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) function as obligatory dimeric entities has generated major interest in GPCR oligomerization. Oligomerization now appears to be a common feature among all GPCR classes. However, the functional significance of this process remains unclear because, in vitro, some monomeric GPCRs, such as rhodopsin and β(2)-adrenergic receptors, activate G proteins. By using wild type and mutant serotonin type 4 receptors (5-HT(4)Rs) (including a 5-HT(4)-RASSL) expressed in COS-7 cells as models of class A GPCRs, we show that activation of one protomer in a dimer was sufficient to stimulate G proteins. However, coupling efficiency was 2 times higher when both protomers were activated. Expression of combinations of 5-HT(4), in which both protomers were able to bind to agonists but only one could couple to G proteins, suggested that upon agonist occupancy, protomers did not independently couple to G proteins but rather that only one G protein was activated. Coupling of a single heterotrimeric G(s) protein to a receptor dimer was further confirmed in vitro, using the purified recombinant WT RASSL 5-HT(4)R obligatory heterodimer. These results, together with previous findings, demonstrate that, differently from class C GPCR dimers, class A GPCR dimers have pleiotropic activation mechanisms.
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- Lucie P Pellissier
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5203, F-34094 Montpellier, France
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Original Fluorescent Ligand-Based Assays Open New Perspectives in G-Protein Coupled Receptor Drug Screening. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2011. [PMCID: PMC4052550 DOI: 10.3390/ph4010202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The identification of new drugs exhibiting reduced adverse side-effects constitutes a great challenge for the next decade. Various steps are needed to screen for good ligand candidates and one of them is the evaluation of their binding properties. New strategies based on fluorescence measurement constitute excellent alternatives to the traditional radioactive assays. Less hazardous, faster and cheaper, these methods also exhibit very good sensitivity and can be used on various biological models such as heterologous expression systems or native tissues.
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Cottet M, Albizu L, Comps-Agrar L, Trinquet E, Pin JP, Mouillac B, Durroux T. Time resolved FRET strategy with fluorescent ligands to analyze receptor interactions in native tissues: application to GPCR oligomerization. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 746:373-387. [PMID: 21607869 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-126-0_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a key role in the regulation of physiological functions. Deregulation of their activities often results in pathological disorders and therefore these receptors constitute major targets for drug development. The emergence of new concepts such as GPCR oligomerization has modified our understanding of these proteins, and identifying the role of receptor complexes is probably a major challenge for the next decade. Various experimental strategies have been developed to study GPCR oligomers and energy transfer experiments between partners within a complex constitute one of the most convenient approaches. These experimental strategies usually require receptor fusion to tags or fluorescent or luminescent proteins and therefore cannot be easily applied to native tissues. We developed a new experimental approach based on the labeling of receptors with high affinity fluorescent ligands compatible with time-resolved energy transfer measurements. Because of the very high signal-to-noise ratio of the time-resolved fluorescent energy transfer (TR-FRET) signals, this approach constitutes a breakthrough since it allows the direct identification of wild-type GPCR oligomers in native tissues.
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- Martin Cottet
- Institut de Genomique Fonctionnelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University of Montpellier 1 and 2, Montpellier, France
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Comps-Agrar L, Maurel D, Rondard P, Pin JP, Trinquet E, Prézeau L. Cell-surface protein-protein interaction analysis with time-resolved FRET and snap-tag technologies: application to G protein-coupled receptor oligomerization. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 756:201-214. [PMID: 21870227 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-160-4_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key players in cell-cell communication, the dysregulation of which has often deleterious effects leading to pathologies such as psychiatric and neurological diseases. Consequently, GPCRs represent excellent drug targets, and as such are the object of intense research in drug discovery for therapeutic application. Recently, the GPCR field has been revolutionized by the demonstration that GPCRs are part of large protein complexes that control their pharmacology, activity, and signaling. Moreover, in these complexes, one GPCR can either associate with itself, forming homodimers or homooligomers, or with other receptor types, forming heterodimeric or heterooligomeric receptor entities that display new receptor features. These features include alterations in ligand cooperativity and selectivity, the activation of novel signaling pathways, and novel processes of desensitization. Thus, it has become necessary to identify GPCR-associated protein complexes of interest at the cell surface, and to determine the state of oligomerization of these receptors and their interactions with their partner proteins. This is essential to understand the function of GPCRs in their native environment, as well as ways to either modulate or control receptor activity with appropriate pharmacological tools, and to develop new therapeutic strategies. This requires the development of technologies to precisely address protein-protein interactions between oligomers at the cell surface. In collaboration with Cisbio Bioassay, we have developed such a technology, which combines TR-FRET detection with a new labeling method called SnapTag. This technology has allowed us to address the oligomeric state of many GPCRs.
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- Laëtitia Comps-Agrar
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, University of Montpellier 1 and 2, Montpellier, France
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Maindron N, Poupart S, Hamon M, Langlois JB, Plé N, Jean L, Romieu A, Renard PY. Synthesis and luminescence properties of new red-shifted absorption lanthanide(iii) chelates suitable for peptide and protein labelling. Org Biomol Chem 2011; 9:2357-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c0ob00832j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Niu SL, Massif C, Ulrich G, Ziessel R, Renard PY, Romieu A. Water-solubilisation and bio-conjugation of a red-emitting BODIPY marker. Org Biomol Chem 2010; 9:66-9. [PMID: 21088764 DOI: 10.1039/c0ob00693a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis and preliminary bio-conjugation studies of a novel water-soluble red-emitting di-styryl BODIPY dye are disclosed. Aggregation behaviour of this compound under physiological conditions was suppressed by specific introduction of a di-sulfonated peptide-based linker at the meso phenyl substituent, sultonated styryl arms and short polyethyleneglycol chains at the boron center. Thus, a good quantum yield of 22% in PBS for this red-emitting BODIPY was obtained. Introduction of an activated ester function enabled successful bio-conjugation to monoclonal antibodies and proteins.
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- Song Lin Niu
- LCOSA, ECPM, UMR 7515, CNRS-UdS, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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