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ArticleNature methods2015

Application of BRET to monitor ligand binding to GPCRs.

Leigh A Stoddart, Elizabeth K M Johnstone, Amanda J Wheal, Joëlle Goulding, Matthew B Robers, Thomas Machleidt, Keith V Wood, Stephen J Hill, Kevin D G Pfleger

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Article in Nature methods, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Leigh A StoddartCell Signalling Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Elizabeth K M JohnstoneMolecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Amanda J WhealCell Signalling Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Joëlle GouldingCell Signalling Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Matthew B RobersPromega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Thomas MachleidtPromega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Keith V WoodPromega Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Stephen J Hill *Cell Signalling Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Kevin D G Pfleger *Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

Medical Research Council G0800006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) is a well-established method for investigating protein-protein interactions. Here we present a BRET approach to monitor ligand binding to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) on the surface of living cells made possible by the use of fluorescent ligands in combination with a bioluminescent protein (NanoLuc) that can be readily expressed on the N terminus of GPCRs.

Indexed as

Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer TechniquesFluorescenceHEK293 CellsHumansLigandsReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledLigandsReceptors, Adrenergic, beta-2Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID26030448
PMCPMC4488387

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