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ReviewChemical reviews2018

Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensors Illuminate the Spatiotemporal Regulation of Signaling Networks.

Eric C Greenwald, Sohum Mehta, Jin Zhang

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Review in Chemical reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 272 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

272 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. A Constellation of Fluorescent Biosensors to Illuminate the Galaxy of Protein Kinases.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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  15. Allosteric Biosensors Unravel GTPase-Effector Feedback.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eric C GreenwaldUniversity of California , San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, BRFII , La Jolla , CA 92093-0702 , United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3600-0750
Sohum MehtaUniversity of California , San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, BRFII , La Jolla , CA 92093-0702 , United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4764-8579
Jin ZhangUniversity of California , San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, BRFII , La Jolla , CA 92093-0702 , United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7145-7823

Funding

Live-cell Activity Architecture in CancerR35CA197622 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Jin Zhang · 2015 to 2026
$11.2M
Mechanisms of Compartmentalized cAMP SignalingR01DK073368 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Jin Zhang · 2006 to 2026
$7.6M
Multiplex in vivo imaging of cell-specific and circuit-specific signaling pathways during synaptic plasticityR01MH111516 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HUGANIR, RICHARD L, ZHANG, JIN · 2016 to 2018
$1.8M
Creating a Genetically Encodable Nano-Compass to Navigate in Molecular NetworksDP1CA174423 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ZHANG, JIN · 2012 to 2014
$1.6M
Signal Transduction by PI3K/Akt/mTOR PathwayR01GM111665 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ZHANG, JIN · 2015 to 2018
$1.2M
Direct modulation of PKA signal termination by PDE and CalcineurinF32GM120798 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GREENWALD, ERIC C · 2016 to 2018
$152k
NCI NIH HHS DP1 CA174423NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197622NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK073368NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM120798NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM111665NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH111516
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular signaling networks are the foundation which determines the fate and function of cells as they respond to various cues and stimuli. The discovery of fluorescent proteins over 25 years ago enabled the development of a diverse array of genetically encodable fluorescent biosensors that are capable of measuring the spatiotemporal dynamics of signal transduction pathways in live cells. In an effort to encapsulate the breadth over which fluorescent biosensors have expanded, we endeavored to assemble a comprehensive list of published engineered biosensors, and we discuss many of the molecular designs utilized in their development. Then, we review how the high temporal and spatial resolution afforded by fluorescent biosensors has aided our understanding of the spatiotemporal regulation of signaling networks at the cellular and subcellular level. Finally, we highlight some emerging areas of research in both biosensor design and applications that are on the forefront of biosensor development.

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Biosensing TechniquesAnimalsHumansLuminescent ProteinsSignal TransductionLuminescent Proteins

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PMID30550275
PMCPMC7462118

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