[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent approaches for understanding interactions of ligands with G protein coupled receptors

R Sridharan, J Zuber, SM Connelly, E Mathew… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
G protein coupled receptors are responsible for a wide variety of signaling responses in
diverse cell types. Despite major advances in the determination of structures of this class of …

The evolving small‐molecule fluorescent‐conjugate toolbox for C lass A GPCRs

AJ Vernall, SJ Hill, B Kellam - British journal of pharmacology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade has witnessed fluorescently tagged drug molecules gaining significant
attraction in their use as pharmacological tools with which to visualize and interrogate …

Inorganic–organic hybrid nanoprobe for NIR‐excited imaging of hydrogen sulfide in cell cultures and inflammation in a mouse model

Y Zhou, W Chen, J Zhu, W Pei, C Wang, L Huang… - Small, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important gaseous signaling agent mediated by many
physiological processes and diseases. In order to explore its role in biological signaling …

Development of novel fluorescent histamine H1-receptor antagonists to study ligand-binding kinetics in living cells

LA Stoddart, AJ Vernall, M Bouzo-Lorenzo, R Bosma… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The histamine H1-receptor (H1R) is an important mediator of allergy and inflammation. H1R
antagonists have particular clinical utility in allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Here we have …

Fluorescent probes for G-protein-coupled receptor drug discovery

C Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, RN Kulkarni… - Expert Opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate the effects of approximately
33% of all marketed drugs. The development of tools to study GPCR pharmacology is …

The chronological evolution of fluorescent GPCR probes for bioimaging

Y Wu, B Zhang, H Xu, M He, X Deng, L Zhang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Scientists Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka won the Nobel Prize in 2012 for
reporting a groundbreaking discovery that revealed a crucial member of the receptor family …

Toward Fluorescent Probes for G-Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) Miniperspective

Z Ma, L Du, M Li - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a superfamily of cell-surface receptors that are the
targets of about 40% of prescription drugs on the market, can sense numerous critical …

Development of a Fluorescent Bodipy Probe for Visualization of the Serotonin 5-HT1A Receptor in Native Cells of the Immune System

G Hernández-Torres, E Enríquez-Palacios… - Bioconjugate …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Serotonin (5-HT) modulates key aspects of the immune system. However, its precise
function and the receptors involved in the observed effects have remained elusive. Among …

Environment-sensitive fluorescence of 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1, 3-diazol-4-yl (NBD)-labeled ligands for serotonin receptors

P Sarkar, KG Harikumar, SS Rawat, S Das… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a crucial role in the regulation of several
behavioral and cognitive functions by binding to a number of different serotonin receptors …

Fluorescent GPCR ligands as new tools in pharmacology-update, years 2008-early 2014

KJ Kuder, K Kiec-Kononowicz - Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The robust of fluorescent techniques to study the ligand-receptor interaction followed by
rapidly developing fluorescence imaging techniques resulted in a burst of the novel …