Labeling and single-molecule methods to monitor G protein-coupled receptor dynamics

H Tian, A Furstenberg, T Huber - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediates a wide range of
physiological responses and serves as an important category of drug targets. Earlier …

[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 …

Structure of signaling-competent neurotensin receptor 1 obtained by directed evolution in Escherichia coli

P Egloff, M Hillenbrand, C Klenk… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Crystallography has advanced our understanding of G protein–coupled receptors, but low
expression levels and instability in solution have limited structural insights to very few …

Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC): the second generation of solid lipid nanoparticles

RH Müller, U Alexiev, P Sinambela… - … chemical methods in …, 2016 - Springer
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) were invented in 1991 as a delivery system combining
advantages of other nanoparticulate systems and at the same time avoiding/minimizing …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescence spectroscopy of rhodopsins: Insights and approaches

U Alexiev, DL Farrens - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2014 - Elsevier
Fluorescence spectroscopy has become an established tool at the interface of biology,
chemistry and physics because of its exquisite sensitivity and recent technical …

Conformational dynamics of helix 8 in the GPCR rhodopsin controls arrestin activation in the desensitization process

K Kirchberg, TY Kim, M Möller… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Arrestins are regulatory molecules for G-protein coupled receptor function. In visual
rhodopsin, selective binding of arrestin to the cytoplasmic side of light-activated …

Effect of drug solubility and lipid carrier on drug release from lipid nanoparticles for dermal delivery

G Zoubari, S Staufenbiel, P Volz, U Alexiev… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lipid nanoparticles have gained increased interest in the field of dermal products because
of various advantages such as improved drug absorption and controlled drug release. The …

Intracellular microbial rhodopsin-based optogenetics to control metabolism and cell signaling

AD Vlasova, SM Bukhalovich, DF Bagaeva… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial rhodopsin (MRs) ion channels and pumps have become invaluable optogenetic
tools for neuroscience as well as biomedical applications. Recently, MR-optogenetics …

Single molecule laser spectroscopy

D Atta, A Okasha - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this article, we discussed some single molecule spectroscopy techniques and methods.
We have chosen the simplicity in this survey based on our laboratory experience in this field …

Determination of nanostructures and drug distribution in lipid nanoparticles by single molecule microscopy

A Boreham, P Volz, D Peters, CM Keck… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Drug loading capacity in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) depends on the formation of
nanostructures within the lipid matrix. However, investigation of these nanostructures with …