Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH
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Blog Post
...To respond to environmental conditions, cells must be able to detect extracellular stimuli. One way they...signaling cascades, inducing different cellular responses. One of the biggest advantages of such a tool ...specific transducer complexes that are activated in response to a ligand binding a GPCR of interest.
How does...localization of the Rluc8 insertion within the Gα. Despite exhaustive refinement, it was not possible to generate...level of GFP2 emission. Following activation in response to the ligand, the complex will disassociate, ...for both well-studied and understudied GPCRs in response to different agonists. These studies showed the...more complete understanding of a GPCR mediated response.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Jeff DiBerto...