Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH
Type
Blog Post
Published
Dec. 14, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
...2002) and many downstream complexes involved, it can be difficult for scientists to understand how GPCR...transducers (collectively known as the transducerome) that can be activated downstream of GPCRs that are not involved...by a GPCR on the cell’s surface into action that can result in the initiation of a vast number of signaling...downstream signaling pathways.
This dissociation can be measured using a technique known as Bioluminescence... a decreased GFP2 emission. The activation state can be measured by a BRET2 ratio, which is the ratio ...GFP2 emission to RLuc8 emission (see figure).
What can TRUPATH be used for?
The Roth lab used the TRUPATH...transducerome from different GPCRs. This collection can be used to study endogenous ligands, the pathways...