title: Cell-based assays and animal models for GPCR drug screening.
abstract: The family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) remains a central focus of basic pharmacology and drug discovery efforts. Convenient methods to assess the efficacy of potentially therapeutic reagents for GPCRs are strongly required for high-throughput screening (HTS) assay. We recently developed a rapid, sensitive, and quantitative method for detecting potential chemicals that act on GPCRs using split luciferase complementation. In principle, this is based on the detection of interactions of GPCR with β-arrestin, which translocates to the activated GPCRs. This method can facilitate the construction of HTS systems in a multi-well plate format. Particularly, the method is compatible with single-cell imaging and animal models and even deeper tissues such as organs, because of its high sensitivity, suggesting that promising candidates from HTS assay can be moved easily to the next phase for additional analysis. This system can contribute to the effective evaluation of potentially therapeutic reagents and expedite the development of new drugs for GPCRs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takakura
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takeaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozawa
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D019390:Arrestins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055808:Drug Discovery; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000819:agonists / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection; D000071557:beta-Arrestins
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D019390:Arrestins; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000071557:beta-Arrestins; D013004:Somatostatin; D011433:Propranolol; C093733:somatostatin receptor 2; D008156:Luciferases; D007545:Isoproterenol