Fluorescence based HTS-compatible ligand binding assays for dopamine D3 receptors in baculovirus preparations and live cells

Dopamine receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors that are connected to severe neurological disorders. The development of new ligands targeting these receptors enables gaining a deeper insight into the receptor functioning, including binding mechanisms, kinetics and oligomerization. Novel fluoresce...

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Autores: Tahk, Maris Johanna, Laasfeld, Tõnis, Meriste, Elo, Brea Floriani, José Manuel, Loza García, María Isabel, Majellaro, Maria, Contino, Marialessandra, Sotelo, Eddy, Rinken, Ago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/45352
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45352
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)
Dopamine D3 receptor (D3R)
Ligand binding kinetics
Fluorescent probe
Deep-learning based image analysis
Budded baculoviruses
Fluorescent microscopy
Fluorescence polarization (FP)
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Sumario:Dopamine receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors that are connected to severe neurological disorders. The development of new ligands targeting these receptors enables gaining a deeper insight into the receptor functioning, including binding mechanisms, kinetics and oligomerization. Novel fluorescent probes allow the development of more efficient, cheaper, reliable and scalable high-throughput screening systems, which speeds up the drug development process. In this study, we used a novel Cy3B labelled commercially available fluorescent ligand CELT-419 for developing dopamine D3 receptor-ligand binding assays with fluorescence polarization and quantitative live cell epifluorescence microscopy. The fluorescence anisotropy assay using 384-well plates achieved Z’ value of 0.71, which is suitable for high-throughput screening of ligand binding. The assay can also be used to determine the kinetics of both the fluorescent ligand as well as some reference unlabeled ligands. Furthermore, CELT-419 was also used with live HEK293-D3R cells in epifluorescence microscopy imaging for deep-learning-based ligand binding quantification. This makes CELT-419 quite a universal fluorescence probe which has the potential to be also used in more advanced microscopy techniques resulting in more comparable studies.