A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of proteins involved in transmembrane signal transduction and are actively studied because of their suitability as therapeutic small-molecule drug targets. Agonist activation of GPCRs almost invariably results in the receptor being desensiti...

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Main Authors: E.J. Adie, S. Kalinka, L. Smith, M.J. Francis, A. Marenghi, M.E. Cooper, M. Briggs, N.P. Michael, G. Milligan, S. Game
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2002-11-01
Series:BioTechniques
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/02335dd10
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author E.J. Adie
S. Kalinka
L. Smith
M.J. Francis
A. Marenghi
M.E. Cooper
M. Briggs
N.P. Michael
G. Milligan
S. Game
author_facet E.J. Adie
S. Kalinka
L. Smith
M.J. Francis
A. Marenghi
M.E. Cooper
M. Briggs
N.P. Michael
G. Milligan
S. Game
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description G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of proteins involved in transmembrane signal transduction and are actively studied because of their suitability as therapeutic small-molecule drug targets. Agonist activation of GPCRs almost invariably results in the receptor being desensitized. One of the key events in receptor desensitization is the sequestration of the receptor from the cell surface into acidic intracellular endosomes. Therefore, a convenient, generic, and noninvasive monitor of this process is desirable. A novel, pH-sensitive, red-excited fluorescent dye, CypHerTM 5, was synthesized. This dye is non-fluorescent at neutral pH and is fluorescent at acidic pH. Anti-epitope antibodies labeled with this dye were internalized in an agonist concentration- and time-dependent manner, following binding on live cells to a range of GPCRs that had been modified to incorporate the epitope tags in their extracellular N-terminal domain. This resulted in a large signal increase over background. When protonated, the red fluorescence of CypHer 5 provides a generic reagent suitable for monitoring the internalization of GPCRs into acidic vesicles. This approach should be amenable to the study of many other classes of cell surface receptors that also internalize following stimulation.
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spelling doaj-art-2dcd98267e8e469e94423d7a548fa3a92025-08-20T02:26:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioTechniques0736-62051940-98182002-11-013351152115710.2144/02335dd10A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live CellsE.J. Adie0S. Kalinka1L. Smith2M.J. Francis3A. Marenghi4M.E. Cooper5M. Briggs6N.P. Michael7G. Milligan8S. Game91Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UK1Amersham Biosciences, Cardiff, UKG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of proteins involved in transmembrane signal transduction and are actively studied because of their suitability as therapeutic small-molecule drug targets. Agonist activation of GPCRs almost invariably results in the receptor being desensitized. One of the key events in receptor desensitization is the sequestration of the receptor from the cell surface into acidic intracellular endosomes. Therefore, a convenient, generic, and noninvasive monitor of this process is desirable. A novel, pH-sensitive, red-excited fluorescent dye, CypHerTM 5, was synthesized. This dye is non-fluorescent at neutral pH and is fluorescent at acidic pH. Anti-epitope antibodies labeled with this dye were internalized in an agonist concentration- and time-dependent manner, following binding on live cells to a range of GPCRs that had been modified to incorporate the epitope tags in their extracellular N-terminal domain. This resulted in a large signal increase over background. When protonated, the red fluorescence of CypHer 5 provides a generic reagent suitable for monitoring the internalization of GPCRs into acidic vesicles. This approach should be amenable to the study of many other classes of cell surface receptors that also internalize following stimulation.https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/02335dd10
spellingShingle E.J. Adie
S. Kalinka
L. Smith
M.J. Francis
A. Marenghi
M.E. Cooper
M. Briggs
N.P. Michael
G. Milligan
S. Game
A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells
BioTechniques
title A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells
title_full A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells
title_fullStr A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells
title_full_unstemmed A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells
title_short A pH-Sensitive Fluor, CypHerTM 5, Used to Monitor Agonist-Induced G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization in Live Cells
title_sort ph sensitive fluor cyphertm 5 used to monitor agonist induced g protein coupled receptor internalization in live cells
url https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/02335dd10
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