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CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 9, Pages 1105-1115Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.07.014
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- Medical Research Council [G0800006]
- MRC [G0800006] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0800006] Funding Source: researchfish
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise the largest family of transmembrane proteins. For GPCR drug discovery, it is important that ligand affinity is determined in the correct cellular environment and preferably using an unmodified receptor. We developed a live cell high-content screening assay that uses a fluorescent antagonist, CA200645, to determine binding affinity constants of competing ligands at human adenosine-A(1) and -A(3) receptors. This method was validated as a tool to screen a library of low molecular weight fragments, and identified a hit with submicromolar binding affinity (K-D). This fragment was structurally unrelated to substructures of known adenosine receptor antagonists and was optimized to show selectivity for the adenosine-A(3) receptor. This technology represents a significant advance that will allow the determination of ligand and fragment affinities at receptors in their native membrane environment.
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