Abstract
The physical biology of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling can be inferred from imaging of single molecules and single living cells. In this opinion paper, we highlight recent developments in technologies to study GPCR signalling in vitro and in cyto. We start from mobility and localisation characteristics of single receptors in membranes. Subsequently, we discuss the kinetics of shifts in receptor-conformation equilibrium due to allosteric binding events and G protein activation. We continue with recent insights into downstream signalling and the role of delayed negative feedback to suppress GPCR signalling. Finally, we discuss new strategies to reveal how the multiplex signalling responses of cells to ligand mixtures, mediated by their entire receptor arsenal, can be disentangled, using single-cell data.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 204-211 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Structural Biology |
Volume | 55 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Funding
This work was supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (‘CaSR Biomedicine’, 675228 ).
Funders | Funder number |
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European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program | |
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | 675228 |