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Comparison of the relative efficacy and potency of mu-opioid agonists to activate Galpha(i/o) proteins containing a pertussis toxin-insensitive mutation.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 May 2006
Clark Mary J, Furman Cheryse A, Gilson Timra D, Traynor John R
Abstract excerpt
Pertussis toxin (PTX)-insensitive mutants of Galpha(i/o) proteins expressed in C6mu cells were used to examine the hypothesis that there are agonist-specific conformational states of the mu-opioid receptor with coupling preferences to different Galpha(i/o) subtypes, as measured by the degree of stimulation of [(35)S]guanosine 5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate (GTPgammaS) binding. Binding of [(35)S]GTPgammaS to endogenous...
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