在C. elegans中通过表型分析剖析GPCR信号的遗传格局
Longjun Pu1,2,3, Jing Wang1,2,3, Qiongxuan Lu1,2,3
1Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Nature communications
|December 18, 2023
概括
研究人员为C. elegans中的G蛋白结合受体 (GPCRs) 和神经创造了突变库. 本资源有助于理解GPCR功能,并识别各种生物过程中的新信号通路.
科学领域:
- 遗传学和基因组学 在
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- G蛋白结合受体 (GPCRs) 对于细胞通信至关重要,但由于基因数量和功能冗余性,研究具有挑战性.
- 在体内剖析GPCR功能需要系统的遗传方法.
- 神经及其受体在生理过程中起着至关重要的作用.
研究的目的:
- 开发C. elegans中GPCR和神经的综合突变库.
- 为了使化疗受体的deorphanization和神经受体的表征.
- 将功能分配给多余的GPCR,并探索它们在细胞过程中的作用.
主要方法:
- 利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑来创建C. elegans.中的突变菌株.
- 产生了284个菌株的库,其中有破坏的GPCR编码基因 (1654个基因).
- 创建了一个38个菌株的库,其中有突变的神经编码基因 (152个基因).
主要成果:
- 确定了一种神经,通过三个受体发出信号来调节缺氧引起的运动.
- 发现了参与病原体诱导免疫反应的调节者.
- 定义了与食品相关的挥发性气味剂的特定受体.
结论:
- 开发的GPCR和神经突变库是C. elegans研究界的宝贵资源.
- 这些图书馆有助于在各种生物环境中对GPCR信号的系统研究.
- 这些发现为化学感应,免疫反应和神经信号传递提供了洞察力.
相关概念视频
G-protein Coupled Receptors
G-protein coupled receptors are ligand binding receptors that indirectly affect changes in the cell. The actual receptor is a single polypeptide that transverses the cell membrane seven times creating intracellular and extracellular loops. The extracellular loops create a ligand specific pocket which binds to neurotransmitters or hormones. The intracellular loops holds onto the G-protein.
G Protein-coupled Receptors
G Protein-Coupled Receptors or GPCRs are membrane-bound receptors that transiently associate with heterotrimeric G proteins and induce an appropriate response to sensory stimuli such as light, odors, hormones, cytokines, or neurotransmitters.
GPCRs are also called heptahelical, 7TM, or serpentine receptors, and consist of seven (H1-H7) transmembrane alpha-helices that span the bilayer to form a cylindrical core. The transmembrane helices are connected by three extracellular loops and three...
GPCRs are also called heptahelical, 7TM, or serpentine receptors, and consist of seven (H1-H7) transmembrane alpha-helices that span the bilayer to form a cylindrical core. The transmembrane helices are connected by three extracellular loops and three...
Transducer Mechanism: G Protein–Coupled Receptors
G Protein–Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) are membrane-bound receptors that transiently associate with heterotrimeric G proteins and induce an appropriate response to various stimuli. GPCRs regulate critical physiological pathways and are excellent drug targets for treating diseases such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, depression, or Alzheimer's. Nearly 35% of approved drugs implement their therapeutic effects by selectively interacting with specific GPCRs.
GPCRs are also called heptahelical, 7TM, or...
GPCRs are also called heptahelical, 7TM, or...


