1994
Functional expression and characterization of human D2 and D3 dopamine receptors
Potenza M, Graminski G, Schmauss C, Lerner. Functional expression and characterization of human D2 and D3 dopamine receptors. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 1463-1476. PMID: 7907363, PMCID: PMC6577580, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-03-01463.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological AssayCyclic AMPDopamine AgentsDopamine AntagonistsHumansLigandsMelanocyte-Stimulating HormonesMelanophoresMelatoninPertussis ToxinPigments, BiologicalReceptors, DopamineReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D3TetrahydronaphthalenesVirulence Factors, BordetellaXenopus laevisConceptsD3 receptorsCAMP accumulationGi protein-coupled receptorHuman D2Selective dopaminergic agonistsDose-dependent mannerIC50 value determinationDopaminergic agonistsMelanocyte receptorsPertussis toxinD3 dopamineAgonistsReceptorsPigment granule aggregationAntagonistD2RXenopus laevis melanophoresSimilar concentrationsFunctional expressionPigment aggregationD3R.Initial feasibility studyFunctional characteristicsCultured Xenopus laevis melanophoresNew bioassay
1992
A Rapid Quantitative Bioassay for Evaluating the Effects of Ligands Upon Receptors That Modulate cAMP Levels in a Melanophore Cell Line
POTENZA M, LERNER M. A Rapid Quantitative Bioassay for Evaluating the Effects of Ligands Upon Receptors That Modulate cAMP Levels in a Melanophore Cell Line. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1992, 5: 372-378. PMID: 1337205, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1992.tb00565.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-dependent pigment dispersionCell linesBeta-adrenergic receptorsEffects of antagonistsMelanophore cell lineEffects of drugsDose-response curveReproducible dose-response curvesAdrenergic agonistsAdrenergic receptorsIntracellular cAMPCAMP levelsReceptorsSubsequent exposureTime-course analysisXenopus laevis melanophores