Membrane-Tethered Ligands: Tools for Cell-Autonomous Pharmacological Manipulation of Biological Circuits
Choi C, Nitabach MN. Membrane-Tethered Ligands: Tools for Cell-Autonomous Pharmacological Manipulation of Biological Circuits. Physiology 2013, 28: 164-171. PMID: 23636262, PMCID: PMC4073904, DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00056.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansIon ChannelsLigandsNeurotoxinsProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, NicotinicRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTransgenesConceptsMembrane-tethered ligandsCellular circuitsCell surface receptorsCognate cell surface receptorsCell-autonomous mannerG protein-coupled receptorsCell-specific promoterIon channel subtypesIntercellular communication pathwaysRecombinant transgeneBiological processesStructural modulesBiological circuitsBiological significanceIon channelsSpecific phenotypesSurface receptorsCommunication pathwaysPhysiological circuitsSpecific manipulationChannel subtypesReceptorsSuch manipulationsPharmacological manipulationPromoter