These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Evidence for the Existence of a Specific G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activated by Guanosine
Article first published online: 15 APR 2011
DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201100100
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Volpini, R., Marucci, G., Buccioni, M., Dal Ben, D., Lambertucci, C., Lammi, C., Mishra, R. C., Thomas, A. and Cristalli, G. (2011), Evidence for the Existence of a Specific G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activated by Guanosine. ChemMedChem, 6: 1074–1080. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201100100
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 MAY 2011
- Article first published online: 15 APR 2011
- Manuscript Revised: 11 MAR 2011
- Manuscript Received: 17 FEB 2011
Funded by
- Italian Ministry for University and Research. Grant Number: PRIN2008
- Ministry for Health. Grant Number: RF-CNM-2007-662855
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Keywords:
- Eu-GTP;
- GPCR;
- guanosine;
- nucleosides;
- receptors
Abstract
Guanosine, released extracellularly from neurons and glial cells, plays important roles in the central nervous system, including neuroprotection. The innovative DELFIA Eu-GTP binding assay was optimized for characterization of the putative guanosine receptor binding site at rat brain membranes by using a series of novel and known guanosine derivatives. These nucleosides were prepared by modifying the purine and sugar moieties of guanosine at the 6- and 5′-positions, respectively. Results of these experiments prove that guanosine, 6-thioguanosine, and their derivatives activate a G protein-coupled receptor that is different from the well-characterized adenosine receptors.