DREADD: A Chemogenetic GPCR Signaling Platform

作者:Zhu Hu; Roth Bryan L*
来源:International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015, 18(1): pyu007-pyu007.
DOI:10.1093/ijnp/pyu007

摘要

Recently, we created a family of engineered G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) called DREADD (designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs) which can precisely control three major GPCR signaling pathways (Gq, Gi, and Gs). DREADD technology has been successfully applied in a variety of in vivo studies to control GPCR signaling, and here we describe recent advances of DREADD technology and discuss its potential application in drug discovery, gene therapy, and tissue engineering.

  • 出版日期2015-1