WO2006107506A3 - System and method for performing g protein coupled receptor (gpcr) cell assays using waveguide-grating sensors - Google Patents

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WO2006107506A3
WO2006107506A3 PCT/US2006/008582 US2006008582W WO2006107506A3 WO 2006107506 A3 WO2006107506 A3 WO 2006107506A3 US 2006008582 W US2006008582 W US 2006008582W WO 2006107506 A3 WO2006107506 A3 WO 2006107506A3
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Ann M Ferrie
Norman H Fontaine
Po Ki Yuen
Joydeep Lahiri
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Ye Fang
Ann M Ferrie
Norman H Fontaine
Po Ki Yuen
Joydeep Lahiri
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The present invention includes a system and method that uses optical LID biosensors to monitor in real time agonist-induced GPCR signaling events within living cells. Particularly, the present invention includes a system and method for using an optical LID biosensor to screen compounds against a target GPCR within living cells based on the mass redistribution due to agonist-induced GPCR activation. In an extended embodiment, the present invention discloses different ways for self-referencing the optical LID biosensor to eliminate unwanted sensitivity to ambient temperature, pressure fluctuations, and other environmental changes. In yet another extended embodiment, the present invention discloses different ways for screening multiple GPCRs in a single type of cell or multiple GPCRs in multiple types of cells within a single medium solution. In still yet another extended embodiment, the present invention discloses different ways to confirm the physiological or pharmacological effect of a compound against a specific GPCR within living cells.
PCT/US2006/008582 2005-04-05 2006-03-10 System and method for performing g protein coupled receptor (gpcr) cell assays using waveguide-grating sensors WO2006107506A2 (en)

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