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Recombinant signaling systems are a basic component of research efforts concerned with the structure and function of members of the superfamily of membrane receptors coupled to heterotrimeric G proteins. The widespread use of such systems in pharmacology began in the mid 1980s following isolation of the complementary DNAs (cDNAs) encoding β-adrenergic receptors (ARs) and muscarinic receptors. The next decade witnessed the determination of the primary structure of several protein families involved in signal propagation, including receptors, G proteins and effectors. In the midst of this activity, transient and stable expression systems were used to determine the ligand-recognition properties and functional domains of the receptor protein in addition to the signal-transduction events initiated by agonist-activated receptors. Generally, this approach involved ectopic expression of the receptor in a mammalian cell line. With recent advances in gene technology, recombinant systems can also be generated in Saccharomyces cerevisae, aplysia, Dictyostelium discoideum, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, transgenic rodents and mini-swine.
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Lanier, S.M. (2000). The Assembly of Recombinant Signaling Systems and Their Use in Investigating Signaling Dynamics. In: Kenakin, T., Angus, J.A. (eds) The Pharmacology of Functional, Biochemical, and Recombinant Receptor Systems. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 148. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57081-0_12
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