FRET

An interaction is inferred when close proximity of interaction partners is detected by fluorescence resonance energy transfer between pairs of fluorophore-labeled molecules, such as occurs between CFP (donor) and YFP (acceptor) fusion proteins.

Publication

Diazepam Accelerates GABAAR Synaptic Exchange and Alters Intracellular Trafficking.

Lorenz-Guertin JM, Bambino MJ, Das S, Weintraub ST, Jacob TC

Despite 50+ years of clinical use as anxiolytics, anti-convulsants, and sedative/hypnotic agents, the mechanisms underlying benzodiazepine (BZD) tolerance are poorly understood. BZDs potentiate the actions of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the adult brain, through positive allosteric modulation of ?2 subunit containing GABA type A receptors (GABAARs). Here we define key molecular events impacting ?2 GABAAR and ... [more]

Front Cell Neurosci May. 14, 2019; 13();163 [Pubmed: 31080408]

Throughput

  • Low Throughput

Additional Notes

  • assayed using FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) with GABRA2 (alpha2)-bound fluorophore as donor and GABRG2 (gamma2)-bound fluorophore as acceptor

Curated By

  • BioGRID