Are there agonists or antagonists that work for all GPCRs?

19 May 2016 1 7K Report

I'm trying to find out if GPCRs are involved in the bioluminescence pathway of Dinoflagellates. Since the cells need to be alive, I need to target the GPCRs in vivo.

Mikko Helenius

On the agonist side you could try for example forskolin, which would mimic Gs activation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12825829

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