Development and Characterization of a Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) Fluorescent Tracer

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Development and Characterization of a Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) Fluorescent Tracer. / Christiansen, Elisabeth; Hudson, Brian D; Hansen, Anders Højgaard; Milligan, Graeme; Ulven, Trond.

In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 59, No. 10, 2016, p. 4849-4858.

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Christiansen, E, Hudson, BD, Hansen, AH, Milligan, G & Ulven, T 2016, 'Development and Characterization of a Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) Fluorescent Tracer', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 4849-4858. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00202

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Christiansen, E., Hudson, B. D., Hansen, A. H., Milligan, G., & Ulven, T. (2016). Development and Characterization of a Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) Fluorescent Tracer. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59(10), 4849-4858. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00202

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Christiansen E, Hudson BD, Hansen AH, Milligan G, Ulven T. Development and Characterization of a Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) Fluorescent Tracer. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2016;59(10):4849-4858. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00202

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Christiansen, Elisabeth ; Hudson, Brian D ; Hansen, Anders Højgaard ; Milligan, Graeme ; Ulven, Trond. / Development and Characterization of a Potent Free Fatty Acid Receptor 1 (FFA1) Fluorescent Tracer. In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2016 ; Vol. 59, No. 10. pp. 4849-4858.

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abstract = "The free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1/GPR40) is a potential target for treatment of type 2 diabetes. Although several potent agonists have been described, there remains a strong need for suitable tracers to interrogate ligand binding to this receptor. We address this by exploring fluorophore-tethering to known potent FFA1 agonists. This led to the development of 4, a high affinity FFA1 tracer with favorable and polarity-dependent fluorescent properties. A close to ideal overlap between the emission spectrum of the NanoLuciferase receptor tag and the excitation spectrum of 4 enabled the establishment of a homogeneous BRET-based binding assay suitable for both detailed kinetic studies and high throughput competition binding studies. Using 4 as a tracer demonstrated that the compound acts fully competitively with selected synthetic agonists but not with lauric acid and allowed for the characterization of binding affinities of a diverse selection of known FFA1 agonists, indicating that 4 will be a valuable tool for future studies at FFA1.",
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