Purification and characterization of the human adenosine A2a receptor functionally expressed in Escherichia coli

HM Weiß, R Grisshammer - European Journal of Biochemistry, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The adenosine A2a receptor belongs to the seven transmembrane helix G‐protein‐coupled
receptor family, is abundant in striatum, vasculature and platelets and is involved in several …

[HTML][HTML] Glutamate residues in the second extracellular loop of the human A2a adenosine receptor are required for ligand recognition

J Kim, Q Jiang, M Glashofer, S Yehle… - Molecular …, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The A 2a adenosine receptor, a member of the G protein-coupled receptor family, is
important in the regulation of dopaminergic pathways of the brain and in platelet and …

cDNA cloning and sequence analysis of the human A3 adenosine receptor

FG Sajjadi, GS Firestein - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 1993 - Elsevier
We report the cloning of the cDNA encoding the homolog of the A3 adenosine receptor
(A3AR) from a human heart library. The receptor shares a surprisingly low degree of …

Characterization and expression of the human A2a adenosine receptor gene

RA Peterfreund, M MacCollin, J Gusella… - Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The actions of the neurotransmitter adenosine are mediated by a family of high‐affinity, G
protein‐coupled receptors. We have characterized the gene for the human A2a subtype of …

Molecular determinants of CGS21680 binding to the human adenosine A2A receptor

G Lebon, PC Edwards, AGW Leslie, CG Tate - Molecular pharmacology, 2015 - ASPET
The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) plays a key role in transmembrane signaling mediated
by the endogenous agonist adenosine. Here, we describe the crystal structure of human …

High-level expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae enables isolation and spectroscopic characterization of functional human adenosine A2a receptor

MA O'Malley, T Lazarova, ZT Britton… - Journal of structural …, 2007 - Elsevier
The G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a class of membrane proteins that trigger
cellular responses to external stimuli, and are believed to be targets for nearly half of all …

Effector coupling of stably transfected human A3 adenosine receptors in CHO cells

M Englert, U Quitterer, KN Klotz - Biochemical pharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
CHO cells stably transfected with adenosine receptors are widely utilized models for binding
and functional studies. The effector coupling of human A3 adenosine receptors expressed in …

Site-directed Mutagenesis Identifies Residues Involved in Ligand Recognition in the Human A2a Adenosine Receptor∗

J Kim, J Wess, AM van Rhee, T Schöneberg… - Journal of Biological …, 1995 - ASBMB
The A 2a adenosine receptor is a member of the G-protein coupled receptor family, and its
activation stimulates cyclic AMP production. To determine the residues which are involved in …

Molecular cloning and expression of an adenosine A2b receptor from human brain

KD Pierce, TJ Furlong, LA Selbie, J Shine - Biochemical and biophysical …, 1992 - Elsevier
A novel receptor cDNA was isolated from a human hippocampal cDNA library. The encoded
polypeptide contains structural features consistent with its classification as a G protein …

Site-directed mutagenesis studies of human A2A adenosine receptors: involvement of Glu13 and His278 in ligand binding and sodium modulation

ZG Gao, Q Jiang, KA Jacobson, AP Ijzerman - Biochemical pharmacology, 2000 - Elsevier
To provide insights into interactions between ligands and A2A adenosine receptors, site-
directed mutagenesis was used to test the roles of a glutamic acid residue in the first …