Development of a method for the identification of heterodimeric receptors signalling partners

目前用于治疗的大多数药物（包括心脏病和多种其他疾病的β受体阻滞剂）都是针对细胞表面受体的最大家族，这些受体将细胞外的信号转化为细胞内的活性，即七种跨膜受体（7 TM-R）。这些药物靶向内源性化合物与受体相互作用的位点。不幸的是，所有这些药物都会产生严重的副作用。这可能部分是因为配体结合位点的靶向不足以特异性地仅阻断所需的作用。这可能是由于受体的性质以及它如何在细胞内传递信号。此外，现在已知不同的受体可以结合在一起并形成新的受体实体。 令人惊讶的是，很少有人关注这些受体形成的方式，以允许信号和什么带来信号的特异性。

Most of the drugs currently used as therapies (including beta-blockers in heart disease and multiple others) are directed against the largest family of cell surface receptors which transduce signals outside of the cell into activity inside the cell), the seven transmembrane receptors (7TM-Rs). These drugs target the site where endogenous compounds interact with the receptor. Unfortunately, all of these drugs produce significant side effects. This may be in part because the targetting of the ligand binding site is not specific enough to block only the desired effect. This is likely due to the nature of the receptor and how it actually transmits signals inside the cell. Also, it is now known that different receptors can associate together and form a new receptor entity. Surprisingly, very little attention has been given to the way these receptors form to permit signalling and what brings specificity of signalling.