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A comprehensive understanding of signalling downstream of GPCRs requires a broad approach to capture novel signalling modalities in addition to established pathways. Here, using an array of sixteen validated BRET-based biosensors, we analyzed the ability of seven different β-adrenergic ligands to engage five distinct signalling pathways downstream of the β1-adrenergic receptor (β1AR). In addition to generating signalling signatures and capturing functional selectivity for the different ligands toward these pathways, we also revealed coupling to signalling pathways that have not previously been ascribed to the βAR. These include coupling to Gz and G12 pathways. The signalling cascade linking the β1AR to calcium mobilization was also characterized using a combination of BRET-based biosensors and CRISPR-engineered HEK 293 cells lacking the Gαs subunit or with pharmacological or genetically engineered pathway inhibitors. We show that both Gs and G12 are required for the full calcium response. Our work highlights the power of combining signal profiling with genome editing approaches to capture the full complement of GPCR signalling activities in a given cell type and to probe their underlying mechanisms.

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Viktoriya Lukasheva, Dominic Devost, Christian Le Gouill, Yoon Namkung, Ryan D Martin, Jean-Michel Longpré, Mohammad Amraei, Yuji Shinjo, Mireille Hogue, Monique Lagacé, Billy Breton, Junken Aoki, Jason C Tanny, Stéphane A Laporte, Graciela Pineyro, Asuka Inoue, Michel Bouvier, Terence E Hébert. Signal profiling of the β1AR reveals coupling to novel signalling pathways and distinct phenotypic responses mediated by β1AR and β2AR. Scientific reports. 2020 May 29;10(1):8779

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PMID: 32471984

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