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GPCR-targeted Assay Service

GPCR Discovery

GPCRs (G protein-coupled receptors) are a pivotal class of seven-transmembrane receptors, with more than 800 family members that regulate diverse physiological signaling pathways. Their central biological roles make them important therapeutic targets across many disease areas.

ICE Bioscience provides ready-to-use assays for more than 190 GPCR targets across human and preclinical species, with continued expansion to meet evolving discovery needs.

GPCR service overview
Target Coverage

190+ GPCR targets across human and preclinical species

Coverage includes human targets and selected mouse, rat, dog, monkey and rabbit variants.

Aminergic & PeptideChemokine & ImmuneMetabolic & Other Targets
5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT1F, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT2C, 5-HT4A, 5-HT4B, 5-HT5A, 5-HT7A, 5-HT7BCCR1, CCR2, CCR4, CCR5, CCR6, CCR7, CCR8, CCR9A, CCR9B, CXCR1, CXCR2, CXCR4GLP-1R, GLP-2R, GIPR, GCGR and selected mouse, rat, dog, monkey and rabbit variants
D1, D2L, D2S, D3, D4, D5, Alpha 1A, Alpha 1B, Alpha 1D, Alpha 2A, Alpha 2B, Alpha 2C, Beta 1, Beta 2FPR1, FPR2, C3aR1, C5aR1, MRGPRX1, MRGPRX2, MRGPRB2, Dog and Monkey MRGPRX2hCTR, Rat CTR, Dog CTR, Monkey CTR; hAMY1, hAMY2, hAMY3, Rat AMY1, Rat AMY3, Dog AMY3, Monkey AMY3
M1, M2, M3, M4, M5; MT1, MT2; H1, H2, H3; A1, A2A, A2BS1P1, S1P2, S1P3; LPA1, LPA3; PAR1, PAR2, PAR4; ETA, ETB, Rat ETB, Mouse ETB, Dog ETBhCGRP1, hAM1, hAM2, TGR5, CASR, FFAR3 (GPR41), GPR40, GPR35, GPR75, GPR84
DOR, KOR, MOR, Rat MOR, Mouse MOR, NOP, Rat NOP, Mouse NOP; NK1, Rat NK1, NK2, Mouse NK2, Rat NK2, NK3 and variantsAPJ, AT1, AT2, BDKRB1, BDKRB2, OXTR, Rat OXTR, OX1, OX2, V1a, V1b, V2, NPY2RMC1, MC4, MC5, PTH1R, IP, TP, FP, EP1, EP2, EP3, EP4 and selected rat or mouse variants
P2Y1, P2Y2, P2Y6, P2Y12; SSTR1, SSTR2, SSTR3, SSTR4, SSTR5; mGlu2, mGlu7GPR3, GPR6, GPR12, GPR17-S, GPR17-L, hGPR52 and mouse, rat, monkey and dog GPR52 variantsBB1, BB2, BB3, CB1, CB2, CCK1, CCK2, GnRH and selected mouse, rat and rabbit variants; TAAR1
Service Design

Flexible profiling from single targets to custom panels

Broad target coverage

190+ GPCR targets spanning human and selected preclinical species variants.

Multiple assay modes

Binding and functional assays for agonist, antagonist and PAM programs.

Program flexibility

Custom cell-line development, single-dose screening or EC50 and IC50 dose-response studies.

Efficient turnaround

Rapid screening programs with typical turnaround times of 1–2 weeks.

Our GPCR panel solutions support early assessment of efficacy, potency, selectivity and safety. Programs can include specialized GPCR panels, safety panels ↗, and custom testing configurations.

Binding Assays

Characterize receptor–ligand interaction

01 / BIOPHYSICAL BINDING

SPR, spectral shift and TRIC. Real-time SPR on Biacore 8K can be combined with Dianthus Spectral Shift and TRIC technologies for kinetic characterization and high-throughput binding studies.

02 / RADIOLIGAND BINDING

Direct ligand–receptor measurement. Radioligand binding assays provide sensitive and precise measurement of ligand–receptor interactions.

03 / FLOW CYTOMETRY

Cell-surface receptor binding. Fluorescent ligands or antibodies can be used to detect and quantify GPCR binding on cells.

04 / TAG-LITE

Competitive affinity profiling. Tag-Lite operates in a competitive binding format, using the resulting signal change to quantify binding affinity.

Functional Assays

Multiple readouts for functional GPCR profiling

01 / SIGNALING

G protein and second-messenger signaling. cAMP assays for Gs/Gi-coupled receptors; IP1 and calcium-flux assays for Gq-associated signaling; and direct GTPγS binding assays for G-protein activation.

02 / PATHWAY PROFILING

Pathway and recruitment readouts. Reporter-gene assays, β-arrestin recruitment assays, and pERK/pAKT In-Cell Western assays support pathway-specific profiling.

03 / CELLULAR RESPONSE

Cellular response assays. Receptor internalization by high-content imaging and chemotaxis assays provide complementary cellular-response measurements.


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