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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Enhancement of a nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) reporter for the study of G protein-coupled receptors.

Edward Wills, Anjana Saji, Jonathan Sumner, Aman Khan, Claudia M Sisk, Mona Shehata, Benjamin Taylor, Graham Ladds

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Edward WillsDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.
Anjana SajiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0775-690X
Jonathan SumnerCell Immunology, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Aman KhanDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-1490
Claudia M SiskDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4294-0417
Mona ShehataBioassay, Biosafety and Impurities, BioPharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Benjamin TaylorCell Immunology, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-3786
Graham LaddsDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK. grl30@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-9612

Funding

RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/W014831/1RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/Y513817/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/X015785/1Royal Society INF/R2/212001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell-based assays are fundamental to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCRs) drug discovery. As the field strives to increase the use of physiological cell types with endogenous receptor expression, enhancing the sensitivity of simple-to-use assays unlocks new screening modalities. Here, we enhanced the responsivity of a Nuclear Factor of Activated T cells response element (NFAT-RE) reporter, by concatenating the IL-2 promoter-derived triplicate-binding sites, to produce three nano-luciferase reporter constructs termed NFAT 2X, NFAT 3X and NFAT 4X. Our enhanced reporters demonstrate larger maximal Fold Induction (FI) when co-expressed with both primarily and secondarily Gα

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Genes, ReporterNFATC Transcription FactorsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticSignal TransductionNFATC Transcription FactorsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID42034830
PMCPMC13323705

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