Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) binding is one of the earliest events in G-Protein-Coupled Receptor (GPCR) activation. This protocol describes how to pharmacologically characterize specific GPCR-ligand interactions by monitoring the binding of the radio-labeled GTP analog, [35S]guanosine-5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate ([35S]GTPγS), in response to a ligand of interest.
Vasavda, C., Zaccor, N. W., Scherer, P. C., Sumner, C. J., Snyder, S. H. Measuring G-protein-coupled Receptor Signaling via Radio-labeled GTP Binding. J. Vis. Exp. (124), e55561, doi:10.3791/55561 (2017).