The Claim

High expression levels of GPR35 cause strong constitutive activation of Gα12 and Gα13, which prevents the detection of additional signaling effects from agonists, while low expression levels of GPR35 permit the observation of agonist-induced signaling responses.

Source: Biased constitutive signaling of the G protein-coupled receptor GPR35 suppresses gut barrier permeability

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
48score
Challenges
0score

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How it works
1 study reviewed
In plain English

When GPR35 is present in high amounts, it continuously activates Gα12 and Gα13 proteins, making it impossible to detect signals triggered by other molecules. When GPR35 is present in low amounts, signals from those other molecules can be detected.

See the scientific wording

High expression levels of GPR35 lead to strong constitutive activation of Gα12 and Gα13, which masks the ability to detect additional signaling effects from agonists, whereas low expression allows agonist-induced responses to be observed.

Why this might work

When there are many GPR35 receptors on a cell, they are always active on their own and strongly turn on Gα12 and Gα13 proteins, so adding a drug that should activate them makes no extra difference. When there are few receptors, the drug can clearly turn them on and activate Gα12 and Gα13, because there is no background noise from constant activity.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Biased constitutive signaling of the G protein-coupled receptor GPR35 suppresses gut barrier permeability

    When there are lots of GPR35 receptors, they’re already super active on their own, so adding a drug doesn’t make things any more active — it’s like turning up a stereo that’s already at max volume. But when there are few receptors, the drug can clearly make them more active.

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