A Bioluminescence Reporter Assay for Retinoic Acid Control of Translation of the GluR1 Subunit of the AMPA Glutamate Receptor

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Abstract

The present protocol describes a bioluminescence reporter assay developed to quantify the ability of synthetic agonists of retinoic acid receptors (RARs) to activate glutamate receptor subunit 1 (GluR1) translation. The reporter assay uses firefly luciferase under the control of the GluR1 5′ untranslated region (5′ UTR) which is bound by RARs to regulate its translation. This method is used to demonstrate the role of RARα in retinoic acid regulation of GluR1 translation. This method may also be used to screen drugs that influence RAR induction of GluR1 translation as an important mechanism controlling learning and memory in the brain.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBioluminescence
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Protocols, Volume 1
EditorsSung-Bae Kim
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherHumana Press
Pages197-207
Number of pages11
Volume1
Edition4
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-0716-2453-1
ISBN (Print)978-1-0716-2452-4, 978-1-0716-2455-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press
Volume2524
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • GluA1
  • Gria1
  • GluR1
  • Retinoid
  • Non-genomic
  • Cytoplasm
  • Synaptic scaling

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