Figure 1.
BRET assay between AT1R or CaV1.2 channel and β-arrestins upon AngII stimulation. Time course of BRET signal ratio from AD-293 cells transfected with β-arrestin1-RLuc (black circles) or β-arrestin2-RLuc (grey circles) plus AT1R-YFP alone (A) or AT1R-YFP plus the L-type calcium channel (CaV1.2, CaVβ and CaVα2δ) (B). For negative controls (empty circles), AD-293 cells were transfected without the β-arrestins. Time course of BRET signal ratio from AD-293 cells transfected with β-arrestin1-RLuc (C) or β-arrestin2-RLuc (D) plus AT1R and a YFP-tagged L-type calcium channel (CaV1.2, CaVβ/YFP and CaVα2δ). For negative controls (empty circles), AD-293 cells were transfected without the CaV1.2 subunit. Red lines correspond to the best fit to a single rectangular hyperbola. The BRET records are averages of at least five independent experiments (n = 5–8). (E) Concentration-response curve of AngII-induced increase in net BRET signal in AD-293 cells transfected with β-arrestin1-RLuc plus AT1R and a YFP-tagged L-type calcium channel (CaV1.2, CaVβ/YFP and CaVα2δ), the line correspond to the best fit to Hill equation, n = 3. Mean values ± sem are shown.