Luminescent Techniques – Effective Tools in the Search for Novel, Biologically Active Agents

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past few decades, fluorescent/luminescent techniques have made their way to the top, leaving classical radioligand assays far behind in terms of safety, efficacy, reliability, and accessibility. But what tips the balance is their versatility in being used on both sides of the membrane. It might be either a fluorescent probe used in BRET-based binding studies or a technique that allows for real-time monitoring of specific pathways in response to a ligand. All of them meet the need of current drug development for selective, biased ligands with reduced adverse effects.

In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to literally shed some light on the vast, yet still increasing field of fluorescent/luminescent techniques. Regardless of what side of the membrane you are studying, share your original research with us.

Dr. Kamil Kuder
Dr. Katarzyna Szczepanska
Guest Editors

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