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Amine Aladağ

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3901-8748Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Akihiro KusumiiD· 1 shared Asuka InoueiD· 1 shared Koichiro M. HirosawaiD· 1 shared Masataka YanagawaiD· 1 shared Masayuki SakamotoiD· 1 shared Peng ZhouiD· 1 shared Rinshi S. KasaiiD· 1 shared Ryoji KiseiD· 1 shared

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Single-molecule detection of transient dimerization of opioid receptors 1: Homodimers' effect on signaling and internalization

Peng Zhou, Taka Aki Tsunoyama, Rinshi S. Kasai, Koichiro M. Hirosawa, Ziya Kalay, Amine Aladağ, Takahiro K Fujiwara, Tatsushi Yokoyama, Masayuki Sakamoto, Ryoji Kise, Masataka Yanagawa, Asuka Inoue, Simone Pigolotti A, Akihiro Kusumi

This study uses single-molecule imaging to show that opioid receptors form transient homodimers, with distinct functional effects on signaling and internalization depending on the receptor subtype.

Nature Communications · Nov 7, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics