title: The cytolytic P2Z receptor for extracellular ATP identified as a P2X receptor (P2X7).
abstract: The P2Z receptor is responsible for adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent lysis of macrophages through the formation of membrane pores permeable to large molecules. Other ATP-gated channels, the P2X receptors, are permeable only to small cations. Here, an ATP receptor, the P2X7 receptor, was cloned from rat brain and exhibited both these properties. This protein is homologous to other P2X receptors but has a unique carboxyl-terminal domain that was required for the lytic actions of ATP. Thus, the P2X7 (or P2Z) receptor is a bifunctional molecule that could function in both fast synaptic transmission and the ATP-mediated lysis of antigen-presenting cells.
authors.affiliation: Glaxo Institute for Molecular Biology, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surprenant
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rassendren
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buell
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D016923:Cell Death; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007473:Ion Channels; C546468:P2RX7 protein, human; C546469:P2rx7 protein, mouse; C546470:P2rx7 protein, rat; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; C033901:3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyladenosine 5'-triphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate