title: Is pannexin the pore associated with the P2X7 receptor?
abstract: The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), an ATP-gated cation channel, is expressed predominantly in leukocytes. Activation of P2X7R has been implicated in the formation of a cytolytic pore (i.e., a large conductance channel) that allows the passage of molecules up to 900 Da in macrophages. At least two hypotheses have been presented to explain the conversion of a nonselective cation channel to a cytolytic pore. One hypothesis suggests that the pore is a separate molecular structure activated by P2X7R, and the second asserts that this is an intrinsic property of P2X7R (pore dilation). Based on connexin knockout and hemichannel antagonist studies, some groups have concluded that connexins and pannexins, the hemichannel-forming proteins in vertebrates, are fundamental components of the large conductance channel associated with P2X7R. Dye uptake and electrophysiology experiments were used to evaluate the efficacy and specificity of some hemichannel antagonists under conditions known to open the large conductance channel associated with P2X7R. Hemichannel antagonists and interference RNA (RNAi) targeting pannexin-1 did not affect P2X7R macroscopic currents [ATP, 1,570±189 pA; ATP+100 μM carbenoxolone (CBX), 1,498±100 pA; ATP+1 mM probenecid (Prob), 1,522±9 pA] or dye uptake in a FACS assay (ATP, 63±5%; ATP+100 μM CBX, 51.51±8.4%; ATP+1 mM Prob, 57.7±4.3%) in mouse macrophages. These findings strongly suggest that the high-permeability pore evident after prolonged P2X7R activation does not occur through connexin or pannexin hemichannels in murine macrophages. Another membrane protein may be involved in P2X7R pore formation.
authors: Laboratório de Comunicação Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil, 4365 Manguinhos, CEP: 21045-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: A V P
authors: AV
authors: Alberto
authors: R X
authors: RX
authors: Faria
authors: C G C
authors: CG
authors: Couto
authors: L G B
authors: LG
authors: Ferreira
authors: C A M
authors: CA
authors: Souza
authors: P C N
authors: PC
authors: Teixeira
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Fróes
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Alves
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017630:Connexins / Q000502:physiology*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D058920:Purinergic P2X Receptor Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7 / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017630:Connexins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C503631:Panx1 protein, mouse; D058920:Purinergic P2X Receptor Antagonists; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
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