Abstract:
:The P2X4 receptor (P2X4R) is a member of a family of ATP-gated cation channels that are composed of three subunits. Each subunit has two transmembrane (TM) domains linked by a large extracellular loop and intracellularly located N- and C-termini. The receptors are expressed in excitable and non-excitable cells and have been implicated in the modulation of membrane excitability, calcium signaling, neurotransmitter and hormone release, and pain physiology. P2X4Rs activate rapidly and desensitize within the seconds of agonist application, both with the rates dependent on ATP concentrations, and deactivate rapidly and independently of ATP concentration. Disruption of conserved cysteine ectodomain residues affects ATP binding and gating. Several ectodomain residues of P2X4R were identified as critical for ATP binding, including K67, K313, and R295. Ectodomain residues also account for the allosteric regulation of P2X4R; H140 is responsible for copper binding and H286 regulates receptor functions with protons. Ivermectin sensitized receptors, amplified the current amplitude, and slowed receptor deactivation by binding in the TM region. Scanning mutagenesis of TMs revealed the helical topology of both domains, and suggested that receptor function is critically dependent on the conserved Y42 residue. In this brief article, we summarize this study and re-interpret it using a model based on crystallization of the zebrafish P2X4.1 receptor.
journal_name
Cell Mol Neurobioljournal_title
Cellular and molecular neurobiologyauthors
Stojilkovic SS,Yan Z,Obsil T,Zemkova Hdoi
10.1007/s10571-010-9568-ysubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-11-01 00:00:00pages
1251-8issue
8eissn
0272-4340issn
1573-6830journal_volume
30pub_type
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