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Allosteric modulation of ATP-gated P2X receptor channels.
Reviews in the neurosciences - 1 Jan 2011
Coddou Claudio, Stojilkovic Stanko S, Huidobro-Toro J Pablo
Abstract excerpt
Seven mammalian purinergic receptor subunits, denoted P2X1-P2X7, and several spliced forms of these subunits have been cloned. When heterologously expressed, these cDNAs encode ATP-gated non-selective cation channels organized as trimers. All activated receptors produce cell depolarization and promote Ca(2+) influx through their pores and indirectly by activating voltage-gated calcium channels. However, the...
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