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Splice variants of the P2X7 receptor reveal differential agonist dependence and functional coupling with pannexin-1.
Journal of cell science - 15 Aug 2012
Xu Xing Jian, Boumechache Miyyada, Robinson Lucy E, Marschall Viola, Gorecki Dariusz C, Masin Marianela, Murrell-Lagnado Ruth D
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P2X7 receptors function as ATP-gated cation channels but also interact with other proteins as part of a larger signalling complex to mediate a variety of downstream responses that are dependent upon the cell type in which they are expressed. Receptor-mediated membrane permeabilization to large molecules precedes the induction of cell death, but remains poorly understood. The mechanisms that underlie differential...
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