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The C-terminus of human nucleotide receptor P2X7 is critical for receptor oligomerization and N-linked glycosylation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wickert Lisa E, Blanchette Joshua B, Waldschmidt Noelle V, Bertics Paul J, Denu John M, Denlinger Loren C, Lenertz Lisa Y
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BACKGROUND: The P2X7 receptor binds extracellular ATP to mediate numerous inflammatory responses and is considered a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for diverse inflammatory and neurological diseases. P2X7 contains many single nucleotide polymorphisms, including several mutations located within its intracellular C-terminal trafficking domain. Mutations within the trafficking domain result in attenuated...
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