TheP2X receptors,alsoATP-gated P2X receptor cation channel family,[1]is aprotein familythat consists of cation-permeableligand-gated ion channelsthat open in response to the binding of extracellularadenosine 5'-triphosphate(ATP). They belong to a larger family of receptors known as the ENaC/P2X superfamily.[1]ENaC and P2X receptors have similar 3-D structures and are homologous.[2]P2X receptors are present in a diverse array of organisms includinghumans,mouse,rat,rabbit,chicken,zebrafish,bullfrog,fluke,andamoeba.[3]
ATP P2X receptor | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | P2X_receptor | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00864 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR001429 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00932 | ||||||||
TCDB | 1.A.7 | ||||||||
OPM superfamily | 181 | ||||||||
OPM protein | 3h9v | ||||||||
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Physiological roles
editP2X receptors are involved in a variety of physiological processes,[3][4]including:
- Modulation of cardiac rhythm andcontractility[5]
- Modulation ofvascular tone[3]
- Mediation ofnociception,especiallychronic pain[6]
- Contraction of thevas deferensduringejaculation[3]
- Contraction of theurinary bladderduringmicturition[7]
- Plateletaggregation[8]
- Macrophageactivation[9]
- Apoptosis[10]
- Neuronal-glialintegration[11]
Tissue distribution
editP2X receptors are expressed in cells from a wide variety of animaltissues.On presynaptic and postsynapticnerve terminalsandglialcells throughout thecentral,peripheralandautonomicnervous systems, P2X receptors have been shown to modulatesynaptic transmission.[3][12]Furthermore, P2X receptors are able to initiatecontractionin cells of theheart muscle,skeletal muscle,and varioussmooth muscletissues, including that of thevasculature,vas deferensandurinary bladder.P2X receptors are also expressed onleukocytes,including lymphocytes and macrophages, and are present on bloodplatelets.There is some degree of subtype specificity as to which P2X receptor subtypes are expressed on specific cell types, with P2X1receptors being particularly prominent in smooth muscle cells, and P2X2being widespread throughout the autonomic nervous system. However, such trends are very general and there is considerable overlap in subunit distribution, with most cell types expressing more than one subunits. For example, P2X2and P2X3subunits are commonly found co-expressed insensory neurons,where they often co-assemble into functional P2X2/3receptors.
Basic structure and nomenclature
editTo date, seven separate genes coding for P2X subunits have been identified, and named asP2X1throughP2X7,based on their pharmacological properties.[3][13]
receptor subtype | HGNCgene name | chromosomal location |
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P2X1 | P2RX1 | 17p13.3 |
P2X2 | P2RX2 | 12q24.33 |
P2X3 | P2RX3 | 11q12 |
P2X4 | P2RX4 | 12q24.32 |
P2X5 | P2RX5 | 17p13.3 |
P2X6 | P2RX6 | 22p11.21 |
P2X7 | P2RX7 | 12q24.31 |
The proteins of the P2X receptors are quite similar in sequence (>35% identity), but they possess 380-1000 amino acyl residues per subunit with variability in length. The subunits all share a common topology, possessing twotransmembrane domains(one about 30-50 residues from their N-termini, the other near residues 320-340), a large extracellular loop and intracellularcarboxylandaminotermini (Figure 1)[3]The extracellular receptor domains between these two segments (of about 270 residues) are well conserved with several conserved glycyl residues and 10 conserved cysteyl residues. The amino termini contain a consensus site forprotein kinase Cphosphorylation, indicating that the phosphorylation state of P2X subunits may be involved in receptor functioning.[14]Additionally, there is a great deal of variability (25 to 240 residues) in the C termini, indicating that they might serve subunit specific properties.[15]
Generally speaking, most subunits can form functionalhomomericorheteromericreceptors.[16]Receptor nomenclature dictates that naming is determined by the constituent subunits; e.g. a homomeric P2X receptor made up of only P2X1subunits is called a P2X1receptor, and a heteromeric receptor containing P2X2and P2X3subunits is called a P2X2/3receptor. The general consensus is that P2X6cannot form a functional homomeric receptor and that P2X7cannot form a functional heteromeric receptor.[17][18]
Topologically, they resemble theepithelial Na+channel proteinsin possessing (a) N- and C-termini localized intracellularly, (b) two putative transmembrane segments, (c) a large extracellular loop domain, and (d) many conserved extracellular cysteyl residues. P2X receptor channels transport small monovalent cations, although some also transport Ca2+.[19]
Evidence from early molecular biological and functional studies has strongly indicated that the functional P2X receptor protein is atrimer,with the three peptidesubunitsarranged around an ion-permeable channel pore.[20]This view was recently confirmed by the use ofX-ray crystallographyto resolve thethree-dimensional structureof thezebrafishP2X4receptor[21](Figure 2). These findings indicate that the second transmembrane domain of each subunit lines the ion-conducting pore and is therefore responsible for channelgating.[22]
The relationship between the structure and function of P2X receptors has been the subject of considerable research usingsite-directed mutagenesisandchimeric channels,and key protein domains responsible for regulating ATP binding, ion permeation, pore dilation and desensitization have been identified.[23][24]
Activation and channel opening
editThree ATP molecules are thought to be required to activate a P2X receptor, suggesting that ATP needs to bind to each of the three subunits in order to open the channel pore, though recent evidence suggests that ATP binds at the three subunit interfaces.[25][26]Once ATP binds to the extracellular loop of the P2X receptor, it evokes aconformational changein the structure of the ion channel that results in the opening of the ion-permeable pore. The most commonly accepted theory of channel opening involves the rotation and separation of the second transmembrane domain (TM) helices, allowing cations such asNa+andCa2+to access the ion-conducting pore through three lateralfenestrationsabove the TM domains.[27][28]The entry of cations leads to thedepolarizationof the cell membrane and the activation of various Ca2+-sensitive intracellular processes.[29][30]The channel opening time is dependent upon the subunit makeup of the receptor. For example, P2X1and P2X3receptorsdesensitizerapidly (a few hundred milliseconds) in the continued presence of ATP, whereas the P2X2receptor channel remains open for as long as ATP is bound to it.
Transport reaction
editThe generalized transport reaction is:
- Monovalent cations or Ca2+(out) ⇌ monovalent cations or Ca2+(in)
Pharmacology
editThe pharmacology of a given P2X receptor is largely determined by its subunit makeup.[13]Different subunits exhibit different sensitivities to purinergic agonists such as ATP, α,β-meATP and BzATP; and antagonists such aspyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid(PPADS) andsuramin.[3]Of continuing interest is the fact that some P2X receptors (P2X2,P2X4,human P2X5,and P2X7) exhibit multiple open states in response to ATP, characterized by a time-dependent increase in the permeabilities of large organic ions such asN-methyl-D-glucamine(NMDG+) and nucleotide binding dyes such aspropidium iodide(YO-PRO-1). Whether this change in permeability is due to a widening of the P2X receptor channel pore itself or the opening of a separate ion-permeable pore is the subject of continued investigation.[3]
Synthesis and trafficking
editP2X receptors are synthesized in the roughendoplasmic reticulum.After complex glycosylation in theGolgi apparatus,they are transported to the plasma membrane, whereby docking is achieved through specific members of theSNARE proteinfamily.[16]A YXXXKmotifin the C terminus is common to all P2X subunits and seems to be important fortraffickingand stabilization of P2X receptors in the membrane.[31]Removal of P2X receptors occurs viaclathrin-mediatedendocytosisof receptors toendosomeswhere they are sorted intovesiclesfor degradation or recycling.[32]
Allosteric modulation
editThe sensitivity of P2X receptors to ATP is strongly modulated by changes in extracellular pH and by the presence of heavy metals (e.g. zinc and cadmium). For example, the ATP sensitivity of P2X1,P2X3and P2X4receptors is attenuated when the extracellular pH<7, whereas the ATP sensitivity of P2X2is significantly increased. On the other hand, zinc potentiates ATP-gated currents through P2X2,P2X3and P2X4,and inhibits currents through P2X1.Theallosteric modulationof P2X receptors by pH and metals appears to be conferred by the presence of histidine side chains in the extracellular domain.[3]In contrast to the other members of the P2X receptor family, P2X4receptors are also very sensitive to modulation by the macrocyclic lactone,ivermectin.[33]Ivermectin potentiates ATP-gated currents through P2X4receptors by increasing the open probability of the channel in the presence of ATP, which it appears to do by interacting with the transmembrane domains from within the lipid bilayer.[34]
Subfamilies
editHuman proteins containing this domain
editSee also
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External links
edit- Ivar von Kügelgen: Pharmacology of mammalian P2X- and P2Y-receptors, BIOTREND Reviews No. 03, September 2008,© 2008 BIOTREND Chemicals AG
- Ligand-gated ion channel Database (European Bioinformatics Institute)
- "The P2X Project"
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