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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
The pharmacological property that most distinguishes rat P2X4 receptors from other P2X receptors is their insensitivity to the purinoceptor antagonists, suramin and pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulphonic acid (PPADS). The molecular basis of this insensitivity is not known. Here, we investigated the possibility that histidine residues in the extracellular loop of P2X4 receptors may be involved in the antagonist sensitivity of these receptors. We found that histidine mutation H241A in the rat P2X4 receptor produced receptors that are sensitive to suramin and PPADS. In contrast, mutation H140A or H286A did not significantly alter antagonist sensitivity. In addition, mutation H241A in the human P2X4 receptor significantly increased antagonist sensitivity. The results suggest that histidine 241of P2X4 receptors is involved in regulating the antagonist sensitivity of these receptors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
367
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-200
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Extracellular Space, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Histidine, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Pyridoxal Phosphate, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Receptors, Purinergic P2, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Receptors, Purinergic P2X4, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Suramin, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:15331152-Xenopus
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of extracellular histidines in antagonist sensitivity of the rat P2X4 receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-8115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study