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XB-ART-40226
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2009 Feb 01;2962:C250-5. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00433.2008.
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A permeant regulating its permeation pore: inhibition of pannexin 1 channels by ATP.

Qiu F , Dahl G .


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Pannexin 1 forms a large membrane channel that, based on its biophysical properties and its expression pattern, is a prime candidate to represent an ATP release channel. Pannexin 1 channel activity is potentially deleterious for cells as indicated by its involvement in the P2X7 death complex. Here we describe a negative feedback loop controlling pannexin 1 channel activity. ATP, permeant to pannexin 1 channels, was found to inhibit its permeation pathway when applied extracellularly to oocytes expressing pannexin 1 exogenously. ATP analogues, including benzoylbenzoyl-ATP, suramin, and brilliant blue G were even more effective inhibitors of pannexin 1 currents than ATP. These compounds also attenuated the uptake of dyes by erythrocytes, which express pannexin 1. The rank order of the compounds in attenuation of pannexin 1 currents was similar to their binding affinities to the P2X7 receptor, except that receptor agonists and antagonists both were inhibitory to the channel. Mutational analysis identified R75 in pannexin 1 to be critical for ATP inhibition of pannexin 1 currents.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: p2rx7 panx1

References [+] :
Bao, Pannexin membrane channels are mechanosensitive conduits for ATP. 2004, Pubmed, Xenbase