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XB-ART-16766
FEBS Lett 1997 Mar 10;4042-3:294-8.
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Desensitization of the P2X(2) receptor controlled by alternative splicing.

Brändle U , Spielmanns P , Osteroth R , Sim J , Surprenant A , Buell G , Ruppersberg JP , Plinkert PK , Zenner HP , Glowatzki E .


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P2X receptors are ion channels gated by extracellular ATP. We report here cloning of a P2X(2) receptor splice variant (P2X(2-2)) carrying a 207 bp deletion in the intracellular C-terminus and the analysis of the corresponding genomic structure of the P2X(2) gene. P2X(2-2) is as highly expressed as the original P2X(2) sequence in various tissues. ATP-activated currents mediated by heterologous expressed P2X(2) or P2X(2-2) receptors showed significant differences in desensitization time constants and steady-state currents in the continuous presence of ATP. These results imply functional differences between cells differentially expressing these P2X(2) isoforms.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: p2rx2