From purines to purinergic signalling: molecular functions and human diseases

Z Huang, N Xie, P Illes, F Di Virgilio, H Ulrich… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Purines and their derivatives, most notably adenosine and ATP, are the key molecules
controlling intracellular energy homoeostasis and nucleotide synthesis. Besides, these …

Update of P2X receptor properties and their pharmacology: IUPHAR Review 30

P Illes, CE Müller, KA Jacobson… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The known seven mammalian receptor subunits (P2X1–7) form cationic channels gated by
ATP. Three subunits compose a receptor channel. Each subunit is a polypeptide consisting …

P2X7 in cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutics

R Lara, E Adinolfi, CA Harwood, M Philpott… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
P2X7 is a transmembrane receptor expressed in multiple cell types including neurons,
dendritic cells, macrophages, monocytes, B and T cells where it can drive a wide range of …

Structural insights into the allosteric inhibition of P2X4 receptors

C Shen, Y Zhang, W Cui, Y Zhao, D Sheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract P2X receptors are ATP-activated cation channels, and the P2X4 subtype plays
important roles in the immune system and the central nervous system, particularly in …

Structural insights into the competitive inhibition of the ATP-gated P2X receptor channel

G Kasuya, T Yamaura, XB Ma, R Nakamura… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
P2X receptors are non-selective cation channels gated by extracellular ATP, and the P2X7
receptor subtype plays a crucial role in the immune and nervous systems. Altered …

[PDF][PDF] Structural analysis of glycoproteins: building N-linked glycans with Coot

P Emsley, M Crispin - Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural …, 2018 - journals.iucr.org
Coot is a graphics application that is used to build or manipulate macromolecular models; its
particular forte is manipulation of the model at the residue level. The model-building tools of …

The P2X1 receptor as a therapeutic target

FM Bennetts, JI Mobbs, S Ventura, DM Thal - Purinergic signalling, 2022 - Springer
Within the family of purinergic receptors, the P2X1 receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel
that plays a role in urogenital, immune and cardiovascular function. Specifically, the P2X1 …

Recent progress in the structural biology of P2X receptors

D Sheng, M Hattori - Proteins: Structure, Function, and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract P2X receptors are ATP‐gated trimeric nonselective cation channels that are
important for various physiological and pathological processes, including synaptic …

Recommended tool compounds and drugs for blocking P2X and P2Y receptors

CE Müller, V Namasivayam - Purinergic signalling, 2021 - Springer
This review article presents a collection of tool compounds that selectively block and are
recommended for studying P2Y and P2X receptor subtypes, investigating their roles in …

Contribution of non-selective membrane channels and receptors in epilepsy

C García-Rodríguez, ID Bravo-Tobar, Y Duarte… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Overcoming refractory epilepsy's resistance to the combination of antiepileptic drugs (AED),
mitigating side effects, and preventing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy are critical …