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P2RX5

P2X purinoceptor 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the P2RX5 gene.[1][2]

The product of this gene belongs to the family of purinoceptors for ATP. This receptor functions as a ligand-gated ion channel. Several characteristic motifs of ATP-gated channels are present in its primary structure, but, unlike other members of the purinoceptors family, this receptor has only a single transmembrane domain. Four transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene.[2]

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References

  1. Le KT, Paquet M, Nouel D, Babinski K, Seguela P (Jan 1998). “Primary structure and expression of a naturally truncated human P2X ATP receptor subunit from brain and immune system”. FEBS Lett. 418 (1–2): 195–9. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(97)01380-X. PMID 9414125.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: P2RX5 purinergic receptor P2X, ligand-gated ion channel, 5”.

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