Cloning and functional expression of a brain G-protein-coupled ATP receptor

Autor: Joseph Simon, Eric A. Barnard, Brian F. King, Alan N. Bateson, Belinda J. Krishek, Tania E. Webb, Geoffrey Burnstock, Trevor G. Smart
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: FEBS letters. 324(2)
ISSN: 0014-5793
Popis: A cDNA encoding a novel member of the G-protein-coupled receptor (GCR) superfamily, an ATP receptor, has been isolated from an embryonic chick whole brain cDNA library by hybridization screening. The encoded protein has a sequence of 362 amino acids (41 kDa) and shares no more than 27% amino acid identity with any known GCR. When expressed as a complementary RNA (cRNA) in Xenopus oocytes a slowly-developing inward current was observed in response to application of ATP. The pharmacology of this expressed protein defines it as a P2Y purinoceptor.
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