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P2RX7
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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P2X purinoceptor 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the P2RX7 gene.[5][6]
The product of this gene belongs to the family of purinoceptors for ATP. Multiple alternatively spliced variants which would encode different isoforms have been identified although some fit nonsense-mediated decay criteria.[7]
The receptor is found in the central and peripheral nervous systems, in microglia, in macrophages, in uterine endometrium, and in the retina.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The P2X7 receptor also serves as a pattern recognition receptor for extracellular ATP-mediated apoptotic cell death,[15][16][17] regulation of receptor trafficking,[18] mast cell degranulation,[19][20] and inflammation.[21][19][20][22] Regarding inflammation, P2X7 receptor induces the NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells and leads to interleukin-1beta release.[23]