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A functional P2X7 splice variant with an alternative transmembrane domain 1 escapes gene inactivation in P2X7 knock-out mice

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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:52 authored by Annette Nicke, Yung-Hui Kuan, Marianela Masin, Jürgen Rettinger, Benjamin Marquez-Klaka, Olaf Bender, Dariusz C Górecki, Ruth Murrell-LagnadoRuth Murrell-Lagnado, Florentina Soto
The ATP-activated P2X7 receptor channel is involved in immune function and inflammatory pain and represents an important drug target. Here we describe a new P2X7 splice variant (P2X7(k)), containing an alternative intracellular N terminus and first transmembrane domain encoded by a novel exon 1 in the rodent P2rx7 gene. Whole cell patch clamp recordings of the rat isoform expressed in HEK293 cells revealed an 8-fold higher sensitivity to the agonist Bz-ATP and much slower deactivation kinetics when compared with the P2X7(a) receptor. Permeability measurements in Xenopus oocytes show a high permeability for N-methyl-D-glucamine immediately upon activation, suggesting that the P2X7(k) channel is constitutively dilated upon opening. The rates of agonist-induced dye uptake and membrane blebbing in HEK cells were also increased. PCR analyses and biochemical analysis by SDS-PAGE and BN-PAGE indicate that the P2X7(k) variant escapes gene deletion in one of the available P2X7(-/-) mice strains and is strongly expressed in the spleen. Taken together, we describe a novel P2X7 isoform with distinct functional properties that contributes to the diversity of P2X7 receptor signaling. Its presence in one of the P2X7(-/-) strains has important implications for our understanding of the role of this receptor in health and disease.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Biological Chemistry

ISSN

0021-9258

Publisher

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volume

284

Page range

25813-25822

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  • Biochemistry Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-03-25

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