期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 588, 期 8, 页码 1372-1378出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.12.023
关键词
Connexin; Gap junction; Hemichannel .; Pannexin; P2X(7) receptor; Channels
资金
- NIH [HL-042220]
Connexin hemichannels are postulated to form a cell permeabilization pore for the uptake of fluorescent dyes and release of cellular ATP. Connexin hemichannel activity is enhanced by low external [Ca2+](o), membrane depolarization, metabolic inhibition, and some disease-causing gain-of-function connexin mutations. This paper briefly reviews the electrophysiological channel conductance, permeability, and pharmacology properties of connexin hemichannels, pannexin 1 channels, and purinergic P2X(7) receptor channels as studied in exogenous expression systems including Xenopus oocytes and mammalian cell lines such as HEK293 cells. Overlapping pharmacological inhibitory and channel conductance and permeability profiles makes distinguishing between these channel types sometimes difficult. Selective pharmacology for Cx43 hemichannels (Gap19 peptide), probenecid or FD&C Blue #1 (Brilliant Blue FCF, BB FCF) for Panx1, and A740003, A438079, or oxidized ATP (oATP) for P2X7 channels may be the best way to distinguish between these three cell permeabilizing channel types. Endogenous connexin, pannexin, and P2X7 expression should be considered when performing exogenous cellular expression channel studies. Cell pair electrophysiological assays permit the relative assessment of the connexin hemichannel/ gap junction channel ratio not often considered when performing isolated cell hemichannel studies. (C) 2014 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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