5024
228139
ENSG00000109991
ENSMUSG00000027071
P56373
Q3UR32
NM_002559
NM_145526
NP_002550
NP_663501
P2X purinoceptor 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the P2RX3 gene.[5][6]
The product of this gene belongs to the family of purinoceptors for ATP. This receptor functions as a ligand-gated ion channel and may transduce ATP-evoked nociceptor activation. Mouse studies suggest that this receptor is important for peripheral pain responses, and also participates in pathways controlling urinary bladder volume reflexes, platelet aggregation, macrophage activation, apoptosis and neuronal–glial interactions. It is possible that the development of selective antagonists for this receptor may have a therapeutic potential in pain relief and in the treatment of disorders of urine storage.[6]
Not true antagonists, but negative allosteric modulators:
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
This membrane protein–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.