Gene description for P2RX7
Gene name purinergic receptor P2X, ligand gated ion channel, 7
Gene symbol P2RX7
Other names/aliases P2X7
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - P2RX7
ExoCarta ExoCarta_5027
Vesiclepedia VP_5027
Entrez Gene 5027
HGNC 8537
MIM 602566
UniProt Q99572  
 P2RX7 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Melanoma cells 34789738    
Melanoma cells 34789738    
 Gene ontology annotations for P2RX7
Molecular Function
    lipopolysaccharide binding GO:0001530 ISS
    purinergic nucleotide receptor activity GO:0001614 IDA
    extracellularly ATP-gated monoatomic cation channel activity GO:0004931 IBA
    extracellularly ATP-gated monoatomic cation channel activity GO:0004931 IDA
    signaling receptor binding GO:0005102 ISS
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    ATP binding GO:0005524 IC
    identical protein binding GO:0042802 ISS
Biological Process
    MAPK cascade GO:0000165 IEA
    cell morphogenesis GO:0000902 IEA
    phagolysosome assembly GO:0001845 IEA
    T cell mediated cytotoxicity GO:0001913 IEA
    positive regulation of T cell mediated cytotoxicity GO:0001916 IEA
    regulation of sodium ion transport GO:0002028 ISS
    response to ischemia GO:0002931 NAS
    membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis GO:0006509 IEA
    phospholipid transfer to membrane GO:0006649 IEA
    vesicle budding from membrane GO:0006900 IEA
    inflammatory response GO:0006954 IEA
    mitochondrion organization GO:0007005 IEA
    cell surface receptor signaling pathway GO:0007166 IBA
    cell surface receptor signaling pathway GO:0007166 ISS
    protein secretion GO:0009306 IEA
    response to xenobiotic stimulus GO:0009410 IEA
    response to mechanical stimulus GO:0009612 IEA
    response to zinc ion GO:0010043 IEA
    positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol GO:0010524 IDA
    positive regulation of gene expression GO:0010628 IMP
    glutamate secretion GO:0014047 IEA
    positive regulation of glutamate secretion GO:0014049 IEA
    gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion GO:0014051 IEA
    positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion GO:0014054 IEA
    synaptic vesicle exocytosis GO:0016079 IEA
    protein processing GO:0016485 IEA
    plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling GO:0017121 IDA
    sensory perception of pain GO:0019233 ISS
    calcium-mediated signaling GO:0019722 TAS
    protein catabolic process GO:0030163 IEA
    positive regulation of bone mineralization GO:0030501 ISS
    bleb assembly GO:0032060 IDA
    bleb assembly GO:0032060 ISS
    positive regulation of prostaglandin secretion GO:0032308 IEA
    prostaglandin secretion GO:0032310 IEA
    response to lipopolysaccharide GO:0032496 IEA
    positive regulation of interleukin-1 alpha production GO:0032730 IEA
    positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production GO:0032731 IDA
    positive regulation of interleukin-6 production GO:0032755 IEA
    collagen metabolic process GO:0032963 IEA
    response to ATP GO:0033198 IDA
    response to fluid shear stress GO:0034405 IEA
    positive regulation of monoatomic ion transmembrane transport GO:0034767 IMP
    purinergic nucleotide receptor signaling pathway GO:0035590 IMP
    purinergic nucleotide receptor signaling pathway GO:0035590 TAS
    T cell proliferation GO:0042098 IEA
    T cell homeostasis GO:0043029 IEA
    NAD transport GO:0043132 IEA
    negative regulation of MAPK cascade GO:0043409 ISS
    positive regulation of MAPK cascade GO:0043410 IEA
    negative regulation of bone resorption GO:0045779 ISS
    negative regulation of cell volume GO:0045794 IMP
    positive regulation of glycolytic process GO:0045821 IMP
    ceramide biosynthetic process GO:0046513 IEA
    pore complex assembly GO:0046931 IDA
    pore complex assembly GO:0046931 IMP
    skeletal system morphogenesis GO:0048705 IEA
    homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue GO:0048873 IEA
    positive regulation of protein secretion GO:0050714 IEA
    defense response to Gram-positive bacterium GO:0050830 IEA
    release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol GO:0051209 IEA
    positive regulation of cytoskeleton organization GO:0051495 ISS
    response to calcium ion GO:0051592 IEA
    response to electrical stimulus GO:0051602 IEA
    mitochondrial depolarization GO:0051882 IEA
    membrane depolarization GO:0051899 IDA
    positive regulation of mitochondrial depolarization GO:0051901 IEA
    excitatory postsynaptic potential GO:0060079 IEA
    positive regulation of macrophage cytokine production GO:0060907 IEA
    T cell apoptotic process GO:0070231 IEA
    positive regulation of T cell apoptotic process GO:0070234 IEA
    calcium ion transmembrane transport GO:0070588 IBA
    cellular response to ATP GO:0071318 TAS
    cellular response to dsRNA GO:0071359 IEA
    reactive oxygen species metabolic process GO:0072593 IEA
    apoptotic signaling pathway GO:0097190 ISS
    extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway GO:0097191 ISS
    positive regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly GO:1900227 ISS
    positive regulation of bleb assembly GO:1904172 IMP
Subcellular Localization
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISS
    mitochondrion GO:0005739 IEA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IBA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IC
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IDA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 ISS
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 TAS
    cell-cell junction GO:0005911 IEA
    external side of plasma membrane GO:0009897 IEA
    membrane GO:0016020 IDA
    neuromuscular junction GO:0031594 IEA
    bleb GO:0032059 ISS
    neuronal cell body GO:0043025 IEA
    presynapse GO:0098793 IEA
    postsynapse GO:0098794 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified P2RX7 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 1091
MISEV standards
Biophysical techniques
FLOT1
Enriched markers
CANX
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Western blotting
PubMed ID 34789738    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description P2X7 promotes metastatic spreading and triggers release of miRNA-containing exosomes and microvesicles from melanoma cells
Authors "Pegoraro A, De Marchi E, Ferracin M, Orioli E, Zanoni M, Bassi C, Tesei A, Capece M, Dika E, Negrini M, Di Virgilio F, Adinolfi E."
Journal name Cell Death Dis
Publication year 2021
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name SK-MEL-28 - 100k pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
miRNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Small RNA sequencing
RT-PCR
2
Experiment ID 1092
MISEV standards
Biophysical techniques
FLOT1
Enriched markers
CANX
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Western blotting
PubMed ID 34789738    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description P2X7 promotes metastatic spreading and triggers release of miRNA-containing exosomes and microvesicles from melanoma cells
Authors "Pegoraro A, De Marchi E, Ferracin M, Orioli E, Zanoni M, Bassi C, Tesei A, Capece M, Dika E, Negrini M, Di Virgilio F, Adinolfi E."
Journal name Cell Death Dis
Publication year 2021
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name Ma-Mel-19 - 100k pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
miRNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Small RNA sequencing
RT-PCR
 Protein-protein interactions for P2RX7
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 MCAM 4162
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
2 KRTAP10-8  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
3 TM9SF1 10548
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
4 OBSL1 23363
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
5 KRT31 3881
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
6 EFNB3 1949
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
7 CASK 8573
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
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