Gene description for P2rx7
Gene name purinergic receptor P2X, ligand-gated ion channel, 7
Gene symbol P2rx7
Other names/aliases AI467586
P2X(7)
P2X7R
Species Mus musculus
 Database cross references - P2rx7
ExoCarta ExoCarta_18439
Entrez Gene 18439
UniProt Q9Z1M0  
 P2rx7 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Macrophages 23658846    
Macrophages 23658846    
Macrophages 23658846    
 Gene ontology annotations for P2rx7
Molecular Function
    receptor activity GO:0004872 IMP
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    lipopolysaccharide binding GO:0001530 IDA
    ion channel activity GO:0005216 IEA
    extracellular ATP-gated cation channel activity GO:0004931 ISO
    channel activity GO:0015267 ISO
    ATP binding GO:0005524 IMP
    purinergic nucleotide receptor activity GO:0001614 ISO
Biological Process
    inflammatory response GO:0006954 IMP
    positive regulation of cytokine secretion GO:0050715 IMP
    membrane budding GO:0006900 IMP
    mitochondrion organization GO:0007005 IDA
    response to organic cyclic compound GO:0014070 IDA
    membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis GO:0006509 IMP
    phospholipid translocation GO:0045332 IDA
    phagolysosome assembly GO:0001845 IMP
    cellular response to dsRNA GO:0071359 IMP
    NAD transport GO:0043132 IMP
    positive regulation of prostaglandin secretion GO:0032308 IMP
    protein oligomerization GO:0051259 IDA
    activation of MAPK activity GO:0000187 IMP
    membrane depolarization GO:0051899 ISO
    cation transmembrane transport GO:0098655 IMP
    extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway GO:0097191 IMP
    response to bacterium GO:0009617 IMP
    T cell homeostasis GO:0043029 IMP
    positive regulation of ossification GO:0045778 IMP
    synaptic vesicle exocytosis GO:0016079 IMP
    purinergic nucleotide receptor signaling pathway GO:0035590 ISO
    skeletal system morphogenesis GO:0048705 IMP
    positive regulation of mitochondrial depolarization GO:0051901 IMP
    negative regulation of bone resorption GO:0045779 IMP
    positive regulation of gene expression GO:0010628 ISO
    bleb assembly GO:0032060 ISO
    response to lipopolysaccharide GO:0032496 IMP
    positive regulation of glycolytic process GO:0045821 ISO
    response to fluid shear stress GO:0034405 IMP
    multicellular organismal protein catabolic process GO:0044254 IDA
    response to drug GO:0042493 IMP
    protein phosphorylation GO:0006468 IMP
    response to calcium ion GO:0051592 IMP
    pore complex assembly GO:0046931 ISO
    positive regulation of protein secretion GO:0050714 IDA
    protein processing GO:0016485 IMP
    T cell proliferation GO:0042098 IMP
    plasma membrane organization GO:0007009 IDA
    collagen metabolic process GO:0032963 IMP
    phospholipid scrambling GO:0017121 ISO
    positive regulation of bone mineralization GO:0030501 IMP
    positive regulation of glutamate secretion GO:0014049 IMP
    response to organic substance GO:0010033 IMP
    programmed cell death GO:0012501 IMP
    sensory perception of pain GO:0019233 IMP
    defense response to Gram-positive bacterium GO:0050830 IMP
    cellular response to organic cyclic compound GO:0071407 IDA
    positive regulation of MAPK cascade GO:0043410 IMP
    positive regulation of apoptotic process GO:0043065 IMP
    release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol GO:0051209 IMP
    transport GO:0006810 IEA
    positive regulation of interleukin-6 production GO:0032755 IMP
    response to zinc ion GO:0010043 IMP
    positive regulation of catalytic activity GO:0043085 IMP
    cytolysis GO:0019835 IMP
    positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol GO:0010524 ISO
    response to ATP GO:0033198 ISO
    calcium ion transport GO:0006816 IMP
    positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta secretion GO:0050718 ISO
    homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue GO:0048873 IMP
    gene expression GO:0010467 IMP
    cation transport GO:0006812 IMP
    positive regulation of interleukin-1 alpha secretion GO:0050717 IMP
    positive regulation of lymphocyte apoptotic process GO:0070230 IMP
    positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion GO:0014054 IMP
    ion transport GO:0006811 IEA
    positive regulation of T cell mediated cytotoxicity GO:0001916 IMP
    cell morphogenesis GO:0000902 IMP
    phospholipid transfer to membrane GO:0006649 IMP
    negative regulation of cell volume GO:0045794 ISO
    positive regulation of ion transmembrane transport GO:0034767 ISO
    reactive oxygen species metabolic process GO:0072593 IMP
    response to electrical stimulus GO:0051602 IMP
    positive regulation of bleb assembly GO:1904172 ISO
    positive regulation of protein phosphorylation GO:0001934 IMP
    negative regulation of MAPK cascade GO:0043409 IDA
    response to mechanical stimulus GO:0009612 IMP
    cell volume homeostasis GO:0006884 IDA
    cellular response to extracellular stimulus GO:0031668 IMP
    positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production GO:0032731 IMP
    ceramide biosynthetic process GO:0046513 IDA
Subcellular Localization
    neuromuscular junction GO:0031594 IDA
    synapse GO:0045202 IDA
    integral component of nuclear inner membrane GO:0005639 IBA
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
    integral component of plasma membrane GO:0005887 ISS
    cell-cell junction GO:0005911 IDA
    cytosol GO:0005829 IMP
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 ISO
    external side of plasma membrane GO:0009897 IDA
    neuronal cell body GO:0043025 IDA
    membrane GO:0016020 ISO
    intracellular GO:0005622 IMP
 Experiment description of studies that identified P2rx7 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 214
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23658846    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Immunomodulatory impact of leishmania-induced macrophage exosomes: a comparative proteomic and functional analysis.
Authors Hassani K, Olivier M.
Journal name PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Publication year 2013
Sample Macrophages
Sample name Leishmania-infected-Macrophage (J774A.1)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Filtration
Protease inhibitors
Sucrose density gradient
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
2
Experiment ID 215
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23658846    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Immunomodulatory impact of leishmania-induced macrophage exosomes: a comparative proteomic and functional analysis.
Authors Hassani K, Olivier M.
Journal name PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Publication year 2013
Sample Macrophages
Sample name LPS-treated-Macrophage (J774A.1)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Filtration
Protease inhibitors
Sucrose density gradient
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
3
Experiment ID 216
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23658846    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Immunomodulatory impact of leishmania-induced macrophage exosomes: a comparative proteomic and functional analysis.
Authors Hassani K, Olivier M.
Journal name PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Publication year 2013
Sample Macrophages
Sample name Normal-Macrophage (J774A.1)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Filtration
Protease inhibitors
Sucrose density gradient
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for P2rx7
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which P2rx7 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
The NLRP3 inflammasome IEA Reactome





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