P2X6 purinoceptor; P2X purinoceptor 6; P2X6; ligand-gated ion channel purinergic receptor P2X6; P2XM; purinergic receptor P2X-like 1 (P2RX6, P2RXL1, P2X6)

Function

• receptor for ATP
• acts as a ligand gated ion channel

Structure

• homo- or heteropolymers (putative)
• belongs to the P2X receptor family

Compartment

membrane

Expression

expressed predominantly in skeletal muscle

More general terms

• transmembrane 2 protein
• P2X purinoceptor or P2X purinergic receptor
• glycoprotein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:9127
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608077
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O15547.html