P2X receptors are membrane ion channels activated by the binding of extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP). For years their functional significance was consigned to distant regions of the ...

Blockade of ATP receptors at these sites diminishes the chemosensory control of breathing, suggesting that ATP release constitutes a key step in central chemosensory transduction.

Among these genes were several for ATP receptors, which allowed scientists to locate the receptors themselves on many different cell types. Studies of ATP signaling entered a new and exciting era.

Since kisspeptin neurons have an ATP receptor called P2RX2, the research group decided to test whether stimulating the receptor with ATP could cause the LH surge that leads to ovulation in rats.

Since kisspeptin neurons have an ATP receptor, called P2RX2, the research group decided to test whether stimulating the receptor with ATP could cause the LH surge that leads to ovulation in rats.

Future research will focus on how this receptor works with ATP, its protein structure, how it reacts to pests and how it may signal growth. RELATED TOPICS. Plants & Animals. Endangered Plants; ...

ATP SENSORS: Treatment of an Arabidopsis seedling (right) with extracellular ATP causes an increase in intracellular calcium, as indicated by the colors (left). KIWAMU TANAKA. The paper J. Choi et al.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the main energy source inside a cell and is considered to be the high energy molecule that drives all life processes in animals and humans ...