Table 1

Expression patterns of P2X and P2Y receptor subtypes and their affinity for ATP

ReceptorAgonistsAgonist binding affinities EC50, μMMain downstream signaling eventsExpression
P2X receptors     
    P2X1 ATP 0.05-1 Ca2+ and Na+ influx Smooth muscle cells, megakaryocytes, platelets, lymphocytes, DCs, epithelial cells, ventricular myocardium, and neurons 
    P2X2 ATP 1-30 Ca2+ influx Pancreatic cells, and neurons 
    P2X3 ATP 0.3-1 Cation influx Neurons, keratinocytes, and CD34+ hematopoietic precursors 
    P2X4 ATP 1-10 Ca2+ influx Neurons, CD34+ stem cells, lymphocytes, macrophages, MoDCs, fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and placenta 
    P2X5 ATP 1-10 Ion influx Neurons, keratinocytes, and thyrocytes 
    P2X6 ATP 1-12 Ion influx Neurons, keratinocytes, and thyrocytes 
    P2X7 ATP > 100 Ca2+ and Na+ influx, K+ efflux pore formation Neurons, lymphocytes, NK cells, neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, DCs, and placenta 
P2Y receptors     
    P2Y1 ADP PLC-β activation Neurons, heart, skeletal muscle, platelets, liver, and digestive tract 
    P2Y2 ATP, UTP 0.1 (ATP), 0.2 (UTP) PLC-β activation cAMP inhibition Skeletal muscle, heart, lung, spleen, placenta, kidney, and neutrophils 
    P2Y4 UTP (ATP, UTP) 2.5 PLC-β activation cAMP inhibition Intestine, lung, and placenta 
    P2Y6 UDP, UTP 0.3 (UDP), 6 (UTP) PLC-β activation Spleen, thymus, placenta, intestine, lung, and brain 
    P2Y11 ATP 17 cAMP production, PLC-β activation Corneal epithelia, endothelial cells, pancreatic duct cells, DCs, and lymphocytes 
    P2Y12 ADP 0.07 cAMP inhibition CD34+ stem cells, mast cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and platelets 
    P2Y13 ADP, ATP 0.06 (ADP), 0.26 (ATP) cAMP inhibition Bone marrow, spleen, liver, brain, airway epithelial cells, red blood cells, monocytes, DCs, and T lymphocytes 
    P2Y14 UDP-glucose 0.1-0.5 PLC-β activation Hematopoietic cells, MoDCs, and human airway epithelial cells 
ReceptorAgonistsAgonist binding affinities EC50, μMMain downstream signaling eventsExpression
P2X receptors     
    P2X1 ATP 0.05-1 Ca2+ and Na+ influx Smooth muscle cells, megakaryocytes, platelets, lymphocytes, DCs, epithelial cells, ventricular myocardium, and neurons 
    P2X2 ATP 1-30 Ca2+ influx Pancreatic cells, and neurons 
    P2X3 ATP 0.3-1 Cation influx Neurons, keratinocytes, and CD34+ hematopoietic precursors 
    P2X4 ATP 1-10 Ca2+ influx Neurons, CD34+ stem cells, lymphocytes, macrophages, MoDCs, fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and placenta 
    P2X5 ATP 1-10 Ion influx Neurons, keratinocytes, and thyrocytes 
    P2X6 ATP 1-12 Ion influx Neurons, keratinocytes, and thyrocytes 
    P2X7 ATP > 100 Ca2+ and Na+ influx, K+ efflux pore formation Neurons, lymphocytes, NK cells, neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, DCs, and placenta 
P2Y receptors     
    P2Y1 ADP PLC-β activation Neurons, heart, skeletal muscle, platelets, liver, and digestive tract 
    P2Y2 ATP, UTP 0.1 (ATP), 0.2 (UTP) PLC-β activation cAMP inhibition Skeletal muscle, heart, lung, spleen, placenta, kidney, and neutrophils 
    P2Y4 UTP (ATP, UTP) 2.5 PLC-β activation cAMP inhibition Intestine, lung, and placenta 
    P2Y6 UDP, UTP 0.3 (UDP), 6 (UTP) PLC-β activation Spleen, thymus, placenta, intestine, lung, and brain 
    P2Y11 ATP 17 cAMP production, PLC-β activation Corneal epithelia, endothelial cells, pancreatic duct cells, DCs, and lymphocytes 
    P2Y12 ADP 0.07 cAMP inhibition CD34+ stem cells, mast cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and platelets 
    P2Y13 ADP, ATP 0.06 (ADP), 0.26 (ATP) cAMP inhibition Bone marrow, spleen, liver, brain, airway epithelial cells, red blood cells, monocytes, DCs, and T lymphocytes 
    P2Y14 UDP-glucose 0.1-0.5 PLC-β activation Hematopoietic cells, MoDCs, and human airway epithelial cells 

MoDCs indicates monocyte-derived dendritic cells.

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