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Receptors, Purinergic P2X2 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
A purinergic P2X neurotransmitter receptor involved in sensory signaling of TASTE PERCEPTION, chemoreception, visceral distension and NEUROPATHIC PAIN. The receptor comprises three P2X2 subunits. The P2X2 subunits also have been found associated with P2X3 RECEPTOR subunits in a heterotrimeric receptor variant.
Entry Term(s)
P2X2 Purinoceptor
P2X2 Purinoceptors
P2X2 Receptor
Purinergic Receptor P2X, Ligand-Gated Ion Channel, 2
Registry Numbers
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Public MeSH Note
2011; PURINERGIC P2X2 RECEPTOR (now RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2X2) was indexed under RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2 1995-2010
A purinergic P2X neurotransmitter receptor involved in sensory signaling of TASTE PERCEPTION, chemoreception, visceral distension and NEUROPATHIC PAIN. The receptor comprises three P2X2 subunits. The P2X2 subunits also have been found associated with P2X3 RECEPTOR subunits in a heterotrimeric receptor variant.