A role for mitogen-activated protein kinaseErk1/2 activation and non-selective pore formation in P2X7 receptor-mediated thymocyte death

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Abstract

Extracellular ATP (ATPe) binds to P2X7 receptors (P2X7R) expressed on the surface of cells of hematopoietic lineage, including murine thymocytes. Activation of P2X7R by ATPe results in the opening of cation-specific channels, and prolonged ATPe exposure leads to the formation of non-selective pores enabling transmembrane passage of solutes up to 900 Da. In the presence of ATPe, P2X7R-mediated thymocyte death is due primarily to necrosis/lysis and not apoptosis, as measured by the release of lactate dehydrogenase indicative of a loss of plasma membrane integrity. The present study is focused on the identification of P2X7R signaling mediators in ATP-induced thymocyte necrosis/lysis. Thus, extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (Erk1/2) phosphorylation was found to be required for cell lysis, and both events were independent of ATP-induced calcium influx. P2X7R-dependent thymocyte death involved the chronological activation of Src family tyrosine kinase(s), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase Erk1/2 module, and the proteasome. Although independent of this signaling cascade, non-selective pore formation may modulate ATP-mediated thymocyte death. These results therefore suggest a role for both activation of MAP kinaseErk1/2 and non-selective pore opening in P2X7R-induced thymocyte death. © 2005 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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Auger, R., Motta, I., Benihoud, K., Ojcius, D. M., & Kanellopoulos, J. M. (2005). A role for mitogen-activated protein kinaseErk1/2 activation and non-selective pore formation in P2X7 receptor-mediated thymocyte death. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280(30), 28142–28151. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M501290200

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