Communications Biology (May 2022)

Panx1 channels promote both anti- and pro-seizure-like activities in the zebrafish via p2rx7 receptors and ATP signaling

  • Paige Whyte-Fagundes,
  • Daria Taskina,
  • Nickie Safarian,
  • Christiane Zoidl,
  • Peter L. Carlen,
  • Logan W. Donaldson,
  • Georg R. Zoidl

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03356-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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The Panx1a and Panx1b (pannexin) ATP release channels exhibit pro- and anti-convulsant effects, respectively, in a zebrafish model, providing further insight into the role of pannexins in seizure development.