Table 12

Cloned P2Y receptors

ReceptorNumber of amino acidscDNA library sourceAgonist activityReferences
P2Y1 362Human brain2MeSATP > ATP ≫ UTP Schachter et al., 1996
Human prostate and ovary2MeSATP > ATP = ADP Janssens et al., 1996
Human placenta Léon et al., 1995, 1997
Human HEL cells Ayyanathan et al., 1996
Bovine endothelium2MeSATP = ADP > ATP ≫ UTP Henderson et al., 1995
Rat insulinoma cells2MeSATP > 2Cl-ATP > ATP (α,β-meATP inactive) Tokuyamaet al., 1995
Rat ileal myocytes2MeSATP = 2ClATP > ADP > ATP (UTP inactive) Pacaud et al., 1996
Mouse insulinoma cells Tokuyama et al., 1995
Turkey brain2MeSATP > ADP > ATP (UTP inactive) Filtz et al., 1994
Chick brain2MeSATP > ATP > ADP (UTP inactive) Webb et al., 1993b
P2Y2 373Human CF/T43 epithelial cellsATP = UTP ≫ 2MeSATP Parr et al., 1995
Human bone Bowler et al., 1995
Rat microvascular coronary EC Gödecke et al., 1996
Rat alveolar type II cellsATP = UTP Rice et al., 1995
Rat pituitaryATP = UTP > ADP = UDP > GTP Chen et al., 1996b
Wistar Kyoto rat13-a Seye et al., 1996
Mouse NG108-15 neuroblastoma cellsATP = UTP > ATPγS ≫ 2MeSATP Lustig et al., 1993
p2y313-b 328Chick brainUDP > UTP > ADP > 2MeSATP > ATP Webb et al., 1995, 1996a
P2Y4 352Human placentaUTP > ATP = ADP13-c Communi et al., 1996b
Human placenta Stam et al., 1996
Human chromosome XUTP > UDP (ATP inactive) Nguyenet al., 1996
Rat heartATP = UTP = ADP = ITP = ATPγS = 2MeSATP = Ap4A > UDP Bogdanov et al., 1998
P2Y6 379Human placenta and spleenUDP > UTP > ADP > 2MeSATP ≫ ATP Communi et al., 1996b
Rat aortic smooth muscleUTP > ADP = 2MeSATP > ATP Chang et al., 1995
Activated T-cells Southey et al., 1996
P2Y11 371Human placentaATP > 2MeSATP >>> ADP (UTP, UDP inactive) Communi et al., 1997
  • 13-a Tissue not specified.

  • 13-b p2y3 may be the chick homologue of the mammalian P2Y6 receptor.

  • 13-c The reported activity of UDP at the P2Y4 receptor has been shown to be caused by UTP present as a contaminant.