PANX1

PANX1
Identifiers
Aliases PANX1, MRS1, PX1, UNQ2529, pannexin 1
External IDs MGI: 1860055 HomoloGene: 49416 GeneCards: PANX1
Targeted by Drug
carbenoxolone, flufenamic acid[1]
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

24145

55991

Ensembl

ENSG00000110218

ENSMUSG00000031934

UniProt

Q96RD7

Q9JIP4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_015368

NM_019482

RefSeq (protein)

NP_056183.2

NP_062355.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 11: 94.13 – 94.18 Mb Chr 9: 15.01 – 15.05 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
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Pannexin 1 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the PANX1 gene.[4]

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the innexin family. Innexin family members are the structural components of gap junctions. This protein and pannexin 2 are abundantly expressed in central nerve system (CNS) and are coexpressed in various neuronal populations. Studies in Xenopus oocytes suggest that this protein alone and in combination with pannexin 2 may form cell type-specific gap junctions with distinct properties.[4]

Clinical relevance

Truncating mutations in this gene have been shown to promote breast cancer metastasis to the lungs by allowing cancer cells to survive mechanical stretch in the microcirculation. [5]

Disruptions of this gene have been associated to melanoma tumor progression.[6]

References

  1. "Drugs that physically interact with Pannexin-1 view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: Pannexin 1". Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  5. Furlow PW, Zhang S, Soong TD, Halberg N, Goodarzi H, Mangrum C, Wu YG, Elemento O, Tavazoie SF (July 2015). "Mechanosensitive pannexin-1 channels mediate microvascular metastatic cell survival.". Nature Cell Biology (17): 943–952. doi:10.1038/ncb3194. PMID 26098574.
  6. Penuela S, Gyenis L, Ablack A, Churko JM, Berger AC, Litchfield DW, Lewis JD, Laird DW (Aug 2012). "Loss of pannexin 1 attenuates melanoma progression by reversion to a melanocytic phenotype". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287 (34): 29184–93. doi:10.1074/jbc.M112.377176. PMID 22753409.

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