A P2Y receptor with 65% identity to mammalian P2Y6receptors, termed the p2y3 receptor, was recently cloned from a chick brain cDNA library and was proposed to represent a novel P2Y receptor subtype [ Mol Pharmacol 50: 258–265 (1996)]. We cloned the turkey homologue of the chick p2y3 receptor, which shares high sequence identity (97.6%) with the chick receptor, and we stably expressed this receptor and the rat P2Y6 receptor in 1321N1 human astrocytoma cells. The capacities of uridine and adenine nucleotides to promote inositol phosphate accumulation and intracellular Ca2+ mobilization were determined for both receptors. UDP and 5-bromo-UDP were the most potent agonists and UTP was a less potent full agonist at both receptors. In contrast, adenine nucleotides and nucleotide derivatives were relatively more potent at the turkey p2y3 receptor than at the rat P2Y6 receptor. To determine whether the avian p2y3 receptor defined a new subtype of mammalian P2Y receptor or was a species homologue of the mammalian P2Y6 receptor, we screened two different human genomic libraries and a Southern blot with a p2y3 receptor probe, under low-stringency conditions that allowed the clear identification of the human P2Y6 receptor gene. Our data indicated that the human genome does not contain a receptor that is more homologous to the avian p2y3 receptor than the P2Y6 receptor. Taken together, these data further define the pharmacological selectivities of these UDP-selective receptors and strongly suggest that the avian p2y3 receptor is a species homologue of the mammalian P2Y6receptor.
                                    最近从雏鸡大脑 cDNA 文库中克隆出了一种与哺乳动物 P2Y6 受体有 65% 相同性的 P2Y 受体,称为 p2y3 受体,并被认为代表了一种新型 P2Y 受体亚型[Mol Pharmacol 50: 258-265 (1996)]。我们克隆了小鸡 p2y3 受体的火鸡同源物,它与小鸡受体具有很高的序列同一性(97.6%),我们在 1321N1 人类星形细胞瘤细胞中稳定表达了这种受体和大鼠 P2Y6 受体。我们测定了
尿苷和
腺嘌呤核苷酸促进两种受体的
磷酸肌醇积累和细胞内 Ca2+ 调动的能力。
UDP 和 5-bromo-
UDP 是两种受体的最强激动剂,而UTP 是两种受体的较弱的完全激动剂。相反,
腺嘌呤核苷酸和核苷酸衍
生物对火鸡 p2y3 受体的作用比对大鼠 P2Y6 受体的作用相对更强。为了确定禽类 p2y3 受体是哺乳动物 P2Y 受体的一个新亚型,还是哺乳动物 P2Y6 受体的同源物种,我们在低强度条件下筛选了两个不同的人类
基因组文库和一个带有 p2y3 受体探针的 Southern 印迹,从而明确了人类 P2Y6 受体
基因。我们的数据表明,人类
基因组不包含与禽类 p2y3 受体同源性高于 P2Y6 受体的受体。综上所述,这些数据进一步确定了这些 
UDP 选择性受体的药理学选择性,并有力地表明禽类 p2y3 受体是哺乳动物 P2Y6 受体的同源物种。