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. 2007 May 1;10(3):613–634. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2006.tb00424.x

What is hidden in the pannexin treasure trove: the sneak peek and the guesswork

Oxana Litvin a, Anya Tiunova b, Yvette Connell-Alberts c,f, Yuri Panchin d, Ancha Baranova c,e,*
PMCID: PMC3933146  PMID: 16989724

Abstract

Connexins had been considered to be the only class of the vertebrate proteins capable of gap junction formation; however, new candidates for this function with no homology to connexins, termed pannexins were discovered. So far three pannexins were described in rodent and human genomes: Panx1, Panx2 and Panx3. Expressions of pannexins can be detected in numerous brain structures, and now found both in neuronal and glial cells. Hypothetical roles of pannexins in the nervous system include participating in sensory processing, hippocampal plasticity, synchronization between hippocampus and cortex, and propagation of the calcium waves supported by glial cells, which help maintain and modulate neuronal metabolism. Pannexin also may participate in pathological reactions of the neural cells, including their damage after ischemia and subsequent cell death. Recent study revealed non-gap junction function of Panx1 hemichannels in erythrocytes, where they serve as the conduits for the ATP release in response to the osmotic stress. High-throughput studies produced some evidences of the pannexin involvement in the process of tumorigenesis. According to brain cancer gene expression database REMBRANDT, PANX2 expression levels can predict post diagnosis survival for patients with glial tumors. Further investigations are needed to verify or reject hypotheses listed.

Keywords: gap junction, hemichannel, pannexin, synchronous activity, calcium waves, hippocampus, glioma, ATP release

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