Receptor
purinoceptor
Subclass of:
G-Protein-Coupled Receptors; Neurotransmitter Receptor
Definitions related to purinoceptor:
  • (purinergic receptor) A family of cell receptors that bind purines and are involved in ligand-dependent signaling.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (purinergic receptor) Any molecular receptor for adenine, guanine, or other purine, or their nucleosides or nucleotides, including cyclic nucleotides other than cAMP; adenine and ATP are important neurotransmitters, so their receptors are found in neural synapses, among other sites.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (receptors, purinergic) Cell surface proteins that bind PURINES with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The best characterized classes of purinergic receptors in mammals are the P1 receptors, which prefer ADENOSINE, and the P2 receptors, which prefer ATP or ADP.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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