Purinergic Signalling

Journal Title：Purinergic Signalling

Nucleotides and nucleosides are primitive biological molecules that were utilized early in evolution both as intracellular energy sources and as extracellular signalling molecules. ATP was first identified as a neurotransmitter and later as a co-transmitter with all the established neurotransmitters in both peripheral and central nervous systems. Four subtypes of P1 (adenosine) receptors, 7 subtypes of P2X ion channel receptors and 8 subtypes of P2Y G protein-coupled receptors have currently been identified. Since P2 receptors were first cloned in the early 1990’s, there is clear evidence for the widespread distribution of both P1 and P2 receptor subtypes in neuronal and non-neuronal cells, including glial, immune, bone, muscle, endothelial, epithelial and endocrine cells.

核苷酸和核苷是原始的生物分子，在进化早期既用作细胞内能量来源，又用作细胞外信号分子。ATP 最初被确定为一种神经递质，后来被确定为外周和中枢神经系统中所有已确定的神经递质的共同递质。目前已确定了四种 P1（腺苷）受体亚型、七种 P2X 离子通道受体亚型和八种 P2Y G 蛋白偶联受体亚型。自 20 世纪 90 年代初首次克隆出 P2 受体以来，有明确证据表明 P1 和 P2 受体亚型广泛分布于神经元和非神经元细胞中，包括神经胶质细胞、免疫细胞、骨骼细胞、肌肉细胞、内皮细胞、上皮细胞和内分泌细胞。

Purinergic Signalling创刊于2004年，由Springer Netherlands出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖医学 - 神经科学全领域，此期刊水平偏中等偏靠后，在所属细分领域中专业影响力一般，过审相对较易，如果您文章质量佳，选择此期刊，发表机率较高。平均审稿速度 较慢,6-12周 ，影响因子指数3，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。