The P2X7 receptor is an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-gated ion channel expressed in different cell types of the brain. Polymorphisms in the P2RX7 gene have repeatedly been associated with psychiatric disorders including major depression. Depression is a stress-related disorder in which a dysregulation of the immune system has attracted increasing attention as a potential disease mechanism. The well-documented role of P2X7 in i...

Epiphytes are hyper‐diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non‐vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence a...