Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2

Details

Name
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
Synonyms
  • Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2 precursor
Gene Name
CHRNA2
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037067|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
MGPSCPVFLSFTKLSLWWLLLTPAGGEEAKRPPPRAPGDPLSSPSPTALPQGGSHTETED
RLFKHLFRGYNRWARPVPNTSDVVIVRFGLSIAQLIDVDEKNQMMTTNVWLKQEWSDYKL
RWNPTDFGNITSLRVPSEMIWIPDIVLYNNADGEFAVTHMTKAHLFSTGTVHWVPPAIYK
SSCSIDVTFFPFDQQNCKMKFGSWTYDKAKIDLEQMEQTVDLKDYWESGEWAIVNATGTY
NSKKYDCCAEIYPDVTYAFVIRRLPLFYTINLIIPCLLISCLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKITLC
ISVLLSLTVFLLLITEIIPSTSLVIPLIGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVITVFVLNVHHRSPSTH
TMPHWVRGALLGCVPRWLLMNRPPPPVELCHPLRLKLSPSYHWLESNVDAEEREVVVEEE
DRWACAGHVAPSVGTLCSHGHLHSGASGPKAEALLQEGELLLSPHMQKALEGVHYIADHL
RSEDADSSVKEDWKYVAMVIDRIFLWLFIIVCFLGTIGLFLPPFLAGMI
Number of residues
529
Molecular Weight
59764.82
Theoretical pI
6.02
GO Classification
Functions
acetylcholine binding / acetylcholine receptor activity / acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity / drug binding
Processes
cation transmembrane transport / ion transport / neurological system process / neuromuscular synaptic transmission / protein heterooligomerization / regulation of membrane potential / response to nicotine / signal transduction / synaptic transmission / synaptic transmission, cholinergic
Components
acetylcholine-gated channel complex / cell junction / integral component of membrane / neuron projection / plasma membrane / postsynaptic membrane / synapse
General Function
Drug binding
Specific Function
After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
265-289 297-315 331-352 503-521
Cellular Location
Cell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010520|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2 (CHRNA2)
ATGGGCCCCTCCTGTCCTGTGTTCCTGTCCTTCACAAAGCTCAGCCTGTGGTGGCTCCTT
CTGACCCCAGCAGGTGGAGAGGAAGCTAAGCGCCCACCTCCCAGGGCTCCTGGAGACCCA
CTCTCCTCTCCCAGTCCCACGGCATTGCCGCAGGGAGGCTCGCATACCGAGACTGAGGAC
CGGCTCTTCAAACACCTCTTCCGGGGCTACAACCGCTGGGCGCGCCCGGTGCCCAACACT
TCAGACGTGGTGATTGTGCGCTTTGGACTGTCCATCGCTCAGCTCATCGATGTGGATGAG
AAGAACCAAATGATGACCACCAACGTCTGGCTAAAACAGGAGTGGAGCGACTACAAACTG
CGCTGGAACCCCACTGATTTTGGCAACATCACATCTCTCAGGGTCCCTTCTGAGATGATC
TGGATCCCCGACATTGTTCTCTACAACAATGCAGATGGGGAGTTTGCAGTGACCCACATG
ACCAAGGCCCACCTCTTCTCCACGGGCACTGTGCACTGGGTGCCCCCGGCCATCTACAAG
AGCTCCTGCAGCATCGACGTCACCTTCTTCCCCTTCGACCAGCAGAACTGCAAGATGAAG
TTTGGCTCCTGGACTTATGACAAGGCCAAGATCGACCTGGAGCAGATGGAGCAGACTGTG
GACCTGAAGGACTACTGGGAGAGCGGCGAGTGGGCCATCGTCAATGCCACGGGCACCTAC
AACAGCAAGAAGTACGACTGCTGCGCCGAGATCTACCCCGACGTCACCTACGCCTTCGTC
ATCCGGCGGCTGCCGCTCTTCTACACCATCAACCTCATCATCCCCTGCCTGCTCATCTCC
TGCCTCACTGTGCTGGTCTTCTACCTGCCCTCCGACTGCGGCGAGAAGATCACGCTGTGC
ATTTCGGTGCTGCTGTCACTCACCGTCTTCCTGCTGCTCATCACTGAGATCATCCCGTCC
ACCTCGCTGGTCATCCCGCTCATCGGCGAGTACCTGCTGTTCACCATGATCTTCGTCACC
CTGTCCATCGTCATCACCGTCTTCGTGCTCAATGTGCACCACCGCTCCCCCAGCACCCAC
ACCATGCCCCACTGGGTGCGGGGGGCCCTTCTGGGCTGTGTGCCCCGGTGGCTTCTGATG
AACCGGCCCCCACCACCCGTGGAGCTCTGCCACCCCCTACGCCTGAAGCTCAGCCCCTCT
TATCACTGGCTGGAGAGCAACGTGGATGCCGAGGAGAGGGAGGTGGTGGTGGAGGAGGAG
GACAGATGGGCATGTGCAGGTCATGTGGCCCCCTCTGTGGGCACCCTCTGCAGCCACGGC
CACCTGCACTCTGGGGCCTCAGGTCCCAAGGCTGAGGCTCTGCTGCAGGAGGGTGAGCTG
CTGCTATCACCCCACATGCAGAAGGCACTGGAAGGTGTGCACTACATTGCCGACCACCTG
CGGTCTGAGGATGCTGACTCTTCGGTGAAGGAGGACTGGAAGTATGTTGCCATGGTCATC
GACAGGATCTTCCTCTGGCTGTTTATCATCGTCTGCTTCCTGGGGACCATCGGCCTCTTT
CTGCCTCCGTTCCTAGCTGGAATGATCTGA
Chromosome Location
8
Locus
8p21
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ15822
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA2_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID1458110
GenBank Gene IDU62431
GenAtlas IDCHRNA2
HGNC IDHGNC:1956
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00184NicotineapprovedunknownagonistDetails
DB00416Metocurine iodideapproved, withdrawnyesantagonistDetails
DB00483Gallamine triethiodideapprovedunknownantagonistDetails
DB00657Mecamylamineapproved, investigationalyesantagonistDetails
DB00728RocuroniumapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB00732Atracurium besylateapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB01135DoxacuriumapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB01199TubocurarineapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB01226MivacuriumapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB01245Decamethoniumapprovedyespartial agonistDetails
DB00411CarbamoylcholineapprovedyesagonistDetails
DB00514DextromethorphanapprovedunknownantagonistDetails
DB01338PipecuroniumapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB01337PancuroniumapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB01336MetocurineapprovedyesantagonistDetails
DB05740RPI-78MinvestigationalunknownDetails
DB00721Procaineapproved, investigational, vet_approvedunknownantagonistDetails
DB01339Vecuroniumapproved, investigationalyesantagonistDetails
DB00898EthanolapprovedunknownDetails
DB07720EpibatidineexperimentalunknownagonistDetails
DB08960HexamethoniumexperimentalyesantagonistDetails
DB00472Fluoxetineapproved, vet_approvedunknownantagonistDetails
DB00237Butabarbitalapproved, illicitunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00202SuccinylcholineapprovedyesagonistDetails
DB00565Cisatracuriumapproved, investigationalyesantagonistDetails