Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6

Details

Name
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
Synonyms
Not Available
Gene Name
CHRNA6
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006907|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
MLTSKGQGFLHGGLCLWLCVFTPFFKGCVGCATEERLFHKLFSHYNQFIRPVENVSDPVT
VHFEVAITQLANVDEVNQIMETNLWLRHIWNDYKLRWDPMEYDGIETLRVPADKIWKPDI
VLYNNAVGDFQVEGKTKALLKYNGMITWTPPAIFKSSCPMDITFFPFDHQNCSLKFGSWT
YDKAEIDLLIIGSKVDMNDFWENSEWEIIDASGYKHDIKYNCCEEIYTDITYSFYIRRLP
MFYTINLIIPCLFISFLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKVTLCISVLLSLTVFLLVITETIPSTSLVV
PLVGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVVTVFVLNIHYRTPTTHTMPRWVKTVFLKLLPQVLLMRWPLD
KTRGTGSDAVPRGLARRPAKGKLASHGEPRHLKECFHCHKSNELATSKRRLSHQPLQWVV
ENSEHSPEVEDVINSVQFIAENMKSHNETKEVEDDWKYVAMVVDRVFLWVFIIVCVFGTA
GLFLQPLLGNTGKS
Number of residues
494
Molecular Weight
56897.745
Theoretical pI
6.6
GO Classification
Functions
acetylcholine receptor activity / acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
Processes
cation transmembrane transport / membrane depolarization / neurological system process / neuromuscular synaptic transmission / regulation of dopamine secretion / regulation of membrane potential / response to nicotine / signal transduction / synaptic transmission / synaptic transmission, cholinergic / transport
Components
acetylcholine-gated channel complex / cell junction / neuron projection / plasma membrane / postsynaptic membrane / synapse
General Function
Acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
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
240-264 272-290 306-327 466-484
Cellular Location
Cell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012492|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6 (CHRNA6)
ATGCTGACCAGCAAGGGGCAGGGATTCCTTCATGGGGGCTTGTGTCTCTGGCTGTGTGTG
TTCACACCTTTCTTTAAAGGCTGTGTGGGCTGTGCAACTGAGGAGAGGCTCTTCCACAAA
CTGTTTTCTCATTACAACCAGTTCATCAGGCCTGTGGAAAACGTTTCCGACCCTGTCACG
GTACACTTTGAAGTGGCCATCACCCAGCTGGCCAACGTGATCTGGAATGATTATAAATTG
CGCTGGGATCCAATGGAATATGATGGCATTGAGACTCTTCGCGTTCCTGCAGATAAGATT
TGGAAGCCCGACATTGTTCTCTATAACAATGCTGTTGGTGACTTCCAAGTAGAAGGCAAA
ACAAAAGCTCTTCTTAAATACAATGGCATGATAACCTGGACTCCACCAGCTATTTTTAAG
AGTTCCTGCCCTATGGATATCACCTTTTTCCCTTTTGATCATCAAAACTGTTCCCTAAAA
TTTGGTTCCTGGACGTATGACAAAGCTGAAATTGATCTTCTAATCATTGGATCAAAAGTG
GATATGAATGATTTTTGGGAAAACAGTGAATGGGAAATCATTGATGCCTCTGGCTACAAA
CATGACATCAAATACAACTGTTGTGAAGAGATATACACAGATATAACCTATTCTTTCTAC
ATTAGAAGATTGCCGATGTTTTACACGATTAATCTGATCATCCCTTGTCTCTTTATTTCA
TTTCTAACCGTGTTGGTCTTTTACCTTCCTTCGGACTGTGGTGAAAAAGTGACGCTTTGT
ATTTCAGTCCTGCTTTCTCTGACTGTGTTTTTGCTGGTCATCACAGAAACCATCCCATCC
ACATCTCTGGTGGTCCCACTGGTGGGTGAGTACCTGCTGTTCACCATGATCTTTGTCACA
CTGTCCATCGTGGTGACTGTGTTTGTGTTGAACATACACTACCGCACCCCAACCACGCAC
ACAATGCCCAGGTGGGTGAAGACAGTTTTCCTGAAGCTGCTGCCCCAGGTCCTGCTGATG
AGGTGGCCTCTGGACAAGACAAGGGGCACAGGCTCTGATGCAGTGCCCAGAGGCCTTGCC
AGGAGGCCTGCCAAAGGCAAGCTTGCAAGCCATGGGGAACCCAGACATCTTAAAGAATGC
TTCCATTGTCACAAATCAAATGAGCTTGCCACAAGCAAGAGAAGATTAAGTCATCAGCCA
TTACAGTGGGTGGTGGAAAATTCGGAGCACTCGCCTGAAGTTGAAGATGTGATTAACAGT
GTTCAGTTCATAGCAGAAAACATGAAGAGCCACAATGAAACCAAGGAGGTAGAAGATGAC
TGGAAATACGTGGCCATGGTGGTGGACAGAGTATTTCTTTGGGTATTTATAATTGTCTGT
GTATTTGGAACTGCAGGGCTATTTCTACAGCCACTACTTGGGAACACAGGAAAATCTTAA
Chromosome Location
8
Locus
8p11.21
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ15825
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA6_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID1458118
GenBank Gene IDU62435
HGNC IDHGNC:15963
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00184NicotineapprovedunknownagonistDetails
DB01273Vareniclineapproved, investigationalunknownpartial agonistDetails
DB09028CytisineexperimentalunknownagonistDetails
DB00898EthanolapprovedunknownDetails
DB00237Butabarbitalapproved, illicitunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00202SuccinylcholineapprovedyesagonistDetails
DB00565Cisatracuriumapproved, investigationalyesantagonistDetails