NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
SynonymsNot Available
Gene NameCHRNA6
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006907|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
MLTSKGQGFLHGGLCLWLCVFTPFFKGCVGCATEERLFHKLFSHYNQFIRPVENVSDPVT
VHFEVAITQLANVDEVNQIMETNLWLRHIWNDYKLRWDPMEYDGIETLRVPADKIWKPDI
VLYNNAVGDFQVEGKTKALLKYNGMITWTPPAIFKSSCPMDITFFPFDHQNCSLKFGSWT
YDKAEIDLLIIGSKVDMNDFWENSEWEIIDASGYKHDIKYNCCEEIYTDITYSFYIRRLP
MFYTINLIIPCLFISFLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKVTLCISVLLSLTVFLLVITETIPSTSLVV
PLVGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVVTVFVLNIHYRTPTTHTMPRWVKTVFLKLLPQVLLMRWPLD
KTRGTGSDAVPRGLARRPAKGKLASHGEPRHLKECFHCHKSNELATSKRRLSHQPLQWVV
ENSEHSPEVEDVINSVQFIAENMKSHNETKEVEDDWKYVAMVVDRVFLWVFIIVCVFGTA
GLFLQPLLGNTGKS
Number of residues494
Molecular Weight56897.745
Theoretical pI6.6
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
Processes
  • regulation of dopamine secretion
  • synaptic transmission
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • membrane depolarization
  • response to nicotine
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • neurological system process
  • transport
  • signal transduction
Components
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
General FunctionAcetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
Specific FunctionAfter 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 Regions240-264 272-290 306-327 466-484
GenBank Protein ID1458118
UniProtKB IDQ15825
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA6_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell 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
GenBank Gene IDU62435
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:15963
Chromosome Location8
Locus8p11.21
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