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Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7

NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
Synonyms
  • NACHRA7
Gene NameCHRNA7
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004597|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
MRCSPGGVWLALAASLLHVSLQGEFQRKLYKELVKNYNPLERPVANDSQPLTVYFSLSLL
QIMDVDEKNQVLTTNIWLQMSWTDHYLQWNVSEYPGVKTVRFPDGQIWKPDILLYNSADE
RFDATFHTNVLVNSSGHCQYLPPGIFKSSCYIDVRWFPFDVQHCKLKFGSWSYGGWSLDL
QMQEADISGYIPNGEWDLVGIPGKRSERFYECCKEPYPDVTFTVTMRRRTLYYGLNLLIP
CVLISALALLVFLLPADSGEKISLGITVLLSLTVFMLLVAEIMPATSDSVPLIAQYFAST
MIIVGLSVVVTVIVLQYHHHDPDGGKMPKWTRVILLNWCAWFLRMKRPGEDKVRPACQHK
QRRCSLASVEMSAVAPPPASNGNLLYIGFRGLDGVHCVPTPDSGVVCGRMACSPTHDEHL
LHGGQPPEGDPDLAKILEEVRYIANRFRCQDESEAVCSEWKFAACVVDRLCLMAFSVFTI
ICTIGILMSAPNFVEAVSKDFA
Number of residues502
Molecular Weight56448.925
Theoretical pI6.44
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • chloride channel regulator activity
  • beta-amyloid binding
  • toxic substance binding
  • acetylcholine binding
  • drug binding
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • acetylcholine-gated cation channel activity
Processes
  • response to hypoxia
  • regulation of norepinephrine secretion
  • neuronal action potential
  • positive regulation of heart rate involved in baroreceptor response to decreased systemic arterial blood pressure
  • memory
  • dopamine biosynthetic process
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • ion transport
  • positive regulation of angiogenesis
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • negative regulation of interleukin-1 beta production
  • calcium ion transport
  • activation of MAPK activity
  • negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production
  • signal transduction
  • T cell activation
  • B cell activation
  • response to nicotine
  • behavioral response to nicotine
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • cognition
  • regulation of synaptic transmission, dopaminergic
  • synaptic transmission
  • negative regulation of inflammatory response
  • negative regulation of interleukin-6 production
  • endocytosis
  • response to food
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • associative learning
  • behavioral response to ethanol
  • cellular calcium ion homeostasis
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • generation of ovulation cycle rhythm
  • sperm motility
Components
  • growth cone
  • asymmetric synapse
  • neuronal cell body
  • synapse
  • cytoplasm
  • presynaptic membrane
  • membrane raft
  • neuron projection
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • postsynaptic density
  • plasma membrane
  • axolemma
  • cell junction
  • dendritic spine
  • apical plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • dendritic shaft
  • external side of plasma membrane
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
General FunctionToxic substance binding
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. The channel is blocked by alpha-bungarotoxin.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions231-255 262-280 296-317 470-490
GenBank Protein ID496607
UniProtKB IDP36544
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA7_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020606|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 (CHRNA7)
ATGCGCTGCTCGCCGGGAGGCGTCTGGCTGGCGCTGGCCGCGTCGCTCCTGCACGTGTCC
CTGCAAGGCGAGTTCCAGAGGAAGCTTTACAAGGAGCTGGTCAAGAACTACAATCCCTTG
GAGAGGCCCGTGGCCAATGACTCGCAACCACTCACCGTCTACTTCTCCCTGAGCCTCCTG
CAGATCATGGACGTGGATGAGAAGAACCAAGTTTTAACCACCAACATTTGGCTGCAAATG
TCTTGGACAGATCACTATTTACAGTGGAATGTGTCAGAATATCCAGGGGTGAAGACTGTT
CGTTTCCCAGATGGCCAGATTTGGAAACCAGACATTCTTCTCTATAACAGTGCTGATGAG
CGCTTTGACGCCACATTCCACACTAACGTGTTGGTGAATTCTTCTGGGCATTGCCAGTAC
CTGCCTCCAGGCATATTCAAGAGTTCCTGCTACATCGATGTACGCTGGTTTCCCTTTGAT
GTGCAGCACTGCAAACTGAAGTTTGGGTCCTGGTCTTACGGAGGCTGGTCCTTGGATCTG
CAGATGCAGGAGGCAGATATCAGTGGCTATATCCCCAATGGAGAATGGGACCTAGTGGGA
ATCCCCGGCAAGAGGAGTGAAAGGTTCTATGAGTGCTGCAAAGAGCCCTACCCCGATGTC
ACCTTCACAGTGACCATGCGCCGCAGGACGCTCTACTATGGCCTCAACCTGCTGATCCCC
TGTGTGCTCATCTCCGCCCTCGCCCTGCTGGTGTTCCTGCTTCCTGCAGATTCCGGGGAG
AAGATTTCCCTGGGGATAACAGTCTTACTCTCTCTTACCGTCTTCATGCTGCTCGTGGCT
GAGATCATGCCCGCAACATCCGATTCGGTACCATTGATAGCCCAGTACTTCGCCAGCACC
ATGATCATCGTGGGCCTCTCGGTGGTGGTGACAGTGATCGTGCTGCAGTACCACCACCAC
GACCCCGACGGGGGCAAGATGCCCAAGTGGACCAGAGTCATCCTTCTGAACTGGTGCGCG
TGGTTCCTGCGAATGAAGAGGCCCGGGGAGGACAAGGTGCGCCCGGCCTGCCAGCACAAG
CAGCGGCGCTGCAGCCTGGCCAGTGTGGAGATGAGCGCCGTGGCGCCGCCGCCCGCCAGC
AACGGGAACCTGCTGTACATCGGCTTCCGCGGCCTGGACGGCGTGCACTGTGTCCCGACC
CCCGACTCTGGGGTAGTGTGTGGCCGCATGGCCTGCTCCCCCACGCACGATGAGCACCTC
CTGCACGGCGGGCAACCCCCCGAGGGGGACCCGGACTTGGCCAAGATCCTGGAGGAGGTC
CGCTACATTGCCAACCGCTTCCGCTGCCAGGACGAAAGCGAGGCGGTCTGCAGCGAGTGG
AAGTTCGCCGCCTGTGTGGTGGACCGCCTGTGCCTCATGGCCTTCTCGGTCTTCACCATC
ATCTGCACCATCGGCATCCTGATGTCGGCTCCCAACTTCGTGGAGGCCGTGTCCAAAGAC
TTTGCGTAA
GenBank Gene IDX70297
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCHRNA7
HGNC IDHGNC:1960
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q14
References
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