Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4

NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4
Synonyms
  • NACRA4
Gene NameCHRNA4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001694|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4
MELGGPGAPRLLPPLLLLLGTGLLRASSHVETRAHAEERLLKKLFSGYNKWSRPVANISD
VVLVRFGLSIAQLIDVDEKNQMMTTNVWVKQEWHDYKLRWDPADYENVTSIRIPSELIWR
PDIVLYNNADGDFAVTHLTKAHLFHDGRVQWTPPAIYKSSCSIDVTFFPFDQQNCTMKFG
SWTYDKAKIDLVNMHSRVDQLDFWESGEWVIVDAVGTYNTRKYECCAEIYPDITYAFVIR
RLPLFYTINLIIPCLLISCLTVLVFYLPSECGEKITLCISVLLSLTVFLLLITEIIPSTS
LVIPLIGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVITVFVLNVHHRSPRTHTMPTWVRRVFLDIVPRLLLMKR
PSVVKDNCRRLIESMHKMASAPRFWPEPEGEPPATSGTQSLHPPSPSFCVPLDVPAEPGP
SCKSPSDQLPPQQPLEAEKASPHPSPGPCRPPHGTQAPGLAKARSLSVQHMSSPGEAVEG
GVRCRSRSIQYCVPRDDAAPEADGQAAGALASRNTHSAELPPPDQPSPCKCTCKKEPSSV
SPSATVKTRSTKAPPPHLPLSPALTRAVEGVQYIADHLKAEDTDFSVKEDWKYVAMVIDR
IFLWMFIIVCLLGTVGLFLPPWLAGMI
Number of residues627
Molecular Weight69956.47
Theoretical pI7.21
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
  • ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine binding
Processes
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • locomotory behavior
  • signal transduction
  • action potential
  • B cell activation
  • cognition
  • behavioral response to nicotine
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • DNA repair
  • regulation of dopamine secretion
  • sensory perception of pain
  • exploration behavior
  • membrane depolarization
  • response to oxidative stress
  • synaptic transmission
  • response to nicotine
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • neurological system process
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • inhibitory postsynaptic potential
  • response to hypoxia
  • ion transport
  • calcium ion transport
  • respiratory gaseous exchange
Components
  • membrane
  • neuron projection
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • neuronal cell body
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
  • external side of plasma membrane
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • dendrite
  • synapse
General FunctionLigand-gated ion 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 permeable to sodium ions.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions243-267 275-293 309-330 601-619
GenBank Protein ID755648
UniProtKB IDP43681
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016224|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 (CHRNA4)
ATGGAGCTAGGGGGCCCCGGAGCGCCGCGGCTGCTGCCGCCGCTGCTGCTGCTTCTGGGG
ACCGGCCTCCTGCGCGCCAGCAGCCATGTGGAGACCCGGGCCCACGCCGAGGAGCGGCTC
CTGAAGAAACTCTTCTCCGGTTACAACAAGTGGTCCCGACCCGTGGCCAACATCTCGGAC
GTGGTCCTCGTCCGCTTCGGCCTGTCCATCGCTCAGCTCATTGACGTGGATGAGAAGAAC
CAGATGATGACCACGAACGTATGGGTGAAGCAGGAGTGGCACGACTACAAGCTGCGCTGG
GACCCAGCTGACTATGAGAATGTCACCTCCATCCGCATCCCCTCCGAGCTCATCTGGCGG
CCGGACATCGTCCTCTACAACAATGCTGACGGGGACTTCGCGGTCACCCACCTGACCAAG
GCCCACCTGTTCCATGACGGGCGGGTGCAGTGGACTCCCCCGGCCATTTACAAGAGCTCC
TGCAGCATCGACGTCACCTTCTTCCCCTTCGACCAGCAGAACTGCACCATGAAATTCGGC
TCCTGGACCTACGACAAGGCCAAGATCGACCTGGTGAACATGCACAGCCGCGTGGACCAG
CTGGACTTCTGGGAGAGTGGCGAGTGGGTCATCGTGGATGCCGTGGGCACCTACAACACC
AGGAAGTACGAGTGCTGTGCCGAGATCTACCCGGACATCACCTATGCCTTCGTCATCCGG
CGGCTGCCGCTCTTCTACACCATCAACCTCATCATCCCCTGCCTGCTCATCTCCTGCCTC
ACCGTGCTGGTCTTCTACCTGCCCTCCGAGTGTGGCGAGAAGATCACGCTGTGCATCTCC
GTGCTGCTGTCGCTCACCGTCTTCCTGCTGCTCATCACCGAGATCATCCCGTCCACCTCA
CTGGTCATCCCACTCATCGGCGAGTACCTGCTGTTCACCATGATCTTCGTCACCCTGTCC
ATCGTCATCACGGTCTTCGTGCTCAACGTGCACCACCGCTCGCCACGCACGCACACCATG
CCCACCTGGGTACGCAGGGTCTTCCTGGACATCGTGCCACGCCTGCTCCTCATGAAGCGG
CCGTCCGTGGTCAAGGACAATTGCCGGCGGCTCATCGAGTCCATGCATAAGATGGCCAGT
GCCCCGCGCTTCTGGCCCGAGCCAGAAGGGGAGCCCCCTGCCACGAGCGGCACCCAGAGC
CTGCACCCGCCCTCACCGTCCTTCTGTGTCCCCCTGGATGTGCCGGCTGAGCCTGGGCCT
TCCTGCAAGTCACCCTCCGACCAGCTCCCTCCTCAGCAGCCCCTGGAAGCTGAGAAAGCC
AGCCCCCACCCCTCGCCTGGACCCTGCCGCCCGCCCCACGGCACCCAGGCACCAGGGCTG
GCCAAAGCCAGGTCCCTCAGCGTCCAGCACATGTCCAGCCCTGGCGAAGCGGTGGAAGGC
GGCGTCCGGTGCCGGTCTCGGAGCATCCAGTACTGTGTTCCCCGAGACGATGCCGCCCCC
GAGGCAGATGGCCAGGCTGCCGGCGCCCTGGCCTCTCGCAACACCCACTCGGCTGAGCTC
CCACCCCCAGACCAGCCCTCTCCGTGCAAATGCACATGCAAGAAGGAGCCCTCTTCGGTG
TCCCCGAGCGCCACGGTCAAGACCCGCAGCACCAAAGCGCCGCCCCCGCACCTGCCCCTG
TCGCCGGCCCTGACCCGGGCGGTGGAGGGCGTCCAGTACATTGCAGACCACCTGAAGGCC
GAAGACACAGACTTCTCGGTGAAGGAGGACTGGAAGTACGTGGCCATGGTCATCGACCGC
ATCTTCCTCTGGATGTTCATCATCGTCTGCCTGCTGGGGACGGTGGGCCTCTTCCTGCCG
CCCTGGCTGGCTGGCATGATCTAG
GenBank Gene IDL35901
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCHRNA4
HGNC IDHGNC:1958
Chromosome Location20
Locus20q13.2-q13.3
References
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