Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9

NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9
Synonyms
  • NACHR alpha-9
  • NACHRA9
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9
Gene NameCHRNA9
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011683|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9
MNWSHSCISFCWIYFAASRLRAAETADGKYAQKLFNDLFEDYSNALRPVEDTDKVLNVTL
QITLSQIKDMDERNQILTAYLWIRQIWHDAYLTWDRDQYDGLDSIRIPSDLVWRPDIVLY
NKADDESSEPVNTNVVLRYDGLITWDAPAITKSSCVVDVTYFPFDNQQCNLTFGSWTYNG
NQVDIFNALDSGDLSDFIEDVEWEVHGMPAVKNVISYGCCSEPYPDVTFTLLLKRRSSFY
IVNLLIPCVLISFLAPLSFYLPAASGEKVSLGVTILLAMTVFQLMVAEIMPASENVPLIG
KYYIATMALITASTALTIMVMNIHFCGAEARPVPHWARVVILKYMSRVLFVYDVGESCLS
PHHSRERDHLTKVYSKLPESNLKAARNKDLSRKKDMNKRLKNDLGCQGKNPQEAESYCAQ
YKVLTRNIEYIAKCLKDHKATNSKGSEWKKVAKVIDRFFMWIFFIMVFVMTILIIARAD
Number of residues479
Molecular Weight54806.63
Theoretical pI6.42
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • calcium channel activity
  • acetylcholine-gated cation channel activity
Processes
  • positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • response to nicotine
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • signal transduction
  • neurological system process
  • detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound
  • inner ear morphogenesis
  • synaptic transmission
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • cytosol
General FunctionCalcium channel activity
Specific FunctionIonotropic receptor with a probable role in the modulation of auditory stimuli. Agonist binding induces a conformation change that leads to the opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane (PubMed:11752216, PubMed:25282151). The channel is permeable to a range of divalent cations including calcium, the influx of which may activate a potassium current which hyperpolarizes the cell membrane (PubMed:11752216, PubMed:25282151). In the ear, this may lead to a reduction in basilar membrane motion, altering the activity of auditory nerve fibers and reducing the range of dynamic hearing. This may protect against acoustic trauma. May also regulate keratinocyte adhesion (PubMed:11021840).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions238-262 269-287 302-323 458-476
GenBank Protein ID6688136
UniProtKB IDQ9UGM1
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA9_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011684|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9 (CHRNA9)
ATGAACTGGTCCCATTCCTGCATCTCCTTTTGCTGGATCTACTTTGCTGCTTCCAGACTG
AGAGCTGCAGAGACGGCAGATGGAAAATATGCTCAGAAGTTGTTTAATGACCTTTTTGAA
GATTATTCTAATGCTCTTCGTCCAGTGGAAGATACAGATAAAGTCCTGAATGTGACCCTG
CAGATTACGCTCTCTCAGATTAAGGATATGGATGAAAGAAACCAAATTCTGACTGCTTAT
TTGTGGATCCGCCAAATCTGGCACGATGCCTATCTCACGTGGGACCGAGATCAGTACGAT
GGCCTAGACTCCATCAGGATCCCCAGTGACCTCGTGTGGAGGCCAGACATCGTCTTATAT
AACAAGGCTGATGATGAATCTTCAGAGCCTGTGAACACCAATGTGGTCCTGCGGTATGAT
GGGCTGATCACCTGGGATGCACCGGCCATCACCAAAAGCTCCTGTGTGGTGGATGTCACC
TACTTCCCTTTTGACAACCAGCAGTGCAACCTGACTTTTGGTTCCTGGACCTACAATGGC
AATCAGGTGGACATATTCAACGCCTTGGACAGCGGAGATCTCTCTGACTTCATTGAAGAT
GTGGAATGGGAGGTCCATGGCATGCCCGCTGTGAAGAATGTGATCTCCTATGGCTGCTGC
TCTGAGCCTTACCCGGATGTCACATTCACCCTCCTTCTGAAGAGGAGGTCCTCGTTCTAT
ATCGTCAACCTCCTCATCCCATGCGTCCTCATATCTTTTCTGGCTCCTCTGAGTTTTTAT
CTCCCAGCAGCCTCCGGAGAAAAGGTCTCCCTGGGAGTGACCATCCTGTTGGCCATGACT
GTATTTCAGCTAATGGTGGCAGAAATCATGCCGGCCTCAGAAAATGTGCCCCTGATAGGT
AAATACTACATAGCCACGATGGCCCTGATCACAGCCTCCACTGCGTTGACCATCATGGTG
ATGAATATCCACTTCTGTGGGGCCGAGGCCCGGCCGGTGCCACACTGGGCCAGGGTGGTC
ATCCTGAAATACATGTCCAGGGTCTTGTTTGTCTATGATGTGGGTGAAAGCTGCCTCAGC
CCGCACCACAGTAGAGAGCGGGACCACCTCACGAAAGTTTATAGCAAACTCCCAGAGTCT
AACCTGAAAGCAGCCAGGAACAAAGACCTTTCCAGAAAGAAGGACATGAACAAACGCTTA
AAGAACGACCTGGGCTGCCAGGGTAAGAACCCTCAGGAGGCCGAGAGTTACTGTGCACAG
TACAAAGTGCTGACGAGGAATATTGAGTACATCGCCAAGTGCCTCAAAGACCACAAGGCC
ACCAATTCCAAGGGGAGTGAATGGAAGAAGGTGGCGAAAGTCATAGACCGATTCTTCATG
TGGATTTTTTTCATTATGGTGTTTGTGATGACTATTTTGATCATAGCAAGAGCGGATTAG
GenBank Gene IDAJ243342
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCHRNA9
HGNC IDHGNC:14079
Chromosome Location4
Locus4p14
References
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