CHRNA6
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
Protein Summary
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. This gene encodes an alpha subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These receptors consist of five subunits and function as ion channels involved in neurotransmission. The encoded protein is a subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that mediate dopaminergic neurotransmission and are activated by acetylcholine and exogenous nicotine. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in this gene have been associated with both nicotine and alcohol dependence. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]
- ENST00000276410
- ENSP00000276410
- ENSG00000147434
- ENST00000534622
- ENSP00000433871
- CHNRA6
Most Knowledge About | Knowledge Value
(0 to 1 scale) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
protein domain | 0.85 | ||
molecular function | 0.84 | ||
cell line | 0.62 | ||
transcription factor perturbation | 0.54 | ||
small molecule perturbation | 0.52 | ||
Protein Classes
IDG Development Level Summary
These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 27.96 (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 34 (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 134 (req: <= 50)
These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 27.96 (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 34 (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 134 (req: > 50)
- OR - satisfy the following criterion:
Gene Ontology Terms: 13
Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Ligand: 1
Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Drugs: 2