Tchem CHRNA6 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6

Protein Summary

Description

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]

Uniprot Accession IDs

• Q15825
• B2R8V4
• B4DQH1

Gene Name

• CHRNA6

Ensembl ID

• ENST00000276410
• ENSP00000276410
• ENSG00000147434
• ENST00000534622
• ENSP00000433871

Symbol

• CHNRA6

Knowledge Table

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

PANTHER Classes

Protein / Transporter / Ion Channel / Ligand-gated Ion Channel / Acetylcholine Receptor / Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Alpha-6

Protein / Transporter / Ion Channel / Ligand-gated Ion Channel / Gaba Receptor / Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Alpha-6

Protein / Receptor / Ligand-gated Ion Channel / Acetylcholine Receptor / Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Alpha-6

Protein / Receptor / Ligand-gated Ion Channel / Gaba Receptor / Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Alpha-6

DTO Classes

Protein / Ion Channel / Neurotransmitter Receptor, Cys Loop, Ligand-gated Ion Channel (Lic) Family / Acetylcholine Receptor Subfamily / Alpha-6/chrna6 Sub-subfamily / Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Alpha-6

IDG Development Level Summary

Tdark

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: 32   (req: <= 3)

Antibodies: 134   (req: <= 50)

Tbio

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: 32   (req: > 3)

Antibodies: 134   (req: > 50)

- OR - satisfy the following criterion:

Gene Ontology Terms: 13

Tchem

Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Ligand: 1

Tclin

Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions

Active Drugs: 2