CHRNA2
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
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. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand-gated ion channels formed by a pentameric arrangement of alpha and beta subunits to create distinct muscle and neuronal receptors. Neuronal receptors are found throughout the peripheral and central nervous system where they are involved in fast synaptic transmission. This gene encodes an alpha subunit that is widely expressed in the brain. The proposed structure for nAChR subunits is a conserved N-terminal extracellular domain followed by three conserved transmembrane domains, a variable cytoplasmic loop, a fourth conserved transmembrane domain, and a short C-terminal extracellular region. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy type 4. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this gene have been associate ...more
- ENST00000240132
- ENSP00000240132
- ENSG00000120903
- ENST00000407991
- ENSP00000385026
Most Knowledge About | Knowledge Value
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molecular function | 0.96 | ||
drug | 0.85 | ||
protein domain | 0.85 | ||
disease perturbation | 0.68 | ||
gene perturbation | 0.67 | ||
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: 48.08 (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 25 (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 158 (req: <= 50)
These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 48.08 (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 25 (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 158 (req: > 50)
- OR - satisfy the following criterion:
Gene Ontology Terms: 10
Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Ligands: 2
Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Drugs: 2