Biology:CHRNA1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in humans


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Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-1, also known as nAChRα1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNA1 gene.[1] The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR).

The muscle acetylcholine receptor consists of 5 subunits of 4 different types: 2 alpha isoforms and 1 each of beta, gamma, delta and epsilon subunits. The gamma sub-unit being only present in embryonic nAChR[2]. This gene encodes an alpha subunit that plays a role in acetylcholine binding/channel gating. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[1]

Interactions

Cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 1 has been shown to interact with CHRND.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: CHRNA1 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 1 (muscle)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1134. 
  2. Morgan, Neil V.; Brueton, Louise A.; Cox, Phillip; Greally, Marie T.; Tolmie, John; Pasha, Shanaz; Aligianis, Irene A.; van Bokhoven, Hans et al. (2006-08-01). "Mutations in the Embryonal Subunit of the Acetylcholine Receptor (CHRNG) Cause Lethal and Escobar Variants of Multiple Pterygium Syndrome". The American Journal of Human Genetics 79 (2): 390–395. doi:10.1086/506256. ISSN 0002-9297. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002929707631486. 
  3. "Intersubunit contacts governing assembly of the mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptor". Neuron 14 (3): 635–44. March 1995. doi:10.1016/0896-6273(95)90320-8. PMID 7695910. 
  4. "Assembly of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The first transmembrane domains of truncated alpha and delta subunits are required for heterodimer formation in vivo". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 271 (44): 27575–84. November 1996. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.44.27575. PMID 8910344. 

Further reading

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