| Gene Symbol |
CHRNA4
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| Entrez Gene |
395606
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| Alt Symbol |
NACHRA4
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| Species |
Chicken
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 4 (neuronal)
|
| Other Description |
alpha-4 subunit, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor|cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 4|neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4
|
| Swissprots |
P09482
|
| Accessions |
CAA30285 P09482 AJ250361 CAB59626 NM_204814 NP_990145
|
| Function |
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.
|
| Subcellular Location |
Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250}; Lipid-anchor {ECO:0000250}.
|
| Top Pathways |
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
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