Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha

Details

Name
Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
Synonyms
  • ACHRA
  • CHNRA
Gene Name
CHRNA1
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009580|Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
MEPWPLLLLFSLCSAGLVLGSEHETRLVAKLFKDYSSVVRPVEDHRQVVEVTVGLQLIQL
INVDEVNQIVTTNVRLKQGDMVDLPRPSCVTLGVPLFSHLQNEQWVDYNLKWNPDDYGGV
KKIHIPSEKIWRPDLVLYNNADGDFAIVKFTKVLLQYTGHITWTPPAIFKSYCEIIVTHF
PFDEQNCSMKLGTWTYDGSVVAINPESDQPDLSNFMESGEWVIKESRGWKHSVTYSCCPD
TPYLDITYHFVMQRLPLYFIVNVIIPCLLFSFLTGLVFYLPTDSGEKMTLSISVLLSLTV
FLLVIVELIPSTSSAVPLIGKYMLFTMVFVIASIIITVIVINTHHRSPSTHVMPNWVRKV
FIDTIPNIMFFSTMKRPSREKQDKKIFTEDIDISDISGKPGPPPMGFHSPLIKHPEVKSA
IEGIKYIAETMKSDQESNNAAAEWKYVAMVMDHILLGVFMLVCIIGTLAVFAGRLIELNQ
QG
Number of residues
482
Molecular Weight
54545.235
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
acetylcholine binding / acetylcholine receptor activity / acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity / ion channel activity
Processes
cation transmembrane transport / ion transmembrane transport / muscle cell cellular homeostasis / musculoskeletal movement / neuromuscular junction development / neuromuscular process / neuromuscular synaptic transmission / neuron cellular homeostasis / neuronal action potential / regulation of membrane potential / response to nicotine / signal transduction / skeletal muscle contraction / skeletal muscle tissue growth / synaptic transmission / synaptic transmission, cholinergic / transport
Components
acetylcholine-gated channel complex / cell junction / cell surface / neuromuscular junction / neuron projection / plasma membrane / postsynaptic membrane
General Function
Ion channel activity
Specific 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
256-280 288-306 322-341 454-472
Cellular Location
Cell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013245|Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha (CHRNA1)
ATGGAGCCCTGGCCTCTCCTCCTGCTCTTTAGCCTTTGCTCAGCTGGCCTCGTCCTGGGC
TCCGAACATGAGACCCGTCTGGTGGCAAAGCTATTTAAAGACTACAGCAGCGTGGTGCGG
CCAGTGGAAGACCACCGCCAGGTCGTGGAGGTCACCGTGGGCCTGCAGCTGATACAGCTC
ATCAATGTGGATGAAGTAAATCAGATCGTGACAACCAATGTGCGTCTGAAACAGCAATGG
GTGGATTACAACCTAAAATGGAATCCAGATGACTATGGCGGTGTGAAAAAAATTCACATT
CCTTCAGAAAAGATCTGGCGCCCAGACCTTGTTCTCTATAACAATGCAGATGGTGACTTT
GCTATTGTCAAGTTCACCAAAGTGCTCCTGCAGTACACTGGCCACATCACGTGGACACCT
CCAGCCATCTTTAAAAGCTACTGTGAGATCATCGTCACCCACTTTCCCTTTGATGAACAG
AACTGCAGCATGAAGCTGGGCACCTGGACCTACGACGGCTCTGTCGTGGCCATCAACCCG
GAAAGCGACCAGCCAGACCTGAGCAACTTCATGGAGAGCGGGGAGTGGGTGATCAAGGAG
TCCCGGGGCTGGAAGCACTCCGTGACCTATTCCTGCTGCCCCGACACCCCCTACCTGGAC
ATCACCTACCACTTCGTCATGCAGCGCCTGCCCCTCTACTTCATCGTCAACGTCATCATC
CCCTGCCTGCTCTTCTCCTTCTTAACTGGCCTGGTATTCTACCTGCCCACAGACTCAGGG
GAGAAGATGACTCTGAGCATCTCTGTCTTACTGTCTTTGACTGTGTTCCTTCTGGTCATC
GTGGAGCTGATCCCCTCCACGTCCAGTGCTGTGCCCTTGATTGGAAAATACATGCTGTTC
ACCATGGTGTTCGTCATTGCCTCCATCATCATCACTGTCATCGTCATCAACACACACCAC
CGCTCACCCAGCACCCATGTCATGCCCAACTGGGTGCGGAAGGTTTTTATCGACACTATC
CCAAATATCATGTTTTTCTCCACAATGAAAAGACCATCCAGAGAAAAGCAAGACAAAAAG
ATTTTTACAGAAGACATTGATATCTCTGACATTTCTGGAAAGCCAGGGCCTCCACCCATG
GGCTTCCACTCTCCCCTGATCAAACACCCCGAGGTGAAAAGTGCCATCGAGGGCATCAAG
TACATCGCAGAGACCATGAAGTCAGACCAGGAGTCTAACAATGCGGCGGCAGAGTGGAAG
TACGTTGCAATGGTGATGGACCACATACTCCTCGGAGTCTTCATGCTTGTTTGCATCATC
GGAACCCTAGCCGTGTTTGCAGGTCGACTCATTGAATTAAATCAGCAAGGATGA
Chromosome Location
2
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP02708
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:1955
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB08838AgmatineexperimentalyesantagonistDetails
DB00555Lamotrigineapproved, investigationalunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00565Cisatracuriumapproved, investigationalunknownantagonistDetails