CHRNA2

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Aliases CHRNA2 Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000120903		Species Human Entrez 1135

External IDs MGI: 87886 HomoloGene: 20193 GeneCards: CHRNA2

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2, also known as nAChRα2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNA2 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchR).

Function

Knockout of this gene in mice potentiates nicotine-modulated behaviors.

References

CHRNA2 Wikipedia

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