Species Human Entrez 1138 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000169684 | |
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Aliases CHRNA5, LNCR2, cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 subunit External IDs MGI: 87889 HomoloGene: 55485 GeneCards: CHRNA5 | ||
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5, also known as nAChRα5, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNA5 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchR).
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Function
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), such as CHRNA5, are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be (hetero)pentamers composed of homologous subunits.
Interactive pathway map
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References
CHRNA5 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA