NameAcetylcholine receptor subunit beta
Synonyms
  • ACHRB
  • CHRNB
Gene NameCHRNB1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009581|Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta
MTPGALLMLLGALGAPLAPGVRGSEAEGRLREKLFSGYDSSVRPAREVGDRVRVSVGLIL
AQLISLNEKDEEMSTKVYLDLEWTDYRLSWDPAEHDGIDSLRITAESVWLPDVVLLNNND
GNFDVALDISVVVSSDGSVRWQPPGIYRSSCSIQVTYFPFDWQNCTMVFSSYSYDSSEVS
LQTGLGPDGQGHQEIHIHEGTFIENGQWEIIHKPSRLIQPPGDPRGGREGQRQEVIFYLI
IRRKPLFYLVNVIAPCILITLLAIFVFYLPPDAGEKMGLSIFALLTLTVFLLLLADKVPE
TSLSVPIIIKYLMFTMVLVTFSVILSVVVLNLHHRSPHTHQMPLWVRQIFIHKLPLYLRL
KRPKPERDLMPEPPHCSSPGSGWGRGTDEYFIRKPPSDFLFPKPNRFQPELSAPDLRRFI
DGPNRAVALLPELREVVSSISYIARQLQEQEDHDALKEDWQFVAMVVDRLFLWTFIIFTS
VGTLVIFLDATYHLPPPDPFP
Number of residues501
Molecular Weight56697.9
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • channel activity
  • acetylcholine binding
Processes
  • neurological system process
  • cation transport
  • signal transduction
  • behavioral response to nicotine
  • skeletal muscle contraction
  • postsynaptic membrane organization
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • muscle fiber development
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • muscle contraction
  • cation transmembrane transport
Components
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
General FunctionLigand-gated ion channel activity
Specific FunctionAfter 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 Regions245-269 277-295 311-332 470-488
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP11230
UniProtKB Entry NameACHB_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019609|Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta (CHRNB1)
ATGACCCCAGGGGCTCTGCTGATGCTGCTGGGGGCGCTGGGGGCGCCGCTCGCCCCAGGC
GTCCGCGGCTCGGAGGCGGAGGGTCGACTCCGGGAGAAACTTTTCTCTGGCTATGATAGC
TCCGTGCGGCCAGCGCGGGAGGTGGGAGACCGTGTCAGGGTCAGCGTTGGTCTCATCCTG
GCGCAACTCATCAGCCTGAACGAGAAGGATGAAGAGATGAGCACAAAGGTGTACTTAGAC
CTGGAGTGGACTGACTACAGGCTGAGCTGGGACCCTGCGGAGCACGACGGCATCGATTCG
CTCCGCATCACGGCGGAATCCGTGTGGCTCCCTGACGTGGTGCTACTGAACAACAATGAT
GGGAATTTTGACGTGGCTCTGGACATTAGCGTCGTGGTGTCCTCCGACGGCTCCGTGCGT
TGGCAACCCCCGGGCATCTATCGCAGCAGCTGCAGCATCCAGGTCACCTACTTCCCCTTC
GACTGGCAGAATTGCACTATGGTGTTCAGCTCCTACAGCTACGACAGCTCGGAGGTCAGC
CTGCAGACAGGCCTGGGTCCTGACGGGCAAGGGCATCAGGAAATCCACATTCATGAAGGG
ACTTTCATTGAGAATGGCCAGTGGGAGATTATCCACAAGCCCTCTCGGCTAATCCAGCCT
CCAGGCGATCCTAGGGGAGGGAGGGAAGGACAGCGCCAGGAAGTCATCTTCTACCTCATC
ATCCGCCGCAAGCCTCTCTTCTACCTGGTCAACGTCATTGCCCCATGCATCCTCATCACT
CTTCTGGCCATCTTCGTCTTCTACCTGCCACCAGATGCAGGAGAGAAGATGGGGCTCTCA
ATCTTTGCCCTGCTGACCCTTACTGTGTTCCTGCTGCTGCTGGCTGACAAAGTACCTGAG
ACCTCACTATCAGTACCCATTATTATCAAGTACCTCATGTTTACCATGGTCCTCGTCACC
TTCTCAGTCATCCTTAGTGTCGTGGTTCTCAACCTGCACCACCGCTCACCCCACACCCAC
CAAATGCCCCTTTGGGTCCGTCAGATCTTCATTCACAAACTTCCGCTGTACCTGCGTCTA
AAAAGGCCCAAACCCGAGAGAGACCTGATGCCGGAGCCCCCTCACTGTTCTTCTCCAGGA
AGTGGCTGGGGTCGGGGAACAGATGAATATTTCATCCGGAAGCCGCCAAGTGATTTTCTC
TTCCCCAAACCCAATAGGTTCCAGCCTGAACTGTCTGCCCCTGATCTGCGGCGATTTATC
GATGGTCCAAACCGGGCTGTGGCCCTGCTTCCGGAGCTACGGGAGGTCGTCTCCTCTATC
AGCTACATCGCTCGACAGCTGCAGGAACAGGAGGACCACGATGCGCTGAAGGAGGACTGG
CAGTTTGTGGCCATGGTAGTGGACCGCCTCTTCCTGTGGACTTTCATCATCTTCACCAGC
GTTGGGACCCTAGTCATCTTCCTGGACGCCACGTACCACTTGCCCCCTCCAGACCCCTTT
CCTTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:1961
Chromosome Location17
LocusNot Available
References
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