NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2
Synonyms
  • Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 precursor
Gene NameCHRNB2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010600|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2
MARRCGPVALLLGFGLLRLCSGVWGTDTEERLVEHLLDPSRYNKLIRPATNGSELVTVQL
MVSLAQLISVHEREQIMTTNVWLTQEWEDYRLTWKPEEFDNMKKVRLPSKHIWLPDVVLY
NNADGMYEVSFYSNAVVSYDGSIFWLPPAIYKSACKIEVKHFPFDQQNCTMKFRSWTYDR
TEIDLVLKSEVASLDDFTPSGEWDIVALPGRRNENPDDSTYVDITYDFIIRRKPLFYTIN
LIIPCVLITSLAILVFYLPSDCGEKMTLCISVLLALTVFLLLISKIVPPTSLDVPLVGKY
LMFTMVLVTFSIVTSVCVLNVHHRSPTTHTMAPWVKVVFLEKLPALLFMQQPRHHCARQR
LRLRRRQREREGAGALFFREAPGADSCTCFVNRASVQGLAGAFGAEPAPVAGPGRSGEPC
GCGLREAVDGVRFIADHMRSEDDDQSVSEDWKYVAMVIDRLFLWIFVFVCVFGTIGMFLQ
PLFQNYTTTTFLHSDHSAPSSK
Number of residues502
Molecular Weight57018.575
Theoretical pI6.77
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine binding
  • drug binding
  • ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
Processes
  • optic nerve morphogenesis
  • response to ethanol
  • smooth muscle contraction
  • positive regulation of B cell proliferation
  • ion transport
  • response to nicotine
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • positive regulation of dopamine secretion
  • calcium ion transport
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • locomotory behavior
  • positive regulation of synaptic transmission, dopaminergic
  • signal transduction
  • visual learning
  • regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, non-REM sleep
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • cognition
  • regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep
  • neurological system process
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • regulation of dendrite morphogenesis
  • regulation of dopamine metabolic process
  • negative regulation of action potential
  • synaptic transmission
  • sensory perception of pain
  • regulation of dopamine secretion
  • visual perception
  • associative learning
  • regulation of synapse assembly
  • learning
  • regulation of synaptic transmission, dopaminergic
  • action potential
  • B cell activation
  • response to cocaine
  • synaptic transmission involved in micturition
  • behavioral response to nicotine
  • social behavior
  • vestibulocochlear nerve development
  • sensory perception of sound
  • central nervous system projection neuron axonogenesis
  • membrane depolarization
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • conditioned taste aversion
  • memory
  • response to hypoxia
  • lateral geniculate nucleus development
  • protein heterooligomerization
Components
  • neuron projection
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
  • external side of plasma membrane
  • synapse
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 permeable to sodiun ions.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions234-258 266-284 300-321 459-478
GenBank Protein ID32017
UniProtKB IDP17787
UniProtKB Entry NameACHB2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010601|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 (CHRNB2)
ATGGCCCGGCGCTGCGGCCCCGTGGCGCTGCTCCTTGGCTTCGGCCTCCTCCGGCTGTGC
TCAGGGGTGTGGGGTACGGATACAGAGGAGCGGCTGGTGGAGCATCTCCTGGATCCTTCC
CGCTACAACAAGCTTATCCGCCCAGCCACCAATGGCTCTGAGCTGGTGACAGTACAGCTT
ATGGTGTCACTGGCCCAGCTCATCAGTGTGCATGAGCGGGAGCAGATCATGACCACCAAT
GTCTGGCTGACCCAGGAGTGGGAAGATTATCGCCTCACCTGGAAGCCTGAAGAGTTTGAC
AACATGAAGAAAGTTCGGCTCCCTTCCAAACACATCTGGCTCCCAGATGTGGTCCTGTAC
AACAATGCTGACGGCATGTACGAGGTGTCCTTCTATTCCAATGCCGTGGTCTCCTATGAT
GGCAGCATCTTCTGGCTGCCGCCTGCCATCTACAAGAGCGCATGCAAGATTGAAGTAAAG
CACTTCCCATTTGACCAGCAGAACTGCACCATGAAGTTCCGTTCGTGGACCTACGACCGC
ACAGAGATCGACTTGGTGCTGAAGAGTGAGGTGGCCAGCCTGGACGACTTCACACCTAGT
GGTGAGTGGGACATCGTGGCGCTGCCGGGCCGGCGCAACGAGAACCCCGACGACTCTACG
TACGTGGACATCACGTATGACTTCATCATTCGCCGCAAGCCGCTCTTCTACACCATCAAC
CTCATCATCCCCTGTGTGCTCATCACCTCGCTAGCCATCCTTGTCTTCTACCTGCCATCC
GACTGTGGCGAGAAGATGACGTTGTGCATCTCAGTGCTGCTGGCGCTCACGGTCTTCCTG
CTGCTCATCTCCAAGATCGTGCCTCCCACCTCCCTCGACGTGCCGCTCGTCGGCAAGTAC
CTCATGTTCACCATGGTGCTTGTCACCTTCTCCATCGTCACCAGCGTGTGCGTGCTCAAC
GTGCACCACCGCTCGCCCACCACGCACACCATGGCGCCCTGGGTGAAGGTCGTCTTCCTG
GAGAAGCTGCCCGCGCTGCTCTTCATGCAGCAGCCACGCCATCATTGCGCCCGTCAGCGC
CTGCGCCTGCGGCGACGCCAGCGTGAGCGCGAGGGCGCTGGAGCCCTCTTCTTCCGCGAA
GCCCCAGGGGCCGACTCCTGCACGTGCTTCGTCAACCGCGCGTCGGTGCAGGGGTTGGCC
GGGGCCTTCGGGGCTGAGCCTGCACCAGTGGCGGGCCCCGGGCGCTCAGGGGAGCCGTGT
GGCTGTGGCCTCCGGGAGGCGGTGGACGGCGTGCGCTTCATCGCAGACCACATGCGGAGC
GAGGACGATGACCAGAGCGTGAGTGAGGACTGGAAGTACGTCGCCATGGTGATCGACCGC
CTCTTCCTCTGGATCTTTGTCTTTGTCTGTGTCTTTGGCACCATCGGCATGTTCCTGCAG
CCTCTCTTCCAGAACTACACCACCACCACCTTCCTCCACTCAGACCACTCAGCCCCCAGC
TCCAAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDX53179
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCHRNB2
HGNC IDHGNC:1962
Chromosome Location1
Locus1q21.3
References
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