NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-4
SynonymsNot Available
Gene NameCHRNB4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006901|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-4
MRRAPSLVLFFLVALCGRGNCRVANAEEKLMDDLLNKTRYNNLIRPATSSSQLISIKLQL
SLAQLISVNEREQIMTTNVWLKQEWTDYRLTWNSSRYEGVNILRIPAKRIWLPDIVLYNN
ADGTYEVSVYTNLIVRSNGSVLWLPPAIYKSACKIEVKYFPFDQQNCTLKFRSWTYDHTE
IDMVLMTPTASMDDFTPSGEWDIVALPGRRTVNPQDPSYVDVTYDFIIKRKPLFYTINLI
IPCVLTTLLAILVFYLPSDCGEKMTLCISVLLALTFFLLLISKIVPPTSLDVPLIGKYLM
FTMVLVTFSIVTSVCVLNVHHRSPSTHTMAPWVKRCFLHKLPTFLFMKRPGPDSSPARAF
PPSKSCVTKPEATATSTSPSNFYGNSMYFVNPASAASKSPAGSTPVAIPRDFWLRSSGRF
RQDVQEALEGVSFIAQHMKNDDEDQSVVEDWKYVAMVVDRLFLWVFMFVCVLGTVGLFLP
PLFQTHAASEGPYAAQRD
Number of residues498
Molecular Weight56378.985
Theoretical pI8.45
GO Classification
Functions
  • ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
  • acetylcholine binding
  • drug binding
Processes
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • neurological system process
  • synaptic transmission
  • positive regulation of transmission of nerve impulse
  • regulation of neurotransmitter secretion
  • regulation of smooth muscle contraction
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • action potential
  • behavioral response to nicotine
  • smooth muscle contraction
  • synaptic transmission involved in micturition
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • locomotory behavior
  • ion transport
  • protein heterooligomerization
  • signal transduction
  • response to nicotine
Components
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • 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 Regions237-257 266-286 299-319 461-481
GenBank Protein ID1458126
UniProtKB IDP30926
UniProtKB Entry NameACHB4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020698|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-4 (CHRNB4)
ATGAGGCGCGCGCCTTCCCTGGTCCTTTTCTTCCTGGTCGCCCTTTGCGGGCGCGGGAAC
TGCCGCGTGGCCAATGCGGAGGAAAAGCTGATGGACGACCTTCTGAACAAAACCCGTTAC
AATAACCTGATCCGCCCAGCCACCAGCTCCTCACAGCTCATCTCCATCAAGCTGCAGCTC
TCCCTGGCCCAGCTTATCAGCGTGAATGAGCGAGAGCAGATCATGACCACCAATGTCTGG
CTGAAACAGGAATGGACTGATTACCGCCTGACCTGGAACAGCTCCCGCTACGAGGGTGTG
AACATCCTGAGGATCCCTGCAAAGCGCATCTGGTTGCCTGACATCGTGCTTTACAACAAC
GCCGACGGGACCTATGAGGTGTCTGTCTACACCAACTTGATAGTCCGGTCCAACGGCAGC
GTCCTGTGGCTGCCCCCTGCCATCTACAAGAGCGCCTGCAAGATTGAGGTGAAGTACTTT
CCCTTCGACCAGCAGAACTGCACCCTCAAGTTCCGCTCCTGGACCTATGACCACACGGAG
ATAGACATGGTCCTCATGACGCCCACAGCCAGCATGGATGACTTTACTCCCAGTGGTGAG
TGGGACATAGTGGCCCTCCCAGGGAGAAGGACAGTGAACCCACAAGACCCCAGCTACGTG
GACGTGACTTACGACTTCATCATCAAGCGCAAGCCTCTGTTCTACACCATCAACCTCATC
ATCCCCTGCGTGCTCACCACCTTGCTGGCCATCCTCGTCTTCTACCTGCCATCCGACTGC
GGCGAGAAGATGACACTGTGCATCTCAGTGCTGCTGGCACTGACATTCTTCCTGCTGCTC
ATCTCCAAGATCGTGCCACCCACCTCCCTCGATGTGCCTCTCATCGGCAAGTACCTCATG
TTCACCATGGTGCTGGTCACCTTCTCCATCGTCACCAGCGTCTGTGTGCTCAATGTGCAC
CACCGCTCGCCCAGCACCCACACCATGGCACCCTGGGTCAAGCGCTGCTTCCTGCACAAG
CTGCCTACCTTCCTCTTCATGAAGCGCCCTGGCCCCGACAGCAGCCCGGCCAGAGCCTTC
CCGCCCAGCAAGTCATGCGTGACCAAGCCCGAGGCCACCGCCACCTCCACCAGCCCCTCC
AACTTCTATGGGAACTCCATGTACTTTGTGAACCCCGCCTCTGCAGCTTCCAAGTCTCCA
GCCGGCTCTACCCCGGTGGCTATCCCCAGGGATTTCTGGCTGCGGTCCTCTGGGAGGTTC
CGACAGGATGTGCAGGAGGCATTAGAAGGTGTCAGCTTCATCGCCCAGCACATGAAGAAT
GACGATGAAGACCAGAGTGTCGTTGAGGACTGGAAGTACGTGGCTATGGTGGTGGACCGG
CTGTTCCTGTGGGTGTTCATGTTTGTGTGCGTCCTGGGCACTGTGGGGCTCTTCCTACCG
CCCCTCTTCCAGACCCATGCAGCTTCTGAGGGGCCCTACGCTGCCCAGCGTGACTGA
GenBank Gene IDU62439
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:1964
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q24
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