NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3
Synonyms
  • NACHRA3
Gene NameCHRNA3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006903|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3
MGSGPLSLPLALSPPRLLLLLLLSLLPVARASEAEHRLFERLFEDYNEIIRPVANVSDPV
IIHFEVSMSQLVKVDEVNQIMETNLWLKQIWNDYKLKWNPSDYGGAEFMRVPAQKIWKPD
IVLYNNAVGDFQVDDKTKALLKYTGEVTWIPPAIFKSSCKIDVTYFPFDYQNCTMKFGSW
SYDKAKIDLVLIGSSMNLKDYWESGEWAIIKAPGYKHDIKYNCCEEIYPDITYSLYIRRL
PLFYTINLIIPCLLISFLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKVTLCISVLLSLTVFLLVITETIPSTSLV
IPLIGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVITVFVLNVHYRTPTTHTMPSWVKTVFLNLLPRVMFMTRPT
SNEGNAQKPRPLYGAELSNLNCFSRAESKGCKEGYPCQDGMCGYCHHRRIKISNFSANLT
RSSSSESVDAVLSLSALSPEIKEAIQSVKYIAENMKAQNEAKEIQDDWKYVAMVIDRIFL
WVFTLVCILGTAGLFLQPLMAREDA
Number of residues505
Molecular Weight57479.54
Theoretical pI6.4
GO Classification
Functions
  • drug binding
  • ligand-gated ion channel activity
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine binding
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
Processes
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • behavioral response to nicotine
  • locomotory behavior
  • ion transport
  • regulation of dendrite morphogenesis
  • signal transduction
  • synaptic transmission involved in micturition
  • response to inorganic substance
  • protein heterooligomerization
  • response to drug
  • activation of transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • synaptic transmission
  • excitatory postsynaptic potential
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • neurological system process
  • heart development
  • regulation of acetylcholine secretion, neurotransmission
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • regulation of smooth muscle contraction
  • nervous system development
Components
  • neuron projection
  • postsynaptic density
  • neuronal cell body
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • dendrite
  • 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions241-265 273-291 307-328 478-497
GenBank Protein ID177898
UniProtKB IDP32297
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012491|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3 (CHRNA3)
ATGGGCTCTGGCCCGCTCTCGCTGCCCCTGGCGCTGTCGCCGCCGCGGCTGCTGCTGCTG
CTGCTGCTGTCTCTGCTGCCAGTGGCCAGGGCCTCAGAGGCTGAGCACCGTCTATTTGAG
CGGCTGTTTGAAGATTACAATGAGATCATCCGGCCTGTAGCCAACGTGTCTGACCCAGTC
ATCATCCATTTCGAGGTGTCCATGTCTCAGCTGGTGAAGGTGGATGAAGTAAACCAGATC
ATGGAGACCAACCTGTGGCTCAAGCAAATCTGGAATGACTACAAGCTGAAATGGAACCCC
TCTGACTATGGTGGGGCAGAGTTCATGCGTGTCCCTGCACAGAAGATCTGGAAGCCAGAC
ATTGTGCTGTATAACAATGCTGTTGGGGATTTCCAGGTGGACGACAAGACCAAAGCCTTA
CTCAAGTACACTGGGGAGGTGACTTGGATACCTCCGGCCATCTTTAAGAGCTCCTGTAAA
ATCGACGTGACCTACTTCCCGTTTGATTACCAAAACTGTACCATGAAGTTCGGTTCCTGG
TCCTACGATAAGGCGAAAATCGATCTGGTCCTGATCGGCTCTTCCATGAACCTCAAGGAC
TATTGGGAGAGCGGCGAGTGGGCCATCATCAAAGCCCCAGGCTACAAACACGACATCAAG
TACAACTGCTGCGAGGAGATCTACCCCGACATCACATACTCGCTGTACATCCGGCGCCTG
CCCTTGTTCTACACCATCAACCTCATCATCCCCTGCCTGCTCATCTCCTTCCTCACTGTG
CTCGTCTTCTACCTGCCCTCCGACTGCGGTGAGAAGGTGACCCTGTGCATTTCTGTCCTC
CTCTCCCTGACGGTGTTTCTCCTGGTGATCACTGAGACCATCCCTTCCACCTCGCTGGTC
ATCCCCCTGATTGGAGAGTACCTCCTGTTCACCATGATTTTTGTAACCTTGTCCATCGTC
ATCACCGTCTTCGTGCTCAACGTGCACTACAGAACCCCGACGACACACACAATGCCCTCA
TGGGTGAAGACTGTATTCTTGAACCTGCTCCCCAGGGTCATGTTCATGACCAGGCCAACA
AGCAACGAGGGCAACGCTCAGAAGCCGAGGCCCCTCTACGGTGCCGAGCTCTCAAATCTG
AATTGCTTCAGCCGCGCAGAGTCCAAAGGCTGCAAGGAGGGCTACCCCTGCCAGGACGGG
ATGTGTGGTTACTGCCACCACCGCAGGATAAAAATCTCCAATTTCAGTGCTAACCTCACG
AGAAGCTCTAGTTCTGAATCTGTTGATGCTGTGCTGTCCCTCTCTGCTTTGTCACCAGAA
ATCAAAGAAGCCATCCAAAGTGTCAAGTATATTGCTGAAAATATGAAAGCACAAAATGAA
GCCAAAGAGATTCAAGATGATTGGAAGTATGTTGCCATGGTGATTGATCGTATTTTTCTG
TGGGTTTTCACCCTGGTGTGCATTCTAGGGACAGCAGGATTGTTTCTGCAACCCCTGATG
GCCAGGGAAGATGCATAA
GenBank Gene IDM86383
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:1957
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q24
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