NameAcetylcholine receptor subunit epsilon
Synonyms
  • ACHRE
Gene NameCHRNE
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013247|Acetylcholine receptor subunit epsilon
MARAPLGVLLLLGLLGRGVGKNEELRLYHHLFNNYDPGSRPVREPEDTVTISLKVTLTNL
ISLNEKEETLTTSVWIGIDWQDYRLNYSKDDFGGIETLRVPSELVWLPEIVLENNIDGQF
GVAYDANVLVYEGGSVTWLPPAIYRSVCAVEVTYFPFDWQNCSLIFRSQTYNAEEVEFTF
AVDNDGKTINKIDIDTEAYTENGEWAIDFCPGVIRRHHGGATDGPGETDVIYSLIIRRKP
LFYVINIIVPCVLISGLVLLAYFLPAQAGGQKCTVSINVLLAQTVFLFLIAQKIPETSLS
VPLLGRFLIFVMVVATLIVMNCVIVLNVSQRTPTTHAMSPRLRHVLLELLPRLLGSPPPP
EAPRAASPPRRASSVGLLLRAEELILKKPRSELVFEGQRHRQGTWTAAFCQSLGAAAPEV
RCCVDAVNFVAESTRDQEATGEEVSDWVRMGNALDNICFWAALVLFSVGSSLIFLGAYFN
RVPDLPYAPCIQP
Number of residues493
Molecular Weight54696.54
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
  • cation transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • transport
  • signal transduction
  • skeletal muscle contraction
  • synaptic transmission
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • response to nicotine
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • muscle contraction
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • neurological system process
Components
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
General FunctionCation transmembrane transporter 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 Regions240-264 273-291 307-328 457-480
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ04844
UniProtKB Entry NameACHE_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013248|Acetylcholine receptor subunit epsilon (CHRNE)
ATGGCAAGGGCTCCGCTTGGGGTCCTGCTCCTCTTGGGGCTTCTCGGCAGGGGTGTGGGG
AAGAACGAGGAACTGCGTCTTTATCACCATCTCTTCAACAACTATGACCCAGGAAGCCGG
CCAGTGCGGGAGCCTGAGGATACTGTCACCATCAGCCTCAAGGTCACCCTGACGAATCTC
ATCTCACTGAATGAAAAAGAGGAGACTCTCACCACTAGCGTCTGGATTGGAATCGATTGG
CAGGATTACCGACTCAACTACAGCAAGGACGACTTTGGGGGTATAGAAACCCTGCGAGTC
CCTTCAGAACTCGTGTGGCTGCCAGAGATTGTGCTGGAAAACAATATTGATGGCCAGTTC
GGAGTGGCCTACGACGCCAACGTGCTCGTCTACGAGGGCGGCTCCGTGACGTGGCTGCCT
CCGGCCATCTACCGCAGCGTCTGCGCAGTGGAGGTCACCTACTTCCCCTTCGATTGGCAG
AACTGTTCGCTTATTTTCCGCTCTCAGACGTACAATGCCGAAGAGGTGGAGTTCACTTTT
GCCGTAGACAACGACGGCAAGACCATCAACAAGATCGACATCGACACAGAGGCCTATACT
GAGAACGGCGAGTGGGCCATCGACTTCTGCCCGGGGGTGATCCGCCGCCACCACGGTGGC
GCCACCGACGGCCCAGGGGAGACTGACGTCATCTACTCGCTCATCATCCGCCGGAAGCCG
CTCTTCTACGTCATTAACATCATCGTGCCCTGTGTGCTCATCTCGGGCCTGGTGCTGCTC
GCCTACTTCCTGCCGGCGCAGGCCGGCGGCCAGAAATGCACGGTCTCCATCAACGTCCTG
CTCGCCCAGACCGTCTTCTTGTTCCTCATTGCCCAGAAAATCCCAGAGACTTCTCTGAGC
GTGCCGCTCCTGGGCAGGTTCCTTATTTTCGTCATGGTGGTCGCCACGCTCATTGTCATG
AATTGCGTCATCGTGCTCAACGTGTCCCAGCGGACGCCCACCACCCACGCCATGTCCCCG
CGGCTGCGCCACGTTCTCCTGGAGCTGCTGCCGCGCCTCCTGGGCTCCCCGCCGCCGCCC
GAGGCCCCCCGGGCCGCCTCGCCCCCAAGGCGGGCGTCGTCGGTGGGCTTATTGCTCCGC
GCGGAGGAGCTGATACTGAAAAAGCCACGGAGCGAGCTCGTGTTTGAGGGGCAGAGGCAC
CGGCAGGGGACCTGGACGGCTGCCTTCTGCCAGAGCCTGGGCGCCGCCGCCCCCGAGGTC
CGCTGCTGTGTGGATGCCGTGAACTTCGTGGCCGAGAGCACGAGAGATCAGGAGGCCACC
GGCGAGGAAGTGTCCGACTGGGTGCGCATGGGGAATGCCCTTGACAACATCTGCTTCTGG
GCCGCTCTGGTGCTCTTCAGCGTGGGCTCCAGCCTCATCTTCCTCGGGGCCTACTTCAAC
CGAGTGCCTGATCTCCCCTACGCGCCGTGTATCCAGCCTTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:1966
Chromosome Location17
LocusNot Available
References
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