NameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
Synonyms
  • Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2 precursor
Gene NameCHRNA2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037067|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
MGPSCPVFLSFTKLSLWWLLLTPAGGEEAKRPPPRAPGDPLSSPSPTALPQGGSHTETED
RLFKHLFRGYNRWARPVPNTSDVVIVRFGLSIAQLIDVDEKNQMMTTNVWLKQEWSDYKL
RWNPTDFGNITSLRVPSEMIWIPDIVLYNNADGEFAVTHMTKAHLFSTGTVHWVPPAIYK
SSCSIDVTFFPFDQQNCKMKFGSWTYDKAKIDLEQMEQTVDLKDYWESGEWAIVNATGTY
NSKKYDCCAEIYPDVTYAFVIRRLPLFYTINLIIPCLLISCLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKITLC
ISVLLSLTVFLLLITEIIPSTSLVIPLIGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVITVFVLNVHHRSPSTH
TMPHWVRGALLGCVPRWLLMNRPPPPVELCHPLRLKLSPSYHWLESNVDAEEREVVVEEE
DRWACAGHVAPSVGTLCSHGHLHSGASGPKAEALLQEGELLLSPHMQKALEGVHYIADHL
RSEDADSSVKEDWKYVAMVIDRIFLWLFIIVCFLGTIGLFLPPFLAGMI
Number of residues529
Molecular Weight59764.82
Theoretical pI6.02
GO Classification
Functions
  • acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
  • acetylcholine receptor activity
  • acetylcholine binding
  • drug binding
Processes
  • signal transduction
  • synaptic transmission
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • neuromuscular synaptic transmission
  • protein heterooligomerization
  • response to nicotine
  • regulation of membrane potential
  • cation transmembrane transport
  • neurological system process
  • ion transport
Components
  • acetylcholine-gated channel complex
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • cell junction
  • integral component of membrane
  • synapse
  • neuron projection
General FunctionDrug binding
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 Regions265-289 297-315 331-352 503-521
GenBank Protein ID1458110
UniProtKB IDQ15822
UniProtKB Entry NameACHA2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell junction
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010520|Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2 (CHRNA2)
ATGGGCCCCTCCTGTCCTGTGTTCCTGTCCTTCACAAAGCTCAGCCTGTGGTGGCTCCTT
CTGACCCCAGCAGGTGGAGAGGAAGCTAAGCGCCCACCTCCCAGGGCTCCTGGAGACCCA
CTCTCCTCTCCCAGTCCCACGGCATTGCCGCAGGGAGGCTCGCATACCGAGACTGAGGAC
CGGCTCTTCAAACACCTCTTCCGGGGCTACAACCGCTGGGCGCGCCCGGTGCCCAACACT
TCAGACGTGGTGATTGTGCGCTTTGGACTGTCCATCGCTCAGCTCATCGATGTGGATGAG
AAGAACCAAATGATGACCACCAACGTCTGGCTAAAACAGGAGTGGAGCGACTACAAACTG
CGCTGGAACCCCACTGATTTTGGCAACATCACATCTCTCAGGGTCCCTTCTGAGATGATC
TGGATCCCCGACATTGTTCTCTACAACAATGCAGATGGGGAGTTTGCAGTGACCCACATG
ACCAAGGCCCACCTCTTCTCCACGGGCACTGTGCACTGGGTGCCCCCGGCCATCTACAAG
AGCTCCTGCAGCATCGACGTCACCTTCTTCCCCTTCGACCAGCAGAACTGCAAGATGAAG
TTTGGCTCCTGGACTTATGACAAGGCCAAGATCGACCTGGAGCAGATGGAGCAGACTGTG
GACCTGAAGGACTACTGGGAGAGCGGCGAGTGGGCCATCGTCAATGCCACGGGCACCTAC
AACAGCAAGAAGTACGACTGCTGCGCCGAGATCTACCCCGACGTCACCTACGCCTTCGTC
ATCCGGCGGCTGCCGCTCTTCTACACCATCAACCTCATCATCCCCTGCCTGCTCATCTCC
TGCCTCACTGTGCTGGTCTTCTACCTGCCCTCCGACTGCGGCGAGAAGATCACGCTGTGC
ATTTCGGTGCTGCTGTCACTCACCGTCTTCCTGCTGCTCATCACTGAGATCATCCCGTCC
ACCTCGCTGGTCATCCCGCTCATCGGCGAGTACCTGCTGTTCACCATGATCTTCGTCACC
CTGTCCATCGTCATCACCGTCTTCGTGCTCAATGTGCACCACCGCTCCCCCAGCACCCAC
ACCATGCCCCACTGGGTGCGGGGGGCCCTTCTGGGCTGTGTGCCCCGGTGGCTTCTGATG
AACCGGCCCCCACCACCCGTGGAGCTCTGCCACCCCCTACGCCTGAAGCTCAGCCCCTCT
TATCACTGGCTGGAGAGCAACGTGGATGCCGAGGAGAGGGAGGTGGTGGTGGAGGAGGAG
GACAGATGGGCATGTGCAGGTCATGTGGCCCCCTCTGTGGGCACCCTCTGCAGCCACGGC
CACCTGCACTCTGGGGCCTCAGGTCCCAAGGCTGAGGCTCTGCTGCAGGAGGGTGAGCTG
CTGCTATCACCCCACATGCAGAAGGCACTGGAAGGTGTGCACTACATTGCCGACCACCTG
CGGTCTGAGGATGCTGACTCTTCGGTGAAGGAGGACTGGAAGTATGTTGCCATGGTCATC
GACAGGATCTTCCTCTGGCTGTTTATCATCGTCTGCTTCCTGGGGACCATCGGCCTCTTT
CTGCCTCCGTTCCTAGCTGGAATGATCTGA
GenBank Gene IDU62431
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCHRNA2
HGNC IDHGNC:1956
Chromosome Location8
Locus8p21
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