Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q15825
Entry Name:
ACHA6_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
Gene Names:
CHRNA6
Gene Names Primary:
CHRNA6
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
494
Sequence:
MLTSKGQGFLHGGLCLWLCVFTPFFKGCVGCATEERLFHKLFSHYNQFIRPVENVSDPVTVHFEVAITQLANVDEVNQIMETNLWLRHIWNDYKLRWDPMEYDGIETLRVPADKIWKPDIVLYNNAVGDFQVEGKTKALLKYNGMITWTPPAIFKSSCPMDITFFPFDHQNCSLKFGSWTYDKAEIDLLIIGSKVDMNDFWENSEWEIIDASGYKHDIKYNCCEEIYTDITYSFYIRRLPMFYTINLIIPCLFISFLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKVTLCISVLLSLTVFLLVITETIPSTSLVVPLVGEYLLFTMIFVTLSIVVTVFVLNIHYRTPTTHTMPRWVKTVFLKLLPQVLLMRWPLDKTRGTGSDAVPRGLARRPAKGKLASHGEPRHLKECFHCHKSNELATSKRRLSHQPLQWVVENSEHSPEVEDVINSVQFIAENMKSHNETKEVEDDWKYVAMVVDRVFLWVFIIVCVFGTAGLFLQPLLGNTGKS
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Function

Function:
After 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.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB09028 DB00898 DB00674 DB00184 DB01273
Gene Ontology Go:
acetylcholine-gated channel complex
cell junction
plasma membrane
postsynaptic membrane
acetylcholine receptor activity
acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
chemical synaptic transmission, postsynaptic
membrane depolarization
neuromuscular synaptic transmission
regulation of dopamine secretion
response to nicotine
signal transduction
synaptic transmission
synaptic transmission, cholinergic
transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
chemical synaptic transmission, postsynaptic
membrane depolarization
neuromuscular synaptic transmission
regulation of dopamine secretion
response to nicotine
signal transduction
synaptic transmission
synaptic transmission, cholinergic
transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity
acetylcholine receptor activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
acetylcholine-gated channel complex
cell junction
plasma membrane
postsynaptic membrane
Keywords:
Alternative splicing
Cell junction
Cell membrane
Complete proteome
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Ion channel
Ion transport
Ligand-gated ion channel
Membrane
Polymorphism
Postsynaptic cell membrane
Receptor
Reference proteome
Signal
Synapse
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
8906617 14702039 16421571 15489334