Biology:CHRNA5

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5, also known as nAChRα5, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNA5 gene.[1][2] The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchR).

Function

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), such as CHRNA5, are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be (hetero)pentamers composed of homologous subunits.[2] CHRNA5 is a candidate gene for predisposition to nicotine dependence and to lung cancer risk. [3] Polymorphisms in the CHRNA5 promoter are functionally associated with CHRNA5 transcript levels in lung tissue. [4]

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References

  1. "Mapping of multiple subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to chromosome 15 in man and chromosome 9 in mouse". Genomics 9 (2): 278–82. Apr 1991. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(91)90253-B. PMID 2004777. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CHRNA5 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 5". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1138. 
  3. Hung et al. A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25. Nature. 2008;452(7187):633–637.
  4. Falvella et al. Promoter polymorphisms and transcript levels of nicotinic receptor CHRNA5. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010;102(17):1366–1370.

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