CHRNA2

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Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2, also known as nAChRα2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNA2 gene.^[5]^[6] The protein encoded by this gene is a subunit of certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchR).

CHRNA2

Identifiers

Aliases

CHRNA2, cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 2 subunit

External IDs

OMIM: 118502; MGI: 87886; HomoloGene: 20193; GeneCards: CHRNA2; OMA:CHRNA2 - orthologs

Gene location (Human)

Chr.	Chromosome 8 (human)^[1]

Band	8p21.2	Start	27,459,756 bp^[1]
Band	8p21.2	End	27,479,883 bp^[1]

Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.	Chromosome 14 (mouse)^[2]

Band	14 D1\|14 34.36 cM	Start	66,372,488 bp^[2]
Band	14 D1\|14 34.36 cM	End	66,390,397 bp^[2]

RNA expression pattern

Bgee

Human

Mouse (ortholog)

Top expressed in

gonad

lateral nuclear group of thalamus

secondary oocyte

prostate

prefrontal cortex

inferior ganglion of vagus nerve

right frontal lobe

periodontal fiber

renal medulla

bone

Top expressed in

neural layer of retina

granulocyte

muscle of thigh

proximal tubule

superior frontal gyrus

dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell

thoracic diaphragm

cerebellar cortex

primary visual cortex

lobe of prostate

More reference expression data

BioGPS


More reference expression data

Gene ontology
Molecular function	acetylcholine binding acetylcholine receptor activity ion channel activity extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity ligand-gated ion channel activity acetylcholine-gated cation-selective channel activity transmembrane signaling receptor activity
Cellular component	integral component of membrane acetylcholine-gated channel complex postsynaptic membrane membrane plasma membrane synapse cell junction cell periphery integral component of plasma membrane neuron projection
Biological process	protein heterooligomerization response to nicotine synaptic transmission, cholinergic ion transport neuromuscular synaptic transmission signal transduction regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential excitatory postsynaptic potential ion transmembrane transport chemical synaptic transmission regulation of membrane potential nervous system process transmembrane transport
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Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

Entrez


1135


110902

Ensembl


ENSG00000120903


ENSMUSG00000022041

UniProt


Q15822


Q91X60

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000742 NM_001282455 NM_001347705 NM_001347706 NM_001347707
NM_001347708


NM_144803

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000733 NP_001269384 NP_001334634 NP_001334635 NP_001334636
NP_001334637


NP_659052

Location (UCSC)

Chr 8: 27.46 – 27.48 Mb

Chr 14: 66.37 – 66.39 Mb

PubMed search

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Knockout of this gene in mice potentiates nicotine-modulated behaviors.^[7] Using two different genetically modified mutant mouse lines (Chrna2L9'S/L9'S and Chrna2KO), findings highlight that α2* nAChRs influence hippocampus-dependent learning and memory and CA1 synaptic plasticity in adolescent mice. ^[8]

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120903 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022041 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Anand R, Lindstrom J (Sep 1992). "Chromosomal localization of seven neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes in humans". Genomics. 13 (4): 962–7. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90008-G. PMID 1505988.
^ "Entrez Gene: CHRNA2 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 (neuronal)".
^ Lotfipour S, Byun JS, Leach P, Fowler CD, Murphy NP, Kenny PJ, Gould TJ, Boulter J (May 2013). "Targeted Deletion of the Mouse α2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Gene (Chrna2) Potentiates Nicotine-Modulated Behaviors". J. Neurosci. 33 (18): 7728–41. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4731-12.2013. PMC 3831006. PMID 23637165.
^ Lotfipour S, Mojica C, Nakauchi S, Lipovsek M, Silverstein S, Cushman J, Tirtorahardjo J, Poulos A, Elgoyhen AB, Sumikawa K, Fanselow MS, Boulter J (May 2017). "α2* Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors influence hippocampus-dependent learning and memory in adolescent mice". Learn Mem. 24 (6): 231–244. doi:10.1101/lm.045369.117. PMC 5435881. PMID 28507032.

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CHRNA2+protein,+human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Human CHRNA2 genome location and CHRNA2 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.

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