Chrna6 cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Chrna6provided by RGD
Official Full Name: cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunitprovided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:69281
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000012283 AllianceGenome:RGD:69281
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Summary: Contributes to heterocyclic compound binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including presynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission; response to nicotine; and synaptic signaling. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of dopamine secretion. Part of protein-containing complex. Is active in postsynaptic membrane and presynaptic membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alcohol use disorder; cocaine abuse; and nicotine dependence. Orthologous to human CHRNA6 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Restricted expression toward (RPKM 6.3) See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 16q12.3

Exon count:: 6

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	16	NC_086034.1 (71400615..71407315)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	16	NC_051351.1 (64697741..64704441)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	16	NC_005115.4 (68860018..68866718)

Chromosome 16 - NC_086034.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Study shows that alpha6beta2 subunit containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exert opposing actions on rapid dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens of rats with high-versus low-response to novelty.
Title: α6β2 subunit containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exert opposing actions on rapid dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens of rats with high-versus low-response to novelty.
Data indicate that the affinity of alpha-CTxLvIA selectively blocks alpha3beta2 vs. alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Title: A novel α4/7-conotoxin LvIA from Conus lividus that selectively blocks α3β2 vs. α6/α3β2β3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Ventral tegmental area alpha6beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors regulate phasic dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens core.
Title: Ventral tegmental area α6β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors modulate phasic dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens core.
Positional scanning mutagenesis of alpha-conotoxin PeIA identifies critical residues that confer potency and selectivity for alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 and alpha3beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Title: Positional scanning mutagenesis of α-conotoxin PeIA identifies critical residues that confer potency and selectivity for α6/α3β2β3 and α3β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
alpha6beta4* nAChRs are among the subtypes expressed by dorsal root ganglion neurons, and to our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of alpha6beta4* in neurons outside the CNS
Title: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in dorsal root ganglion neurons include the α6β4* subtype.
data indicate that alpha6beta2(*) nAChR-evoked dopamine release in nicotine-treated rats is mediated by the alpha6(nonalpha4)beta2(*) nAChR subtype
Title: Long-term nicotine treatment differentially regulates striatal alpha6alpha4beta2* and alpha6(nonalpha4)beta2* nAChR expression and function.
analysis of Amino acid residues that confer high selectivity of the alpha6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit to alpha-conotoxin MII
Title: Amino acid residues that confer high selectivity of the alpha6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit to alpha-conotoxin MII[S4A,E11A,L15A].
The concentration of alpha6- and beta3-containing neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) is higher in the optic nerve than in any other area of the rat brain.
Title: Transport of multiple nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the rat optic nerve: high densities of receptors containing alpha6 and beta3 subunits.

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
contributes_to acetylcholine receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
contributes_to heterocyclic compound binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in excitatory postsynaptic potential	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in membrane depolarization	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in membrane depolarization	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within membrane depolarization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in monoatomic ion transmembrane transport	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in monoatomic ion transmembrane transport	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in neuromuscular synaptic transmission	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in presynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in presynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of dopamine secretion	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of dopamine secretion	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in response to nicotine	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in synaptic transmission, cholinergic	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
part_of acetylcholine-gated channel complex	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
part_of acetylcholine-gated channel complex	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
part_of acetylcholine-gated channel complex	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in dopaminergic synapse	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in dopaminergic synapse	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in neuron projection	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
is_active_in postsynaptic membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in postsynaptic membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in postsynaptic membrane	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in presynaptic membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in presynaptic membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in presynaptic membrane	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
part_of protein-containing complex	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in synapse	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6

Names: cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 6 (neuronal); cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 6

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_057184.2 → NP_476532.2 neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6 precursor

Status: PROVISIONAL

Source sequence(s)

JAXUCZ010000016

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P43143

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A6IVW8, G3V7L7

Related

ENSRNOP00000016452.6, ENSRNOT00000016452.6

Conserved Domains (3) summary

TIGR00860
Location:34 → 483

LIC; Cation transporter family protein

cd03558
Location:158 → 172

LGIC_ECD; Cys-loop [structural motif]

cl28912
Location:34 → 240

LGIC_ECD; extracellular domain (ECD) of Cys-loop neurotransmitter-gated ion channels (also known as ligand-gated ion channel (LGIC))