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acr-15 Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type acr-15 [ Caenorhabditis elegans ]

Gene ID: 191602, updated on 4-Jan-2025

Summary

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Official Symbol
acr-15
Official Full Name
Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type acr-15
Primary source
WormBase:WBGene00000054
Locus tag
CELE_F25G6.4
See related
AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00000054
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary
Predicted to enable acetylcholine receptor activity; excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity; and transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential. Involved in cellular response to nicotine and chemical synaptic transmission. Predicted to be located in postsynaptic membrane. Predicted to be part of acetylcholine-gated channel complex. Predicted to be active in neuron projection; plasma membrane; and synapse. Is expressed in body wall musculature and neurons. Used to study nicotine dependence. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; esophagus squamous cell carcinoma; respiratory system cancer (multiple); and schizophrenia. Orthologous to human CHRFAM7A (CHRNA7 (exons 5-10) and FAM7A (exons A-E) fusion) and CHRNA7 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jan 2025]
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Genomic context

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See acr-15 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
chromosome: V
Exon count:
8
Sequence:
Chromosome: V; NC_003283.11 (8552695..8555383)

Chromosome V - NC_003283.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Asparagine synthetase [glutamine-hydrolyzing] Neighboring gene Putative steroid dehydrogenase 4;Steroid dehydrogenase Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ncRNA Neighboring gene ncRNA

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003283.11

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Cell-specific microarray profiling experiments reveal a comprehensive picture of gene expression in the C. elegans nervous system. Von Stetina SE, et al. Genome Biol, 2007. PMID 17612406, Free PMC Article
  2. An extensive and diverse gene family of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha subunits in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mongan NP, et al. Recept Channels, 1998. PMID 10100329
  3. The Ror receptor tyrosine kinase CAM-1 is required for ACR-16-mediated synaptic transmission at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction. Francis MM, et al. Neuron, 2005 May 19. PMID 15944127
  4. A C. elegans model of nicotine-dependent behavior: regulation by TRP-family channels. Feng Z, et al. Cell, 2006 Nov 3. PMID 17081982, Free PMC Article
  5. Nicotine Motivated Behavior in C. elegans. Salim C, et al. Int J Mol Sci, 2024 Jan 29. PMID 38338915, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. mutations in acr-15 reduce nicotine approach behavior.
    Title: Nicotine-motivated behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans requires the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits acr-5 and acr-15.
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General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables acetylcholine receptor activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 PubMed 
enables acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cellular response to nicotine IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in chemical synaptic transmission IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in chemical synaptic transmission IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in chemical synaptic transmission IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in excitatory postsynaptic potential IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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 monoatomic ion transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in regulation of membrane potential IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in synaptic transmission, cholinergic IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of acetylcholine-gated channel complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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
  
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in postsynaptic membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in synapse IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in synapse IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
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located_in synapse IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type acr-15
NP_505206.2
  • Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003283.11 Reference assembly

    Range
    8552695..8555383
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_072805.6 → NP_505206.2  Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-type acr-15 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_505206.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O16926
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    TIGR00860
    Location:19 → 470
    LIC; Cation transporter family protein
    pfam02931
    Location:22 → 226
    Neur_chan_LBD; Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand binding domain
    pfam02932
    Location:233 → 470
    Neur_chan_memb; Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane region
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
O16926.4

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