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

    Gene ID: 191602, updated on 2-Nov-2024

    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, Nov 2024]
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    Genomic context

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    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

    See all (17) citations in PubMed

    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.
    Submit: New GeneRIF Correction

    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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