Gene Information
Gene NameCHRNA5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length468
Protein NamesNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5
Target Nameneuronal acetylcholine (nach) receptor subunits
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000169684 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP30532
Gene CardCHRNA5
Uniprot IDP30532
PfamPF02931; PF02932
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999956184)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CHRNA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CHRNA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CHRNA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CHRNA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Chrna5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CHRNA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Chrna5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CHRNA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCHRNA4, CHRNB3, CHRNB2
ParalogsCHRNB1, GABRR2, CHRNA6, CHRNB4, CHRNA4, GABRQ, HTR3E, CHRNA1, CHRNA3, GABRA5, GLRA2, HTR3B, GLRA1, GABRG3, GABRA2, GABRB3, GABRP, HTR3C, HTR3D, GABRG1, CHRNA7, CHRFAM7A, GABRD, GABRR1, GABRA6, GABRA4, GLRA3, GABRE, CHRNE, GABRG2, CHRND, CHRNA2, CHRNA10, CHRNA9, GABRA3, HTR3A, ZACN, CHRNB3, CHRNB2, CHRNG, GABRR3, GABRB2, GABRB1, GABRA1, GLRB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2229961  rs16969968 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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