Gene Information
Gene NameCHRNA6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length494
Protein NamesNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
Target Nameneuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000147434 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ15825
Gene CardCHRNA6
Uniprot IDQ15825
PfamPF02931; PF02932
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000349866)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CHRNA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CHRNA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CHRNA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CHRNA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Chrna6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CHRNA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Chrna6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CHRNA6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCHRNA3, CHRNA4, CHRNB4, CHRNB2
ParalogsCHRNB1, GABRR2, CHRNB4, CHRNA4, GABRQ, HTR3E, CHRNA1, CHRNA3, GABRA5, GLRA2, HTR3B, GLRA1, GABRG3, GABRA2, GABRB3, GABRP, HTR3C, HTR3D, GABRG1, CHRNA7, CHRFAM7A, GABRD, GABRR1, CHRNA5, 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 rs16891583 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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