Gene Information
Gene NameZACN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length412
Protein NamesZinc-activated ligand-gated ion channel (Ligand-gated ion channel zinc-activated 1) (Ligand-gated ion-channel receptor L2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000186919 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ401N2
Gene CardZACN
Uniprot IDQ401N2
PfamPF02931
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.240379995)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ZACN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ZACN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ZACN ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ZACN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ZACN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCHRNB1, GABRR2, CHRNA6, 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, CHRNB3, CHRNB2, CHRNG, GABRR3, GABRB2, GABRB1, GABRA1, GLRB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in pancreas, brain, liver, placenta, trachea, kidney, spinal cord, stomach and fetal brain. In the adult brain region expression is detected in the hippocampus, striatum, amygdala and thalamus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12381728, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16083862}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2257020 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16083862};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16083862}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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