Gene Information
Gene NameCHRNA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length529
Protein NamesNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2
Target Nameneuronal acetylcholine receptor alpha-2
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000120903 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ15822
Gene CardCHRNA2
Uniprot IDQ15822
PfamPF02931; PF02932
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.11251422)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CHRNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CHRNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CHRNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CHRNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Chrna2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CHRNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Chrna2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CHRNA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCHRNA3, CHRNA4, CHRNB4, 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, CHRNA5, GABRA6, GABRA4, GLRA3, GABRE, CHRNE, GABRG2, CHRND, CHRNA10, CHRNA9, GABRA3, HTR3A, ZACN, CHRNB3, CHRNB2, CHRNG, GABRR3, GABRB2, GABRB1, GABRA1, GLRB
Tissueprostate
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5FJV  (X-ray  3.20A 
DBSNP rs2472553  rs891398  rs104894063  rs1018084204 
Subcellular location [CC]Postsynaptic cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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