| Entrez gene ID | | 8973 |
| Official gene symbol | | CHRNA6 |
| Full name | | cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 6 |
| Aliases | | ,CHNRA6, |
| Gene summary | | This gene encodes an alpha subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These receptors consist of five subunits and function as ion channels involved in neurotransmission. The encoded protein is a subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that mediate dopaminergic neurotransmission and are activated by acetylcholine and exogenous nicotine. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in this gene have been associated with both nicotine and alcohol dependence. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8p11.21 |
| Gene position | | 42623619 - 42607763 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 15857 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 606888 |