CHRNA2
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2 also known as nAChRα2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNA2 gene.[5][6]
Function
Knockout of this gene in mice potentiates nicotine-modulated behaviors.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120903 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022041 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ Anand R, Lindstrom J (Sep 1992). "Chromosomal localization of seven neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes in humans". Genomics. 13 (4): 962–7. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90008-G. PMID 1505988.
- ^ "Entrez Gene: CHRNA2 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 (neuronal)".
- ^ Lotfipour S, Byun JS, Leach P, Fowler CD, Murphy NP, Kenny PJ, Gould TJ, Boulter J (May 2013). "Targeted Deletion of the Mouse α2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Gene (Chrna2) Potentiates Nicotine-Modulated Behaviors". J. Neurosci. 33 (18): 7728–41. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4731-12.2013. PMID 23637165.
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Further reading
- Hogg RC, Raggenbass M, Bertrand D (2003). "Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: from structure to brain function". Rev. Physiol. Biochem. Pharmacol. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. 147: 1–46. doi:10.1007/s10254-003-0005-1. ISBN 978-3-540-01365-5. PMID 12783266.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Wood S, Schertzer M, Yaremko ML (1995). "Identification of the human neuronal nicotinic cholinergic alpha 2 receptor locus, (CHRNA2), within an 8p21 mapped locus, by sequence homology with rat DNA". Somat. Cell Mol. Genet. 21 (2): 147–50. doi:10.1007/BF02255790. PMID 7570187.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - García-Colunga J, Miledi R (1995). "Effects of serotonergic agents on neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 (7): 2919–23. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.7.2919. PMC 42330. PMID 7708749.
- Elliott KJ, Ellis SB, Berckhan KJ; et al. (1997). "Comparative structure of human neuronal alpha 2-alpha 7 and beta 2-beta 4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits and functional expression of the alpha 2, alpha 3, alpha 4, alpha 7, beta 2, and beta 4 subunits". J. Mol. Neurosci. 7 (3): 217–28. doi:10.1007/BF02736842. PMID 8906617.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Chavez-Noriega LE, Crona JH, Washburn MS; et al. (1997). "Pharmacological characterization of recombinant human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors h alpha 2 beta 2, h alpha 2 beta 4, h alpha 3 beta 2, h alpha 3 beta 4, h alpha 4 beta 2, h alpha 4 beta 4 and h alpha 7 expressed in Xenopus oocytes". J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 280 (1): 346–56. PMID 8996215.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Navaneetham D, Penn A, Howard J, Conti-Fine BM (1997). "Expression of the alpha 7 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in normal and myasthenic human thymuses". Cell. Mol. Biol. (Noisy-le-grand). 43 (3): 433–42. PMID 9193799.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Sato KZ, Fujii T, Watanabe Y; et al. (1999). "Diversity of mRNA expression for muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes and neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in human mononuclear leukocytes and leukemic cell lines". Neurosci. Lett. 266 (1): 17–20. doi:10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00259-1. PMID 10336173.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bertrand D, Picard F, Le Hellard S; et al. (2002). "How mutations in the nAChRs can cause ADNFLE epilepsy". Epilepsia. 43 Suppl 5: 112–22. doi:10.1046/j.1528-1157.43.s.5.16.x. PMID 12121305.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Jin P, Fu GK, Wilson AD; et al. (2004). "PCR isolation and cloning of novel splice variant mRNAs from known drug target genes". Genomics. 83 (4): 566–71. doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2003.09.023. PMID 15028279.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Kimura K, Wakamatsu A, Suzuki Y; et al. (2006). "Diversification of transcriptional modulation: Large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes". Genome Res. 16 (1): 55–65. doi:10.1101/gr.4039406. PMC 1356129. PMID 16344560.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Nusbaum C, Mikkelsen TS, Zody MC; et al. (2006). "DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 8". Nature. 439 (7074): 331–5. doi:10.1038/nature04406. PMID 16421571.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Aridon P, Marini C, Di Resta C; et al. (2006). "Increased Sensitivity of the Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor α2 Subunit Causes Familial Epilepsy with Nocturnal Wandering and Ictal Fear". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 79 (2): 342–50. doi:10.1086/506459. PMC 1559502. PMID 16826524.
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External links
- CHRNA2+protein,+human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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