Gene

chrna4b

ID
ZDB-GENE-090505-3
Name
cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 4b
Symbol
chrna4b Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • chrna4
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 11 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Contributes to acetylcholine receptor activity. Acts upstream of or within response to nicotine. Part of acetylcholine-gated channel complex. Is expressed in central nervous system; cranial neural crest cell; and pharyngeal arch. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 1 and nicotine dependence. Orthologous to human CHRNA4 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit).
Genome Resources
Note
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Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
4 figures from 3 publications
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Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
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Human Disease
Associated With chrna4b Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 1 Alliance Epilepsy, nocturnal frontal lobe, 1 600513
{Nicotine addiction, susceptibility to} 188890
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Associated With chrna4b Via Experimental Models
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Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Conserved_site IPR018000 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site
Domain IPR006029 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain
Domain IPR006202 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
Family IPR002394 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Family IPR006201 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel
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Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Additional Resources Length Neuronal acetylcholine receptor Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
UniProtKB:Q0PJT8 InterPro 627
1 - 1 of 1
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Type Name Annotation Method Has Havana Data Length (nt) Analysis
mRNA chrna4b-201 (1) Ensembl 2,265 nt
1 - 1 of 1
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