Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable acetylcholine binding activity and acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity. Predicted to contribute to acetylcholine receptor activity and heterocyclic compound binding activity. Involved in presynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission. Located in presynapse. Is active in dopaminergic synapse. Is expressed in intestine; liver; nervous system; and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in depressive disorder. Orthologous to human CHRNB3 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic beta 3 subunit).