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Chrna4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Chrna4
  • Name
    cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 4
  • Synonyms
    a4 nicotinic receptor, Acra4, Acra-4, alpha4 nAChR, alpha4-nAChR
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:87888
    NCBI Gene: 11438
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: CHRNA4
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:181018380-181043546 bp, - strand
  • From VEGA annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
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    Sequence
      25167 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 103.54 cM
  • Mapping Data
    12 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CHRNA4, cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    11
  • Human Ortholog
    CHRNA4, cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    BFNC, EBN, EBN1, NACHR, NACHRA4, NACRA4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1137
    neXtProt AC: NX_P43681
    UniProt: P43681

  • Chr Location
    20q13.33; chr20:63343310-63375392 (-)  GRCh38.p7
  • HomoloGene
    Vertebrate Homology Class 592
    1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 chimpanzee;1 cattle;1 dog;1 chicken;2 zebrafish;1 frog, western clawed;1 macaque, rhesus
  • HCOP
    human homology predictions: CHRNA4
  • Gene Tree
    Chrna4
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human CHRNA4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    35 phenotypes from 11 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    48 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
immune system
integument
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
neoplasm
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Nullizygous mice may show reduced chemically-elicited analgesia, susceptibility to seizures, increased anxiety, and altered behavioral responses to nicotine or a new environment. Homozygotes for any of several knock-in alleles exhibit altered nervous system physiology and/or sensitivity to nicotine.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    80
  • GO References
    25
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell death
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
nucleic acid-templated transcription
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    221
  • Tissues
    126
  • cDNA Data
    49
  • Literature Summary
    12
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic OTTMUSG00000016395 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 25167 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript OTTMUST00000039489 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 2071 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide OTTMUSP00000017644 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 641 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Polymorphisms
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    • SNPs within 2kb
      161 from dbSNP Build 142
    • RFLP
      3
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      5 Sequences
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR006201 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel
      IPR018000 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site
      IPR006202 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
      IPR036734 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain superfamily
      IPR006029 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain
      IPR036719 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane domain superfamily
      IPR002394 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 56
      cDNA 52
      Primer pair 2
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1057, MGD-MRK-1061
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 122
      Developmental Gene Expression 12
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 25
      Phenotypes 48
    • Earliest
      J:10489 Bessis A, et al., Chromosomal localization of the mouse genes coding for alpha 2, alpha 3, alpha 4 and beta 2 subunits of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. FEBS Lett. 1990 May 7;264(1):48-52
    • Latest
      J:257029 Qian J, et al., Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are expressed in Trpm5 positive taste receptor cells (TRCs). PLoS One. 2018;13(1):e0190465
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    07/31/2018
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