CHRNA6

CHRNA6
Identifiers
Aliases CHRNA6, CHNRA6, cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit
External IDs MGI: 106213 HomoloGene: 20888 GeneCards: CHRNA6
Targeted by Drug
hexamethonium, mecamylamine[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

8973

11440

Ensembl

ENSG00000147434

ENSMUSG00000031491

UniProt

Q15825

Q9R0W9

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004198
NM_001199279

NM_021369

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001186208.1
NP_004189.1

NP_067344.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 8: 42.75 – 42.8 Mb Chr 8: 27.4 – 27.41 Mb
PubMed search [2] [3]
Wikidata
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Cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 6, also known as CHRNA6, is a human gene,[4] which codes for the α6 subunit found in certain types of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found primarily in the brain. Neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing α6 subunits are expressed on dopamine-releasing neurons in the midbrain,[5] and dopamine release following activation of these neurons is thought to be involved in the addictive properties of nicotine.[6][7][8] Due to their selective localisation on dopaminergic neurons, α6-containing nACh receptors have also been suggested as a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[9][10]

Interactive pathway map

Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles. [§ 1]

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  1. The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "NicotineDopaminergic_WP1602".

See also

References

  1. "Drugs that physically interact with Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6 view/edit references on wikidata".
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  4. "Entrez Gene: CHRNA6 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 6".
  5. Meyer EL, Yoshikami D, McIntosh JM (2008). "The Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors α4* and α6* Differentially Modulate Dopamine Release in Mouse Striatal Slices". Journal of Neurochemistry. 105 (5): 1761–9. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05266.x. PMC 2527994Freely accessible. PMID 18248619.
  6. Calabresi P, Massimiliano D (Oct 2008). "ACh/Dopamine Crosstalk in Motor Control and Reward: A Crucial Role for α6-Containing Nicotinic Receptors?". Neuron. 60 (1): 4–7. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.031. PMID 18940582.
  7. Drenan RM, Grady SR, Whiteaker P, McClure-Begley T, McKinney S, Miwa JM, Bupp S, Heintz N, et al. (2008). "In vivo activation of midbrain dopamine neurons via sensitized, high-affinity alpha 6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors". Neuron. 60 (1): 123–36. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.009. PMC 2632732Freely accessible. PMID 18940593.
  8. Exley R, Clements MA, Hartung H, McIntosh JM, Cragg SJ (2008). "Alpha6-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors dominate the nicotine control of dopamine neurotransmission in nucleus accumbens". Neuropsychopharmacology. 33 (9): 2158–66. doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1301617. PMID 18033235.
  9. Quik M, McIntosh JM (2006). "Striatal alpha6* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: potential targets for Parkinson's disease therapy". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 316 (2): 481–9. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.094375. PMID 16210393.
  10. Bordia T, Grady SR, McIntosh JM, Quik M (2007). "Nigrostriatal damage preferentially decreases a subpopulation of alpha6beta2* nAChRs in mouse, monkey, and Parkinson's disease striatum". Molecular Pharmacology. 72 (1): 52–61. doi:10.1124/mol.107.035998. PMID 17409284.

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