Rabbit anti-Human CHRNA7 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P36544

Target Species

Human

Target Name

CHRNA7

Target Full Name

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7

Target Function

After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. The channel is blocked by alpha-bungarotoxin.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell junction, synapse, postsynaptic cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

Ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family, Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily, Alpha-7/CHRNA7 sub-subfamily

Target Research Area

Others

Target Synonyms

7nAChR; a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; acetylcholine receptor; neuronal nicotinic; alpha-7 subunit; ACHA7_HUMAN; AChR; Acra7; alpha 7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; alpha-7 nicotinic cholinergic receptor subunit; alpha7; cholinergic receptor; neuronal nicotinic; alpha polypeptide 7; cholinergic receptor; nicotinic; alpha 7 (neuronal); cholinergic receptor; nicotinic; alpha 7; cholinergic receptor; nicotinic; alpha polypeptide 7; CHRNA7; CHRNA7-2; NACHRA7; neuronal acetylcholine receptor protein; alpha-7 chain; Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7

Target Background

The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be hetero-pentamers composed of homologous subunits. The proposed structure for each subunit is a conserved N-terminal extracellular domain followed by three conserved transmembrane domains, a variable cytoplasmic loop, a fourth conserved transmembrane domain, and a short C-terminal extracellular region. The protein encoded by this gene forms a homo-oligomeric channel, displays marked permeability to calcium ions and is a major component of brain nicotinic receptors that are blocked by, and highly sensitive to, alpha-bungarotoxin. Once this receptor binds acetylcholine, it undergoes an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This gene is located in a region identified as a major susceptibility locus for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and a chromosomal location involved in the genetic transmission of schizophrenia. An evolutionarily recent partial duplication event in this region results in a hybrid containing sequence from this gene and a novel FAM7A gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.