CHRNA8

The α8 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit (α8 nAChR; gene: CHRNA8) is a neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α-subunit identified in non-mammalian vertebrates. The α8 subunit can also form homomeric acetylcholine-gated ion channels and can heteromerize with other nAChR subunits to produce receptors with different pharmacological properties.

α8 is an α-type nAChR subunit and contains the canonical features of neuronal α subunits.

Clinical relevance

Since CHRNA8 is not present in mammalian genomes, it has no direct known clinical associations in humans.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gerzanich, V; Anand, R; Lindstrom, J (February 1994). "Homomers of alpha 8 and alpha 7 subunits of nicotinic receptors exhibit similar channel but contrasting binding site properties". Mol. Pharmacol. 45 (2): 212–220. doi:10.1016/S0026-895X(25)09916-X. PMID 7509438.
  2. ↑ Pedersen, Julia E.; Bergqvist, Christina A.; Larhammar, Dan (January 30, 2019). "Evolution of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors". BMC Evol. Biol. 19 (1) 38. Bibcode:2019BMCEE..19...38P. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1341-8. PMC 6354393. PMID 30700248.
  3. ↑ "CHRNA8 - Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 (Fragment) - Gallus gallus (Chicken)". UniProt. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  4. ↑ Pedersen, Julia E.; Bergqvist, Christina A.; Larhammar, Dan (2019). "Evolution of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 19 (1) 38. Bibcode:2019BMCEE..19...38P. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1341-8. PMC 6354393. PMID 30700248.

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