Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 89832
Gene name CHRNA7 (exons 5-10) and FAM7A (exons A-E) fusion
Gene symbol CHRFAM7A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CHRNA7CHRNA7-DR1D-10NACHRA7
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q13.2
Summary The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The family member CHRNA7, which is located on chromosome 15 in a region associated with several neu
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
155
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT017997 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT025040 hsa-miR-181a-5p Microarray 17612493
MIRT704706 hsa-miR-508-5p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT704705 hsa-miR-6849-3p HITS-CLIP 23313552
MIRT704704 hsa-miR-939-3p HITS-CLIP 23313552
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004888 Function Transmembrane signaling receptor activity IEA
GO:0005216 Function Monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
GO:0005230 Function Extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA
GO:0005892 Component Acetylcholine-gated channel complex IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609756 15781 ENSG00000166664
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q494W8
Protein name CHRNA7-FAM7A fusion protein (CHRNA7-DR1) (D-10)
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02931 Neur_chan_LBD 15 140 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand binding domain Family
PF02932 Neur_chan_memb 147 397 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane region Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in hippocampus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9782083}.
Sequence
Sequence length 412
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Calcium signaling pathway
Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
Cholinergic synapse
Alzheimer disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Nicotine addiction
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
  Highly calcium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
2
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SCHIZOPHRENIA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome Orphanet
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 18071042
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 31096457
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age-Related Memory Disorders Age-Related Memory Disorders CTD_human_DG 18848931
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 19433665, 20061627, 22486522, 24391883, 24787912, 24951635, 27249957, 27565651, 31707211, 32582986, 32803965, 32818803 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 18071042
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 18071042
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 23227193, 27249957
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer`s Disease Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 18071042
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer`s Disease, Focal Onset Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 18071042
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only