Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1136
Gene name Cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 3 subunit
Gene symbol CHRNA3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BAIPRCKLNCR2NACHRA3PAOD2
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q25.1
Summary This locus encodes a member of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor family of proteins. Members of this family of proteins form pentameric complexes comprised of both alpha and beta subunits. This locus encodes an alpha-type subunit, as it contains charac
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs578776 G>A,C Drug-response 3 prime UTR variant, intron variant
rs1051730 G>A Drug-response, risk-factor Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs199547652 A>C,G Pathogenic Splice donor variant
rs200551904 G>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, stop gained
rs1596073421 GT>- Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, frameshift variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT891725 hsa-miR-1197 CLIP-seq
MIRT891726 hsa-miR-1206 CLIP-seq
MIRT891727 hsa-miR-1224-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT891728 hsa-miR-1294 CLIP-seq
MIRT891729 hsa-miR-129-5p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ASCL1 Unknown 20124469
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:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 26265139, 27344019
GO:0005730 Component Nucleolus IDA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
118503 1957 ENSG00000080644
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P32297
Protein name Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3
Protein function Component of neuronal acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that function as pentameric, ligand-gated cation channels with high calcium permeability among other activities. nAChRs are excitatory neurotrasnmitter receptors formed by a collection of nA
PDB 4ZK4 , 5SYO , 5TVC , 6PV7 , 6PV8
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02931 Neur_chan_LBD 35 241 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand binding domain Family
PF02932 Neur_chan_memb 248 495 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel transmembrane region Family
Sequence
Sequence length 505
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
Cholinergic synapse
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
  Highly sodium permeable postsynaptic acetylcholine nicotinic receptors
Highly calcium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Highly calcium permeable nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Likely pathogenic rs2053207945, rs2053208751, rs2053501632, rs2053539304 RCV001095526
RCV001095527
RCV001095528
RCV001095529
SMOKING AS A QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS 3 Likely pathogenic rs2141325372 RCV001535888
Urinary bladder, atony of Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2141325372, rs2542813635, rs1596073421, rs200551904, rs199547652 RCV001535888
RCV002463880
RCV000993664
RCV000993665
RCV000993666
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
CHRNA3-related disorder Likely benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance rs200681637, rs538193392, rs777582527 RCV003926729
RCV000991220
RCV000991221
Lung adenocarcinoma Uncertain significance rs2053051171 RCV003129695
Lung cancer susceptibility 2 Benign rs1051730 RCV000019055
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma Benign rs74381441 RCV005902954
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 22722785, 24686516
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 24686516, 25233467, 28181565
Alcoholism Associate 22438940, 24588897
alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Associate 22356581
Alzheimer Disease Associate 28553097
Anxiety Associate 23689675
Asthma Associate 27187070, 28873088
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases Associate 31708116
Bipolar Disorder Associate 23196875
Brain Diseases Associate 34206324