Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including activation of transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity; behavioral response to nicotine; and chemical synaptic transmission. Part of acetylcholine-gated channel complex. Is active in cholinergic synapse and postsynaptic specialization membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; gut; myenteric nerve plexus; paravertebral ganglion; and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including alcohol dependence; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cocaine dependence; lung cancer (multiple); and nicotine dependence. Orthologous to human CHRNA3 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 3 subunit).
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