Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity. Involved in presynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission. Acts upstream of or within membrane depolarization and regulation of dopamine secretion. Part of acetylcholine-gated channel complex. Is active in dopaminergic synapse; postsynaptic membrane; and presynaptic membrane. Is expressed in central nervous system and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alcohol use disorder; cocaine abuse; and nicotine dependence. Orthologous to human CHRNA6 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit).
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