Protein
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4
Organism
Mustela putorius furo
Function
After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane permeable to sodium ions.
Similarity
Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. Alpha-4/CHRNA4 sub-subfamily.
Sequence
MELGGPGAPPPPLLPPLLLLLGAGFLPASSPVETRAHAEERLLKTLFSGYNKWSRPVANISDVVLVHFGLSIAQLIDVDEKNQMMTTNVWVKQEWYDYKLRWDPADYENVTSIRIPSELIWRPDIVLYNNADGDFAITHLTKAHLFHDGRVQWTPPAIYKSSCSIDVTFFPFDQQNCTMKFGSWTYDKAKIDLVSMQSHVDQLGLWESGEWVIVDAAGTYNTRKYECCAEVYPDITYAFVIRRLPLFYTINLIVPCLLISCLTVLVFYLPSDCGEKVTLCISVLLSLTVFLLLITEIIPSTSLVIPLIGEYLLFTMVFVTLSIVITVFVLNVHHRSPRTHTMPAWVRRVFLDVVPRLLLMKRPSVVKDNCRRLIESMHKVASAPGFWPEPEGEPGVVSGERSRGPSRSASFRGPRDEPAEPQPACASPSDRVPAPQPSEGDPGSPCPLPDSCRPPPSTRAPGLTEARSLSFQHVSSAAERVEGGVRCRSWSIQGCAPQDEAASVAGGPVTSSPAFPKASAAELLPPDQPSPCRCRCRKEPSPNAVRKACGTRVPARHLPLSPALARAVEGVQYIADHLKAEDTDFSVKEDWKYVAMVIDRIFLWVFVIVCLLGTAGLFLPPWLAGMI