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eat-2

Gene
eat-2
Protein
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit eat-2
Organism
Caenorhabditis briggsae
Length
481 amino acids
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. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the MC pharyngeal motor neuron involved in pharyngeal pumping. Has a role in the determination of life span possibly via calorific restriction which affects growth rate, although this is independent of metabolic activity (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily.
Mass
56.046 kDa
Sequence
MFLLLQILYILLFLNLADTSDDEYRLLKDLREGYDPMERPVSDHMKPVNVKLRLILQQLVDVDEKNQVITLVVWTQYTWNDYKMKWSPEEYGNITSLQIPFGTLWKPDILLFNSANEHFDSSFPVNMVVSNDGNVLFAPPGIMQFSCSLSMTWFPYDEQVCYLKFGSWTYGKKLDLRIDDADLPEGHKMDLQYYVPNGEFDLISTPAFRKSTTFLDETYVELYFHMHLKRRTMYYGLNWIIPSILISLSNILGFTMPVECGEKVTLQITNFLSIMVFLAMVSEVAPPTSESIPIIAAFFSFAIVILGVSICVSLITVNIFYRHPKMHRMGDWTRYIFLEWLPWFLLMSRPDHVFRKPKREKKKEEEEDEESNAGGKEEESELISQKQQRPRLLVNSQIVMDSTIPYLEEVIGYLKVFKAKLDDDEEEEEEILNWRFMAMVIDRASLFLFTGLIFGTTFVIFAACPNLFSADQIIETEPVIT

Gene
eat-2
Protein
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit eat-2
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
474 amino acids
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 (By similarity). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the MC pharyngeal motor neuron involved in pharyngeal pumping (PubMed:15020415, PubMed:8601480). Has a role in the determination of life span possibly via calorific restriction which affects growth rate, although this is independent of metabolic activity (PubMed:8462849, PubMed:9789046, PubMed:15141086, PubMed:28853436).
Similarity
Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily.
Mass
55.042 kDa
Sequence
MTLKIAFFTLILLVSIERVYSSDEEYRLLKDLREGYDPVERPVADHRKPVNVKLRLILQQLVDVDERNQVITLVVWNQYTWNDYKLRWSPEEYGNITTLQIPHGTLWKPDILLFNSANEHFDASFPVHMVVSSNGDVLFAPPGIVSFSCSLSMTWFPYDQQVCYLKFGSWTYGKKLDLQIDDSDLPDGHKMDLQYYIPNGEFDLLATPAFRKSTTFLDETYVELYFHMHLKRRTMYYGLNWIVPSILISLSNILGFTMPPECGEKITLQITNFLSVMVFLAMVSEVAPPTSESIPIIAAFFSLSIVILGLSICASLIIVNIFFRHPKTHRMGDWTRYVFLEWLPWFLLMSRPEHTFCRPRREEEKNDEEAGGDGTKLLENQQHQPRPRLLVNSQLVMDSTVPYLEEIIGYLKVFKAKLDDDEEEEEEILNWRFMAMVIDRLSLFLFTGLIFGTTALIFAFCPNLFTDSPIVDIE