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Gene information for CHRNA5 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1138
Official gene symbolCHRNA5
Full namecholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 5
Aliases,LNCR2,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit and a member of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. These receptors are thought to be heteropentamers composed of separate but similar subunits. Defects in this gene have been linked to susceptibility to lung cancer type 2 (LNCR2).
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q24
Gene position78857862 - 78887611  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size29750 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID118505