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Gene information for CHRFAM7A (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID89832
Official gene symbolCHRFAM7A
Full nameCHRNA7 (cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 7, exons 5-10) and FAM7A (family with sequence similarity 7A, exons A-E) fusion
Aliases,CHRNA7,CHRNA7-DR1,D-10,MGC120482,MGC120483,
Gene summaryThe nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The family member CHRNA7, which is located on chromosome 15 in a region associated with several neuropsychiatric disorders, is partially duplicated and forms a hybrid with a novel gene from the family with sequence similarity 7 (FAM7A). Alternative splicing has been observed, and two variants exist, for this hybrid gene. The N-terminally truncated products predicted by the largest open reading frames for each variant would lack the majority of the neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand binding domain but retain the transmembrane region that forms the ion channel. Although current evidence supports transcription of this hybrid gene, translation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-like protein-encoding open reading frames has not been confirmed. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q13.1
Gene position30685864 - 30653443  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size32422 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID609756