alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

A member of the NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR subfamily of the LIGAND-GATED ION CHANNEL family. It consists entirely of pentameric α7 subunits expressed in the CNS, autonomic nervous system, vascular system, lymphocytes and spleen.

Also Known As:

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor alpha7; Receptor, alpha-Bungarotoxin; alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptors; alpha7nAChR; nAChR alpha7 Subunit; Receptor, alpha Bungarotoxin; Receptors, alpha-Bungarotoxin; Subunit, nAChR alpha7; alpha Bungarotoxin Receptors; alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptor; alpha7 Subunit, nAChR

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Carrier Proteins: 12999
    - Membrane Transport Proteins: 589
      - Ion Channels: 6731
        Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: 221
        Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors: 14
        Nicotinic Receptors: 3452
        alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: 167
  - Membrane Proteins: 10078
    - Membrane Glycoproteins: 2252
      - Ion Channels: 6731
        Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: 221
        Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors: 14
        Nicotinic Receptors: 3452
        alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: 167
    - Cell Surface Receptors: 2125
      - Neurotransmitter Receptors: 562
        Cholinergic Receptors: 3880
        Nicotinic Receptors: 3452
        alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: 167
      - Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors: 14
        Nicotinic Receptors: 3452
        alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: 167
    - Membrane Transport Proteins: 589
      - Ion Channels: 6731
        Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: 221
        Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors: 14
        Nicotinic Receptors: 3452
        alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: 167

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