Gene:
cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 1 (muscle)
Gene ID:
197525
Symbol:
CHRNA1
Species:
1000
Description:
The muscle acetylcholine receptor consiststs of 5 subunits of 4 different types: 2 alpha isoforms and 1 each of beta, gamma, and delta subunits.2 This gene encodes an alpha subunit that plays a role in acetlycholine binding/channel gating.