CHRNG

The mammalian muscle-type acetylcholine receptor is a transmembrane pentameric glycoprotein with two alpha subunits, one beta, one delta, and one epsilon (in adult skeletal muscle) or gamma (in fetal and denervated muscle) subunit. This gene, which encodes the gamma subunit, is expressed prior to the thirty-third week of gestation in humans. The gamma subunit of the acetylcholine receptor plays a role in neuromuscular organogenesis and ligand binding and disruption of gamma subunit expression prevents the correct localization of the receptor in cell membranes. Mutations in this gene cause Escobar syndrome and a lethal form of multiple pterygium syndrome. Muscle-type acetylcholine receptor is the major antigen in the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]

Description

cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, gamma (muscle)

Protein family

Membrane proteins predicted by MDM, Secreted proteins predicted by MDSP, Transporters

Chromosome

2:q37.1 (233404437 - 233412546)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000196811  (ver. 69.37)

Orthologs

Mouse Chrng: ENSMUSG00000026253

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants