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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

CHRFAM7A

Description

CHRNA7 (cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 7, exons 5-10) and FAM7A (family with sequence similarity 7A, exons A-E) fusion

Protein class

Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potential transmembrane proteins

Protein evidence

Only RNA

Entrez gene summary

The 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, Jul 2008]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

4 in total
3 with predicted TM region
0 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Pending subcellular analysis

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Pending normal tissue analysis

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Pending cancer tissue analysis

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

Low
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

A-431 Skin Not detected

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A-549 Lung Low

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CACO-2 Colon Not detected

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HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Low

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HeLa Cervix Low

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Hep-G2 Liver Low

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MCF-7 Pleural effusion Low

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PC-3 Bone marrow Low

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RT-4 Urinary bladder Low

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U-2 OS Bone Low

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U-251 MG Brain Not detected

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ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Pending antibodies