CHRNA1, Official Symbol CHRNA1provided by HGNC Official Full Name cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 1 subunitprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1955 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000138435 MIM:100690; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1955 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ACHRA; ACHRD; CHRNA; CMS1A; CMS1B; CMS2A; FCCMS; SCCMS Summary The muscle acetylcholine receptor consiststs of 5 subunits of 4 different types: 2 alpha subunits and 1 each of the beta, gamma, and delta subunits. This gene encodes an alpha subunit that plays a role in acetlycholine binding/channel gating. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012] Expression Biased expression in prostate (RPKM 1.5), colon (RPKM 0.5) and 9 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all