Incidental Mutation 'R5310:Chrna7'
ID 404785
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna7
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030525
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 7
Synonyms alpha7 nicotinic receptor, alpha7, alpha7-nAChR, Acra7
MMRRC Submission 042893-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R5310 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 62748440-62862274 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 62755805 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Glutamine at position 247 (L247Q)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000032738 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000032738]
AlphaFold P49582
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000032738
AA Change: L247Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000032738
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030525
AA Change: L247Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 10 17 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 26 230 1e-75 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 237 487 3.6e-63 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.6467 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.4%
  • 3x: 98.9%
  • 10x: 97.9%
  • 20x: 96.7%
Validation Efficiency 100% (74/74)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be hetero-pentamers composed of homologous subunits. The proposed structure for each subunit is a conserved N-terminal extracellular domain followed by three conserved transmembrane domains, a variable cytoplasmic loop, a fourth conserved transmembrane domain, and a short C-terminal extracellular region. The protein encoded by this gene forms a homo-oligomeric channel, displays marked permeability to calcium ions and is a major component of brain nicotinic receptors that are blocked by, and highly sensitive to, alpha-bungarotoxin. Once this receptor binds acetylcholine, it undergoes an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This gene is located in a region identified as a major susceptibility locus for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and a chromosomal location involved in the genetic transmission of schizophrenia. An evolutionarily recent partial duplication event in this region results in a hybrid containing sequence from this gene and a novel FAM7A gene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]
PHENOTYPE: Nullizygous mice lack hippocampal fast nicotinic currents but show nicotine-induced seizures as well as altered anxiety behavior, fertility defects, airway basal cell hyperplasia. and higher TNF sythesis when endotoxemic. Newborns homozygous for a knock-in allele die with increased neuron apoptosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 68 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca15 A T 7: 119,931,839 (GRCm39) I31L possibly damaging Het
Abca17 T C 17: 24,500,204 (GRCm39) K1329R probably benign Het
Acap2 A G 16: 30,952,427 (GRCm39) Y197H probably benign Het
Adgrv1 A G 13: 81,624,809 (GRCm39) V3720A possibly damaging Het
Alms1 T A 6: 85,592,350 (GRCm39) S870T possibly damaging Het
Anapc4 A G 5: 53,016,501 (GRCm39) E493G probably benign Het
Ap2a1 A G 7: 44,555,489 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Arhgef38 A G 3: 132,822,227 (GRCm39) L179P probably damaging Het
Bicral T C 17: 47,124,909 (GRCm39) D630G possibly damaging Het
Ccdc97 A T 7: 25,415,201 (GRCm39) L154Q probably damaging Het
Cd40 T C 2: 164,905,483 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Celsr1 T A 15: 85,810,423 (GRCm39) N2155I possibly damaging Het
Cemip A T 7: 83,641,241 (GRCm39) L261H probably damaging Het
Cep57 G A 9: 13,730,164 (GRCm39) H98Y probably damaging Het
Cyp2c40 T A 19: 39,766,474 (GRCm39) M374L probably damaging Het
Cyp4f13 T C 17: 33,144,795 (GRCm39) D372G probably damaging Het
Dazl C A 17: 50,588,311 (GRCm39) S288I probably damaging Het
Dnah5 T C 15: 28,311,474 (GRCm39) F1818L probably damaging Het
Echdc1 T C 10: 29,210,204 (GRCm39) V143A possibly damaging Het
Eif4enif1 T A 11: 3,192,687 (GRCm39) H838Q probably damaging Het
Erich3 A T 3: 154,469,217 (GRCm39) D1223V probably damaging Het
Fbxl2 A G 9: 113,815,576 (GRCm39) I229T possibly damaging Het
Gfm2 G A 13: 97,299,659 (GRCm39) A406T probably damaging Het
Ggnbp2 A G 11: 84,760,794 (GRCm39) M1T probably null Het
Glb1l2 C T 9: 26,708,162 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gnl2 A G 4: 124,946,633 (GRCm39) K618R probably benign Het
Greb1 A T 12: 16,766,760 (GRCm39) I346K probably benign Het
Greb1l G A 18: 10,542,427 (GRCm39) E1341K probably damaging Het
Gtse1 A G 15: 85,757,993 (GRCm39) Q533R probably benign Het
Hemgn A G 4: 46,403,927 (GRCm39) S23P possibly damaging Het
Htr6 G T 4: 138,788,977 (GRCm39) H359Q probably damaging Het
Ifit1 T C 19: 34,626,204 (GRCm39) F447L probably benign Het
Kansl1 T C 11: 104,315,684 (GRCm39) Y118C possibly damaging Het
Khk G A 5: 31,084,373 (GRCm39) V118M probably benign Het
Klra17 T A 6: 129,845,671 (GRCm39) K181M probably damaging Het
Lbh T C 17: 73,228,287 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lmo2 T C 2: 103,806,445 (GRCm39) I108T probably damaging Het
Maco1 T C 4: 134,564,330 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mgat5 T A 1: 127,315,251 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mink1 T C 11: 70,498,169 (GRCm39) V525A probably benign Het
Myo10 C A 15: 25,778,164 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nlrp2 T C 7: 5,328,007 (GRCm39) N682S probably benign Het
Nr2e3 G A 9: 59,856,617 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or5p5 T C 7: 107,414,171 (GRCm39) C129R probably damaging Het
Or6b2b T C 1: 92,418,758 (GRCm39) T240A probably damaging Het
Pabpc4l T C 3: 46,401,276 (GRCm39) T123A probably benign Het
Pfas G A 11: 68,878,847 (GRCm39) S1319F probably damaging Het
Phf3 T C 1: 30,842,887 (GRCm39) K2024R probably damaging Het
Pld4 G A 12: 112,735,046 (GRCm39) C501Y probably damaging Het
Psg16 C T 7: 16,824,560 (GRCm39) R115W probably damaging Het
Rab3gap1 G A 1: 127,870,110 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rimkla C A 4: 119,335,049 (GRCm39) K111N probably damaging Het
Rrm2b T C 15: 37,927,571 (GRCm39) E113G probably damaging Het
Rspry1 C T 8: 95,349,813 (GRCm39) T67I probably benign Het
Skint6 C A 4: 113,041,965 (GRCm39) E292* probably null Het
Skint8 C A 4: 111,807,390 (GRCm39) L359M probably damaging Het
Slc13a1 A G 6: 24,134,373 (GRCm39) M170T probably benign Het
Slc15a5 T C 6: 138,050,034 (GRCm39) N127S probably benign Het
Slc39a10 G A 1: 46,875,285 (GRCm39) H6Y probably damaging Het
Spata31e2 A C 1: 26,724,169 (GRCm39) V337G probably benign Het
Sugct A T 13: 17,427,145 (GRCm39) C338* probably null Het
Tbk1 A T 10: 121,391,956 (GRCm39) M486K probably benign Het
Terf1 A T 1: 15,875,909 (GRCm39) E3V probably damaging Het
Thoc5 T A 11: 4,860,648 (GRCm39) Y246N probably damaging Het
Tmem167b G A 3: 108,469,415 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tmtc1 T A 6: 148,256,910 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfp322a A T 13: 23,541,532 (GRCm39) M70K possibly damaging Het
Zfp979 A T 4: 147,698,375 (GRCm39) H111Q possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Chrna7
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01776:Chrna7 APN 7 62,749,267 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL01999:Chrna7 APN 7 62,753,539 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02016:Chrna7 APN 7 62,753,583 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02388:Chrna7 APN 7 62,757,439 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02400:Chrna7 APN 7 62,749,070 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02458:Chrna7 APN 7 62,755,842 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03039:Chrna7 APN 7 62,798,340 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
inflation UTSW 7 62,798,349 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
thaler UTSW 7 62,755,775 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0034:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,798,354 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R0631:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,749,391 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1666:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,861,890 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.70
R1703:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,749,255 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1763:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,749,000 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R1974:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,749,034 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2294:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,760,172 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R2393:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,748,994 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4598:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,753,538 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4599:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,753,538 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4842:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,862,196 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R5143:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,755,895 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5339:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,749,055 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5516:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,749,046 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5807:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,798,349 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6501:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,755,863 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6918:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,809,299 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R7000:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,755,787 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7189:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,755,775 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7483:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,754,738 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7953:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,753,541 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R7955:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,753,541 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R7956:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,753,541 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R8235:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,861,972 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9125:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,757,357 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R9356:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,757,437 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9694:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,754,809 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1176:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,861,932 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1177:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,757,299 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
Z1191:Chrna7 UTSW 7 62,755,941 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TCCTTAAGAATCAGAACCAGGGG -3'
(R):5'- GTCTTCTGATGACCTGATGTCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCAGAACCAGGGGTTTATGATG -3'
(R):5'- GATGACCTGATGTCCTCCTTC -3'
Posted On 2016-07-22