Incidental Mutation 'R6834:Chrna6'
ID 534512
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031491
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 6
Synonyms alpha6 nAChR, Acra6
MMRRC Submission 044943-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.069) question?
Stock # R6834 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 27893240-27903972 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation splice site (5 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 27898338 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000033882 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000033882]
AlphaFold Q9R0W9
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000033882
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000033882
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031491

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 34 240 1.7e-78 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 247 483 1.2e-89 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9756 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 98.4%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes an alpha subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These receptors consist of five subunits and function as ion channels involved in neurotransmission. The encoded protein is a subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that mediate dopaminergic neurotransmission and are activated by acetylcholine and exogenous nicotine. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in this gene have been associated with both nicotine and alcohol dependence. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]
PHENOTYPE: Homzygous mutant animals have decreased numbers of high affinity binding sites for [3H]nicotine, [3H]epibaditine, and [3H]cytisine in the terminal region of the retinal ganglion. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 63 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca13 T A 11: 9,225,110 (GRCm39) W530R possibly damaging Het
Aco1 A G 4: 40,164,747 (GRCm39) K79R probably benign Het
Adam15 C T 3: 89,247,390 (GRCm39) G426R probably damaging Het
Angptl1 A T 1: 156,672,263 (GRCm39) I30L probably benign Het
Ankrd35 A G 3: 96,590,599 (GRCm39) E295G possibly damaging Het
Ap5m1 T A 14: 49,311,194 (GRCm39) V88E probably damaging Het
Astn1 A T 1: 158,491,692 (GRCm39) Q47L probably benign Het
Atf6b T C 17: 34,868,131 (GRCm39) S135P probably damaging Het
AU018091 T A 7: 3,207,795 (GRCm39) I589F probably benign Het
Cdin1 T C 2: 115,505,265 (GRCm39) S179P probably benign Het
Cenpf T C 1: 189,391,643 (GRCm39) K730E probably damaging Het
Dmxl1 A T 18: 50,088,890 (GRCm39) I2790F probably damaging Het
Ell A G 8: 71,031,784 (GRCm39) D116G probably damaging Het
Eml5 A T 12: 98,853,283 (GRCm39) H105Q probably damaging Het
Epb41l2 T A 10: 25,369,502 (GRCm39) V23D possibly damaging Het
Gatad2b T A 3: 90,255,950 (GRCm39) S139T probably benign Het
Glb1l A G 1: 75,178,397 (GRCm39) V347A possibly damaging Het
Gm4846 A T 1: 166,322,147 (GRCm39) I140N possibly damaging Het
Gng11 A G 6: 4,008,068 (GRCm39) I44V probably benign Het
Hsd17b8 T C 17: 34,246,191 (GRCm39) S161G probably damaging Het
Hsp90ab1 T C 17: 45,881,393 (GRCm39) I250V probably benign Het
Igkv4-79 A G 6: 69,020,256 (GRCm39) S20P probably damaging Het
Il11ra1 A G 4: 41,765,454 (GRCm39) H183R probably benign Het
Kcnip3 A T 2: 127,300,278 (GRCm39) F252I probably damaging Het
Klk12 T C 7: 43,422,772 (GRCm39) V233A possibly damaging Het
Klk1b11 T C 7: 43,428,336 (GRCm39) I242T probably damaging Het
Lama3 G A 18: 12,624,605 (GRCm39) C1450Y probably damaging Het
Lmod2 A T 6: 24,597,782 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Loxhd1 T A 18: 77,529,222 (GRCm39) V1089E probably damaging Het
Lrba C T 3: 86,257,593 (GRCm39) P1286S probably benign Het
Lrrc41 T C 4: 115,953,726 (GRCm39) V804A possibly damaging Het
Lrrc8a T A 2: 30,145,659 (GRCm39) S158T possibly damaging Het
Mcm3 A T 1: 20,880,320 (GRCm39) M504K possibly damaging Het
Med24 A T 11: 98,595,850 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mrgprx1 T C 7: 47,671,385 (GRCm39) S121G probably damaging Het
Mvb12a G A 8: 71,997,896 (GRCm39) M103I probably benign Het
Or4k15c A G 14: 50,321,685 (GRCm39) V151A probably damaging Het
Or4k2 T C 14: 50,423,940 (GRCm39) I245V probably benign Het
Otx1 C A 11: 21,947,037 (GRCm39) A91S probably damaging Het
Pacsin3 T A 2: 91,093,180 (GRCm39) M224K probably damaging Het
Pam T A 1: 97,765,717 (GRCm39) I771F probably damaging Het
Pamr1 C T 2: 102,445,276 (GRCm39) R270C probably damaging Het
Pcdhgb8 G T 18: 37,895,142 (GRCm39) A71S probably benign Het
Poc1b C T 10: 99,028,666 (GRCm39) A336V probably benign Het
Prss39 G T 1: 34,537,697 (GRCm39) V54F possibly damaging Het
Ptar1 A G 19: 23,695,288 (GRCm39) T252A probably benign Het
Ptprz1 A G 6: 22,999,632 (GRCm39) D574G probably benign Het
Rnf40 G A 7: 127,195,578 (GRCm39) D635N probably benign Het
Scn1a T A 2: 66,158,086 (GRCm39) Q429L probably damaging Het
Sf1 G T 19: 6,424,127 (GRCm39) G386C probably damaging Het
Shank2 A T 7: 143,963,631 (GRCm39) Y623F probably damaging Het
Slc9a5 G T 8: 106,091,316 (GRCm39) A699S probably benign Het
Sox9 A T 11: 112,674,826 (GRCm39) Q208L probably benign Het
Synpo2l A T 14: 20,710,702 (GRCm39) D865E probably damaging Het
Szt2 A G 4: 118,245,522 (GRCm39) S1097P probably benign Het
Tmc1 C A 19: 20,772,974 (GRCm39) E676* probably null Het
Ubr3 T C 2: 69,830,825 (GRCm39) I158T possibly damaging Het
Ush2a T C 1: 188,088,989 (GRCm39) Y315H probably damaging Het
Vmn1r85 T C 7: 12,818,571 (GRCm39) D191G probably damaging Het
Vmn2r-ps158 G C 7: 42,673,004 (GRCm39) A143P probably damaging Het
Zfp358 A G 8: 3,545,613 (GRCm39) D92G probably benign Het
Zfp735 G A 11: 73,601,434 (GRCm39) G126D probably damaging Het
Zpld2 A C 4: 133,920,476 (GRCm39) V563G possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Chrna6
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00476:Chrna6 APN 8 27,896,560 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02040:Chrna6 APN 8 27,897,289 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02067:Chrna6 APN 8 27,894,424 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02674:Chrna6 APN 8 27,896,879 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03011:Chrna6 APN 8 27,903,682 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.48
R0087:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,014 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0421:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,898,415 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.98
R0786:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,898,408 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.26
R1784:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,812 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.60
R1834:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,242 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2087:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,155 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4545:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,711 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4785:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,134 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5621:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,068 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6002:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,774 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R6937:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,055 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6968:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,683 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7303:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,019 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7319:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,815 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.58
R7775:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,392 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7778:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,392 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7824:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,392 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7879:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,109 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8100:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,903,844 (GRCm39) start gained probably benign
R8292:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,754 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R8696:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,195 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8754:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,897,229 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8939:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,870 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R9041:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,896,923 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1177:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,903,717 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GTCACCAGGGCCAAAGATTT -3'
(R):5'- GCTAAAGAACAAATTTAACAACTGCT -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GGATGGCCTAGTCAGTCATCAAC -3'
(R):5'- TGCTAAAACAAAGTAAAACTACCAGC -3'
Posted On 2018-09-12