Incidental Mutation 'R6937:Chrna6'
ID 540344
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031491
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 6
Synonyms alpha6 nAChR, Acra6
MMRRC Submission 045051-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.069) question?
Stock # R6937 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 27893240-27903972 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 27897055 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Proline at position 274 (L274P)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000033882 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000033882]
AlphaFold Q9R0W9
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000033882
AA Change: L274P

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000033882
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031491
AA Change: L274P

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 0.9474 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.1%
  • 20x: 97.1%
Validation Efficiency 98% (42/43)
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: 44 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Ankrd52 T C 10: 128,222,889 (GRCm39) V613A probably benign Het
Cdh23 A T 10: 60,322,893 (GRCm39) L337Q probably damaging Het
Ciita G A 16: 10,330,355 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Csnka2ip A T 16: 64,299,058 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ddx60 G A 8: 62,490,103 (GRCm39) D1691N probably damaging Het
Dnah7b T C 1: 46,234,280 (GRCm39) I1441T probably damaging Het
Dock4 T C 12: 40,884,634 (GRCm39) S1713P probably benign Het
Ep400 T C 5: 110,859,018 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Epn1 T C 7: 5,092,943 (GRCm39) I85T probably damaging Het
Eri2 T C 7: 119,386,012 (GRCm39) K228E probably damaging Het
Garem1 C T 18: 21,280,827 (GRCm39) A510T probably benign Het
Gfm2 T A 13: 97,299,572 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hnrnpd T C 5: 100,111,629 (GRCm39) T321A probably benign Het
Htr2a A T 14: 74,882,604 (GRCm39) I197F probably damaging Het
Krtap2-4 T A 11: 99,505,299 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lcn3 C A 2: 25,657,823 (GRCm39) Y179* probably null Het
Mak A T 13: 41,201,578 (GRCm39) M261K probably damaging Het
Marchf7 A G 2: 60,071,310 (GRCm39) T605A probably damaging Het
Mcm4 A C 16: 15,454,199 (GRCm39) F83V probably benign Het
Myo18b T C 5: 112,950,258 (GRCm39) N1546S probably benign Het
Nckap1 T A 2: 80,339,060 (GRCm39) K989N probably damaging Het
Ndufaf5 A G 2: 140,023,522 (GRCm39) D119G probably damaging Het
Or7g28 A T 9: 19,271,985 (GRCm39) V222D probably damaging Het
Pcdh1 T C 18: 38,336,528 (GRCm39) T36A possibly damaging Het
Pitpna C T 11: 75,494,557 (GRCm39) T100I possibly damaging Het
Pmf1 A T 3: 88,306,496 (GRCm39) L102Q probably damaging Het
Rftn2 T C 1: 55,233,508 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Robo3 A G 9: 37,341,176 (GRCm39) L10P probably benign Het
Serpinb6a T C 13: 34,102,801 (GRCm39) I241V possibly damaging Het
St14 A T 9: 31,040,956 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Stat6 T C 10: 127,494,571 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tdpoz6 T C 3: 93,599,523 (GRCm39) N282S probably benign Het
Tdpoz8 A G 3: 92,981,417 (GRCm39) H145R probably benign Het
Tenm4 G A 7: 96,202,703 (GRCm39) R106H probably benign Het
Tgfbrap1 A T 1: 43,091,064 (GRCm39) V687E probably damaging Het
Trim30d A T 7: 104,132,634 (GRCm39) S68T probably damaging Het
Ttn A G 2: 76,663,253 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ugt3a1 A T 15: 9,292,158 (GRCm39) D97V probably benign Het
Ugt8a G A 3: 125,709,250 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vmn1r184 A T 7: 25,966,750 (GRCm39) K165N probably benign Het
Vmn2r86 T A 10: 130,284,523 (GRCm39) I523F probably damaging Het
Wapl G A 14: 34,444,311 (GRCm39) V588I probably benign Het
Wdr7 C T 18: 63,924,938 (GRCm39) P974S probably benign Het
Zfp975 T C 7: 42,314,480 (GRCm39) D31G 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
R6834:Chrna6 UTSW 8 27,898,338 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
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'- AGATGGTCTTCACCCACTTGG -3'
(R):5'- GCCTCTGGCTATAAGCATGACATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ATGCGTTGCTGGGGTCC -3'
(R):5'- GCATGACATCAAGTACAACTGCTGTG -3'
Posted On 2018-11-06