Incidental Mutation 'R7778:Chrna6'
ID 598998
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031491
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 6
Synonyms alpha6 nAChR, Acra6
MMRRC Submission 045834-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.069) question?
Stock # R7778 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 27893240-27903972 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 27897392 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Isoleucine to Valine at position 162 (I162V)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000033882 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000033882]
AlphaFold Q9R0W9
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000033882
AA Change: I162V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000033882
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031491
AA Change: I162V

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 34 240 1.7e-78 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 247 483 1.2e-89 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.3%
Validation Efficiency 100% (60/60)
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: 61 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4932414N04Rik T C 2: 68,569,855 (GRCm39) S524P possibly damaging Het
Aplf A C 6: 87,635,184 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Asb5 A C 8: 55,037,827 (GRCm39) H173P Het
Atp6v0a2 A G 5: 124,779,443 (GRCm39) E186G probably damaging Het
Bbs2 A T 8: 94,816,388 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Chrm5 A G 2: 112,310,301 (GRCm39) S272P probably benign Het
Cldn6 T A 17: 23,900,581 (GRCm39) C182S probably damaging Het
Cysltr2 A G 14: 73,267,203 (GRCm39) I169T probably benign Het
Ddx11 T C 17: 66,437,543 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Efhc1 A T 1: 21,049,685 (GRCm39) Y515F probably damaging Het
Elmo1 A G 13: 20,773,812 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ep300 T C 15: 81,470,887 (GRCm39) S20P unknown Het
Gfpt2 T G 11: 49,715,268 (GRCm39) I421R probably damaging Het
Gm14226 T A 2: 154,866,630 (GRCm39) C196S possibly damaging Het
Grm8 T C 6: 27,363,671 (GRCm39) R615G possibly damaging Het
Hic1 C T 11: 75,057,042 (GRCm39) V616M possibly damaging Het
Ing1 A G 8: 11,611,814 (GRCm39) E178G probably benign Het
Kansl3 A T 1: 36,387,758 (GRCm39) L530H probably damaging Het
Kcna5 A T 6: 126,511,768 (GRCm39) L120* probably null Het
Kcnt1 T G 2: 25,791,901 (GRCm39) I617S probably benign Het
Lama1 T A 17: 68,111,468 (GRCm39) S2240T Het
Lcn2 T C 2: 32,277,927 (GRCm39) D55G probably benign Het
Ldlrad4 G T 18: 68,368,740 (GRCm39) A66S possibly damaging Het
Matn2 A T 15: 34,399,223 (GRCm39) H370L possibly damaging Het
Mettl23 T G 11: 116,740,096 (GRCm39) V189G probably benign Het
Mpp4 G A 1: 59,162,672 (GRCm39) T543M not run Het
Odf4 A T 11: 68,812,898 (GRCm39) S253R probably benign Het
Or10d4 C A 9: 39,580,534 (GRCm39) F60L possibly damaging Het
Or11h23 G T 14: 50,947,928 (GRCm39) C47F possibly damaging Het
Or7d9 A G 9: 20,193,708 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or8b36 T A 9: 37,937,963 (GRCm39) I287N probably damaging Het
Or8g21 T A 9: 38,906,203 (GRCm39) H176L probably damaging Het
Pcdha11 A T 18: 37,145,733 (GRCm39) Y608F possibly damaging Het
Pcdhga5 A G 18: 37,828,578 (GRCm39) D342G probably damaging Het
Pde6d A G 1: 86,471,250 (GRCm39) S143P probably damaging Het
Plec A T 15: 76,061,135 (GRCm39) I2934N probably damaging Het
Primpol G T 8: 47,039,459 (GRCm39) P387Q probably damaging Het
Prkcd C T 14: 30,327,772 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Prph2 T C 17: 47,221,732 (GRCm39) L37S possibly damaging Het
Prrt4 A G 6: 29,177,718 (GRCm39) L17P probably damaging Het
Pycr3 T C 15: 75,790,138 (GRCm39) D171G probably damaging Het
Rapsn A G 2: 90,875,293 (GRCm39) T359A probably benign Het
Setd6 A T 8: 96,442,866 (GRCm39) H101L probably benign Het
Sez6 T C 11: 77,865,375 (GRCm39) S671P probably damaging Het
Son T C 16: 91,453,416 (GRCm39) L721S probably damaging Het
Spata31d1b A T 13: 59,865,047 (GRCm39) R732W possibly damaging Het
Srd5a3 T A 5: 76,302,618 (GRCm39) F328I probably damaging Het
Tfap2b G A 1: 19,304,531 (GRCm39) G447D probably damaging Het
Thoc3 A C 13: 54,611,591 (GRCm39) F232C probably damaging Het
Tmem69 A G 4: 116,410,595 (GRCm39) L125P probably damaging Het
Tnfsf13 C T 11: 69,575,989 (GRCm39) V33M probably damaging Het
Togaram2 T A 17: 72,011,746 (GRCm39) M476K probably benign Het
Tube1 A G 10: 39,018,294 (GRCm39) I124V probably benign Het
Uevld A T 7: 46,576,100 (GRCm39) I462N probably damaging Het
Utrn G A 10: 12,362,354 (GRCm39) R2660C probably damaging Het
Vcan T C 13: 89,836,773 (GRCm39) T2924A probably damaging Het
Vmn2r120 T C 17: 57,832,942 (GRCm39) Y79C probably damaging Het
Vwa8 T C 14: 79,275,587 (GRCm39) V790A probably benign Het
Zfp874b A G 13: 67,622,093 (GRCm39) F402L probably benign Het
Zfp936 A G 7: 42,839,720 (GRCm39) T396A possibly damaging Het
Zfp978 T C 4: 147,469,760 (GRCm39) probably null 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
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
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'- GATGTAGAAGGAGTAGGTTATGTCC -3'
(R):5'- AATCTTTGGCCCTGGTGACC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CACAGCAGTTGTACTTGATGTCATGC -3'
(R):5'- GGTGACCCACAGCAAAGCTAC -3'
Posted On 2019-11-26