Incidental Mutation 'R7879:Chrna6'
ID 608642
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031491
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 6
Synonyms alpha6 nAChR, Acra6
MMRRC Submission 045931-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.088) question?
Stock # R7879 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 27893240-27903972 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 27897109 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Serine at position 256 (F256S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000033882 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000033882]
AlphaFold Q9R0W9
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000033882
AA Change: F256S

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000033882
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031491
AA Change: F256S

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: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.1%
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: 64 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930449I24Rik T C 5: 146,439,662 (GRCm39) I81T probably benign Het
Acnat2 G A 4: 49,383,299 (GRCm39) P85S probably damaging Het
Akr1c19 G A 13: 4,286,223 (GRCm39) V74M probably damaging Het
Alb C A 5: 90,620,507 (GRCm39) T539K probably benign Het
B4galnt2 G A 11: 95,760,223 (GRCm39) T268I possibly damaging Het
Bcl7b G A 5: 135,205,986 (GRCm39) E58K possibly damaging Het
Calr3 C T 8: 73,178,487 (GRCm39) S372N unknown Het
Cdcp3 T A 7: 130,844,871 (GRCm39) V588E probably damaging Het
Cdh20 A T 1: 104,875,047 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cdh20 A C 1: 109,976,677 (GRCm39) E114A probably benign Het
Cep70 A G 9: 99,144,686 (GRCm39) R74G possibly damaging Het
Cic A G 7: 24,984,551 (GRCm39) T996A probably benign Het
Clstn2 A G 9: 97,351,817 (GRCm39) V536A possibly damaging Het
Csmd1 A T 8: 16,441,820 (GRCm39) M348K probably benign Het
Dnah11 A C 12: 118,004,744 (GRCm39) D2192E probably damaging Het
Dnhd1 A G 7: 105,352,646 (GRCm39) I2600V probably benign Het
Dock3 A C 9: 106,785,700 (GRCm39) S185A probably benign Het
Dock4 A T 12: 40,780,083 (GRCm39) D628V possibly damaging Het
Dzank1 A T 2: 144,333,718 (GRCm39) S371T probably benign Het
Fam83b A T 9: 76,399,737 (GRCm39) N455K possibly damaging Het
Fcrlb T C 1: 170,736,365 (GRCm39) Y137C probably damaging Het
Gtf2i G A 5: 134,295,471 (GRCm39) T327M possibly damaging Het
Hspa5 T A 2: 34,665,941 (GRCm39) M595K probably benign Het
Htt C T 5: 34,981,252 (GRCm39) A875V probably benign Het
Hvcn1 G A 5: 122,376,701 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Igsf10 A G 3: 59,238,145 (GRCm39) S679P probably damaging Het
Itsn2 A G 12: 4,751,265 (GRCm39) H1285R probably benign Het
Kcnq4 T C 4: 120,559,632 (GRCm39) T523A probably benign Het
Kif6 T A 17: 50,139,214 (GRCm39) I562N probably benign Het
Klhl9 C A 4: 88,638,575 (GRCm39) W555C probably damaging Het
Krt78 T C 15: 101,856,624 (GRCm39) T423A probably benign Het
Mapk10 C T 5: 103,111,362 (GRCm39) V391I probably benign Het
Noa1 T C 5: 77,445,044 (GRCm39) M592V probably benign Het
Npy5r A G 8: 67,133,968 (GRCm39) M275T possibly damaging Het
Nuak2 T A 1: 132,259,695 (GRCm39) V499E probably benign Het
Or4x6 A T 2: 89,949,185 (GRCm39) C252* probably null Het
Or6c213 T C 10: 129,574,559 (GRCm39) I76V probably benign Het
Otogl T C 10: 107,612,970 (GRCm39) E2052G probably benign Het
Pard3b T A 1: 62,198,670 (GRCm39) C253S possibly damaging Het
Pclo T C 5: 14,727,228 (GRCm39) S2029P unknown Het
Plekhg3 A G 12: 76,612,343 (GRCm39) I401M probably damaging Het
Polg A T 7: 79,100,392 (GRCm39) C1140S probably benign Het
Prl7c1 A T 13: 27,962,817 (GRCm39) L62H probably damaging Het
Psmf1 T A 2: 151,576,163 (GRCm39) E115V probably benign Het
Ptpn9 A T 9: 56,964,010 (GRCm39) N381I possibly damaging Het
Pzp A G 6: 128,465,979 (GRCm39) S1234P probably benign Het
Qrich1 A G 9: 108,436,485 (GRCm39) T728A possibly damaging Het
Ralgps2 C A 1: 156,656,636 (GRCm39) A323S probably benign Het
Rimbp3 T C 16: 17,028,910 (GRCm39) V778A possibly damaging Het
Scn1a A T 2: 66,116,349 (GRCm39) L430* probably null Het
Sema7a A T 9: 57,862,363 (GRCm39) I189F probably damaging Het
Slc22a8 T C 19: 8,571,386 (GRCm39) I39T probably benign Het
Stap2 T C 17: 56,309,023 (GRCm39) T115A probably benign Het
Stmn4 A G 14: 66,595,388 (GRCm39) I138V probably benign Het
Suds3 C T 5: 117,236,335 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Taf4 G A 2: 179,573,822 (GRCm39) T682M probably damaging Het
Tet1 A C 10: 62,714,825 (GRCm39) D323E probably benign Het
Tia1 A G 6: 86,401,347 (GRCm39) D140G probably damaging Het
Trio C T 15: 27,852,010 (GRCm39) R827H possibly damaging Het
Ttn A G 2: 76,625,397 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Unc80 T C 1: 66,549,866 (GRCm39) V708A probably benign Het
Vmn1r194 A T 13: 22,428,772 (GRCm39) T130S probably benign Het
Wfikkn2 A G 11: 94,129,755 (GRCm39) C129R probably damaging Het
Zkscan5 A C 5: 145,157,676 (GRCm39) H726P probably 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
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
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'- TGGACAGCGTGACAAAGATC -3'
(R):5'- AGGCAGAAATCGACCTTCTCATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCATGGTGAACAGTAGATACTCACC -3'
(R):5'- GCAGAAATCGACCTTCTCATCATTGG -3'
Posted On 2019-12-20