CHRNA6

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Summary

CHRNA6 (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit, HGNC:15963) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8p11.21, encoding Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6 (Q15825). Component of neuronal acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that function as pentameric, ligand-gated cation channels with high calcium permeability among other activities. nAChRs are excitatory neurotrasnmitter receptors formed by a collection of nAChR subunits known to mediate syna….

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.

Source: NCBI Gene 8973 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 3
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 64 total — 2 pathogenic, 2 likely-pathogenic
  • Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_004198

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:15963
Approved symbolCHRNA6
Namecholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 6 subunit
Location8p11.21
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000147434
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM606888
Entrez8973

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 5 — 3 protein_coding, 1 retained_intron, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000276410, ENST00000529467, ENST00000530869, ENST00000533810, ENST00000534622

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_004198 NM_001199279, NM_004198

CCDS: CCDS56536, CCDS6135

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000276410 — 6 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000009800824275692842757037
ENSE000009800834275584642756824
ENSE000010419494275262042753310
ENSE000021693984276835242768786
ENSE000035364154276506542765204
ENSE000036630764275906942759113

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth broad, 80 present calls, max score 76.51.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0960 / max 25.1535, expressed in 47 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (7 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
929220.023511
929230.02146
929260.01818
929280.01073
929240.01063
929250.00734
929270.00431

Top tissues by expression

253 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
pancreatic ductal cellCL:000207976.51silver quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047375.60gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233668.62gold quality
orbitofrontal cortexUBERON:000416767.79gold quality
tibialis anteriorUBERON:000138566.90silver quality
ileal mucosaUBERON:000033164.47gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 10UBERON:001354159.92gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099159.70gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196659.29gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212957.98gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203757.78gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147657.76silver quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224557.66gold quality
cerebellar vermisUBERON:000472057.09gold quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150956.78gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245056.55gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045155.31gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489054.68gold quality
endometrium epitheliumUBERON:000481154.33gold quality
epithelial cell of pancreasCL:000008354.06gold quality
substantia nigraUBERON:000203853.54gold quality
lateral globus pallidusUBERON:000247653.34gold quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196552.98gold quality
hair follicleUBERON:000207352.43gold quality
midbrainUBERON:000189152.11gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137751.58gold quality
frontal poleUBERON:000279550.41gold quality
middle frontal gyrusUBERON:000270250.30gold quality
paraflocculusUBERON:000535150.18gold quality
tibiaUBERON:000097950.15gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes3.74

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CTCF

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

35 targeting CHRNA6, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-200B-3P100.0073.312693
HSA-MIR-200C-3P100.0073.352685
HSA-MIR-429100.0073.442698
HSA-MIR-7-1-3P99.9171.534384
HSA-MIR-7-2-3P99.9171.404394
HSA-MIR-367199.9073.043897
HSA-MIR-368699.9070.532432
HSA-MIR-323A-3P99.7970.301739
HSA-MIR-471999.7372.103329
HSA-MIR-29899.6367.561916
HSA-MIR-6757-3P99.6366.881089
HSA-MIR-432899.5771.064094
HSA-MIR-1207-5P99.4969.112983
HSA-MIR-516A-3P99.4667.961378
HSA-MIR-516B-3P99.4667.961378
HSA-MIR-7162-5P99.4668.081368
HSA-MIR-513A-3P99.3970.633620
HSA-MIR-513C-3P99.3970.633620
HSA-MIR-4786-3P99.3668.351390
HSA-MIR-155-5P99.3570.161509
HSA-MIR-7160-5P99.1167.172207
HSA-MIR-3606-3P99.1169.843254
HSA-MIR-4763-3P99.1067.832649
HSA-MIR-447899.0765.162320
HSA-MIR-10524-5P99.0566.08963
HSA-MIR-511-5P98.9770.942268
HSA-MIR-6894-5P98.7063.78809
HSA-MIR-374B-3P98.6368.241360
HSA-MIR-6852-3P98.5467.601468
HSA-MIR-6804-5P98.3965.771084

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 29)

  • CHRNA6 is associated with subjective responses to tobacco. (PMID:18055561)
  • Together these results further implicate the region downstream of CHRNA6 and the region upstream of CHRNB3 in risk of nicotine dependence. (PMID:18704094)
  • Alpha6 subunit-containing nicotinic receptors play a selective role in the modulation of dopamine release in both the nucleus accumbens and in the dorsal striatum. (PMID:18940582)
  • Activating transgenic gain-of-function alpha 6 nicotinic receptors in dopamine neurons is sufficient to cause locomotor hyperactivity. (PMID:18940593)
  • Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CHRNA6 and one SNP in CHRNB3 are associated with a composite of alcohol phenotypes. (PMID:19500157)
  • present findings disclose a haplotype association between the CHRNA6 gene and heavy alcohol use as well as an association of the CHRNA4 gene with increased body mass in heavy consumers of alcohol (PMID:19698703)
  • The negative consequences of Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking on the brain and behavior of adolescence and suggestion that the alpha6 nAChR subunit may modify, at least in part, these effects. (PMID:20029407)
  • CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 sequence variants affect smoking behavior (PMID:20418888)
  • Concatameric pentamers and pentamers formed from combinations of trimers, dimers, and monomers of alpha6beta2beta3* acetylcholine receptors exhibit similar properties, indicating that the linkers between subunits do not alter their functional properties. (PMID:20923852)
  • CHRNB3 and CHRNA6 polymorphisms are associated with smoking behavior and lung cancer susceptibility in Chinese Han population. (PMID:21831805)
  • analysis of N-terminal extracellular domain determinants in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) alpha6 subunits that influence effects of wild-type or mutant beta3 subunits on function of alpha6beta2*- or alpha6beta4*-nAChR (PMID:21832048)
  • analysis of how nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) alpha5 subunits and/or variants modulate function of alpha6*-nAChR (PMID:21873428)
  • alpha6beta4* nAChRs are expressed and contribute to exocytosis in human chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland, the main source of adrenaline under stressful situations. (PMID:21917987)
  • beta3 subunit coexpression promotes function of alpha6*-nAChR (PMID:22315221)
  • Chrna6 has a cellular expression signature for retinal ganglion cells with high correlation to Thy1, a known marker. Immunofluorescence confirms this gene is preferentially expressed by RGCs in the young and adult mouse retina and expression is reduced in glaucoma. (PMID:23002780)
  • Cross sectional data of US adults from the NHANES linked with genotype and geocodes were used to identify tobacco use phenotypes, state-level taxation rates, and variation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRNA6) genotype (PMID:23227187)
  • Results demonstrate the association between SNPs in CHRNA6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes and the risk of smoking in ADHD (PMID:23899432)
  • Elucidation of molecular impediments in the alpha6 subunit for in vitro expression of functional alpha6beta4* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. (PMID:24085295)
  • findings indicate that both CHRNA2 and CHRNA6 play a significant role in the etiology of ND in AA and EA smokers (PMID:24253422)
  • The common variant rs13273442 in the CHRNB3-CHNRA6 region is associated significantly with nicotine dependence in European Americans and African Americans. (PMID:24401102)
  • the CHRNB3-A6 locus contains multiple variants affecting risk for vulnerability to cocaine and nicotine dependence as well as bipolar disorder, suggesting that they have pleiotropic effects. (PMID:24675634)
  • these results demonstrate that the combined effect of rs6474412-C/T polymorphism in smoking-related CHRNB3-CHRNA6 region gene and smoking behavior may not confer risk to psoriasis vulgaris (PV), but may have impact on PV severity in Chinese Han population. (PMID:24792900)
  • N-terminal alpha-helix (Asp57); complementary face/inner beta-fold (Arg87 or Asp92) and principal face/outer beta-fold (Ser156 or Asn171) residues in the halpha6 subunit are crucial for functional expression. (PMID:24886653)
  • Data show efficient expression of (alpha6beta2)2beta3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) in Xenopus oocytes using free subunits with only small changes in alpha6 subunits, while not altering AChR pharmacology or channel structure. (PMID:25068303)
  • Polymorphism in CHRNA6 gene is associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma. (PMID:25823894)
  • More low frequency variants in the CHRNA6/CHRNB3 gene region were observed in cases compared to controls. (PMID:27085880)
  • To gain a better understanding of the pathological processes underlying ND and ND-related behaviors and to promote the development of effective smoking cessation therapies, we here present the most recent studies concerning the genetic effects of the CHRNB3-CHRNA6 gene cluster in ND. (PMID:27327258)
  • This study is the first showing that CHRNB3/A6 are highly associated with nicotine dependence in a large Chinese Han sample. (PMID:28851948)
  • Involvement of CHRNA6 in the Immune Response in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma and its Potential as a Drug Target for the Disease. (PMID:37680128)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriochrna6ENSDARG00000055559
mus_musculusChrna6ENSMUSG00000031491
rattus_norvegicusChrna6ENSRNOG00000012283

Paralogs (45): GABRA3 (ENSG00000011677), GABRA1 (ENSG00000022355), CHRNA3 (ENSG00000080644), GABRP (ENSG00000094755), CHRNA4 (ENSG00000101204), GLRA2 (ENSG00000101958), GABRE (ENSG00000102287), CHRNE (ENSG00000108556), GABRA4 (ENSG00000109158), GLRB (ENSG00000109738), GABRR2 (ENSG00000111886), GABRG2 (ENSG00000113327), CHRNB4 (ENSG00000117971), CHRNA2 (ENSG00000120903), CHRNA10 (ENSG00000129749), CHRND (ENSG00000135902), CHRNA1 (ENSG00000138435), GLRA3 (ENSG00000145451), GABRA6 (ENSG00000145863), GABRB2 (ENSG00000145864), GLRA1 (ENSG00000145888), GABRR1 (ENSG00000146276), CHRNB3 (ENSG00000147432), HTR3B (ENSG00000149305), GABRA2 (ENSG00000151834), CHRNB2 (ENSG00000160716), GABRG1 (ENSG00000163285), GABRB1 (ENSG00000163288), GABRB3 (ENSG00000166206), CHRFAM7A (ENSG00000166664), HTR3A (ENSG00000166736), CHRNA5 (ENSG00000169684), CHRNB1 (ENSG00000170175), CHRNA9 (ENSG00000174343), CHRNA7 (ENSG00000175344), HTR3C (ENSG00000178084), GABRG3 (ENSG00000182256), GABRR3 (ENSG00000183185), HTR3E (ENSG00000186038), HTR3D (ENSG00000186090)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6Q15825 (reviewed: Q15825)

All UniProt accessions (2): Q15825, E9PP97

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Component of neuronal acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that function as pentameric, ligand-gated cation channels with high calcium permeability among other activities. nAChRs are excitatory neurotrasnmitter receptors formed by a collection of nAChR subunits known to mediate synaptic transmission in the nervous system and the neuromuscular junction. Each nAchR subunit confers differential attributes to channel properties, including activation, deactivation and desensitization kinetics, pH sensitivity, cation permeability, and binding to allosteric modulators. CHRNA6 forms pentameric channels with CHRNB2, CHRNB3 and CHRNA4 that exhibit high sensitivity to ACh and nicotine and are predominantly expressed in only a few brain areas, including dopaminergic neurons, norepirephrine neurons and cells of the visual system. nAChrs containing CHRNA6 subunits mediate endogenous cholinergic modulation of dopamine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) release in response to nicotine at nerve terminals.

Subunit / interactions. Neuronal AChR is composed of two different types of subunits: alpha and non-alpha (beta). CHRNA6/alpha-6 subunit can be combined to CHRNB2/beta-2, CHRNA4/alpha-4 and CHRNB3/beta-3 to give rise to functional receptors. Heteropentamers containing CHRNB3 have an stoichiometry of (CHRNA6:CHRNB2)2:CHRNB3. Interacts with LYPD6.

Subcellular location. Synaptic cell membrane.

Activity regulation. Activated by a myriad of ligands such as acetylcholine, cytisine and nicotine. CHRNA6 nAChR activity is inhibited by the antagonists alpha-conotoxin MII and PIA, a small disulfide-constrained peptides from cone snails.

Similarity. Belongs to the ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family. Acetylcholine receptor (TC 1.A.9.1) subfamily. Alpha-6/CHRNA6 sub-subfamily.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q15825-11yes
Q15825-22

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001186208, NP_004189* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR002394Nicotinic_acetylcholine_rcptFamily
IPR006029Neurotrans-gated_channel_TMDomain
IPR006201Neur_channelFamily
IPR006202Neur_chan_lig-bdDomain
IPR018000Neurotransmitter_ion_chnl_CSConserved_site
IPR036719Neuro-gated_channel_TM_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR036734Neur_chan_lig-bd_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR038050Neuro_actylchol_recHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF02931, PF02932

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 3 shown:

  • K(+)(in) = K(+)(out) (RHEA:29463)
  • Ca(2+)(in) = Ca(2+)(out) (RHEA:29671)
  • Na(+)(in) = Na(+)(out) (RHEA:34963)

UniProt features (15 total): transmembrane region 4, glycosylation site 2, disulfide bond 2, topological domain 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, splice variant 1, sequence variant 1, modified residue 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

2 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
8ZRNELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.25
8ZRPELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.32

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q15825-F180.060.56

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (1): 401

Disulfide bonds (2): 158–172, 222–223

Glycosylation sites (2): 171, 54

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

8 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-629594Highly calcium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
R-HSA-629597Highly calcium permeable nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
R-HSA-112314Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission
R-HSA-112315Transmission across Chemical Synapses
R-HSA-112316Neuronal System
R-HSA-181431Acetylcholine binding and downstream events
R-HSA-622323Presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
R-HSA-622327Postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

MSigDB gene sets: 156 (showing top): GOBP_MEMBRANE_DEPOLARIZATION, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_NITROGEN_COMPOUND, GOBP_BEHAVIOR, GOBP_ADULT_BEHAVIOR, GOBP_SYNAPTIC_TRANSMISSION_CHOLINERGIC, GOBP_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_OXYGEN_CONTAINING_COMPOUND, GOBP_CELL_CELL_SIGNALING, GOBP_ORGANIC_HYDROXY_COMPOUND_TRANSPORT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_POSTSYNAPTIC_MEMBRANE_POTENTIAL, BLALOCK_ALZHEIMERS_DISEASE_UP, KEGG_NEUROACTIVE_LIGAND_RECEPTOR_INTERACTION, TAKEDA_TARGETS_OF_NUP98_HOXA9_FUSION_10D_UP, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_OXYGEN_CONTAINING_COMPOUND, GOBP_SECRETION, GOBP_SIGNAL_RELEASE

GO Biological Process (14): signal transduction (GO:0007165), chemical synaptic transmission (GO:0007268), synaptic transmission, cholinergic (GO:0007271), neuromuscular synaptic transmission (GO:0007274), regulation of dopamine secretion (GO:0014059), monoatomic ion transmembrane transport (GO:0034220), response to nicotine (GO:0035094), behavioral response to nicotine (GO:0035095), membrane depolarization (GO:0051899), acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway (GO:0095500), presynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission (GO:0099171), monoatomic ion transport (GO:0006811), regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential (GO:0060078), excitatory postsynaptic potential (GO:0060079)

GO Molecular Function (6): acetylcholine receptor activity (GO:0015464), acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity (GO:0022848), transmembrane signaling receptor activity (GO:0004888), monoatomic ion channel activity (GO:0005216), extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity (GO:0005230), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (11): plasma membrane (GO:0005886), acetylcholine-gated channel complex (GO:0005892), cation channel complex (GO:0034703), presynaptic membrane (GO:0042734), neuron projection (GO:0043005), synapse (GO:0045202), postsynaptic membrane (GO:0045211), dopaminergic synapse (GO:0098691), neurotransmitter receptor complex (GO:0098878), membrane (GO:0016020), synaptic membrane (GO:0097060)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-6 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Acetylcholine binding and downstream events2
Postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors1
Presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors1
Transmission across Chemical Synapses1
Neuronal System1
Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
chemical synaptic transmission2
regulation of membrane potential2
presynapse2
postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor activity2
monoatomic ion channel complex2
plasma membrane signaling receptor complex2
synaptic membrane2
synapse2
cell communication1
cellular process1
signaling1
regulation of cellular process1
cellular response to stimulus1
anterograde trans-synaptic signaling1
dopamine secretion1
regulation of catecholamine secretion1
monoatomic ion transport1
transmembrane transport1
response to chemical1
adult behavior1
response to nicotine1
acetylcholine receptor activity1
postsynaptic signal transduction1
cellular response to acetylcholine1
modulation of chemical synaptic transmission1
transport1
regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential1
chemical synaptic transmission, postsynaptic1
transmembrane signaling receptor activity1
synaptic transmission, cholinergic1
acetylcholine binding1
excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity1
ligand-gated monoatomic cation channel activity1
transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential1
signaling receptor activity1
monoatomic ion transmembrane transporter activity1
channel activity1
ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity1
binding1
membrane1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

884 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
CHRNA6CYP2A6P00190734
CHRNA6IGBP1P78318654
CHRNA6CYP2B6P20813627
CHRNA6CHRNB3Q05901567
CHRNA6EGLN2Q96KS0537
CHRNA6SLC17A6Q9P2U8516
CHRNA6GABBR2O75899468
CHRNA6CHRM5P08912463
CHRNA6CHATP28329445
CHRNA6CD7P09564426
CHRNA6CHRM2P08172424
CHRNA6CHRNEQ04844415
CHRNA6DRD1P21728413
CHRNA6CHRNA4P43681412
CHRNA6DDCP20711402

IntAct

6 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
PPP3R1CHRNA6psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.490
LYPD6CHRNB2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
LYNX1CHRNB2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (1): CHRNA6 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A8WQK3, O16926, P02708, P02709, P02710, P02711, P02712, P02718, P04755, P04756, P04757, P05377, P09478, P09479, P09481, P09484, P09628, P12389, P12392, P17644, P18845, P19370, P20420, P22456, P23414, P25108, P25162, P26152, P26153, P30926, P32297, P43143, P48180, P48181, P49579, P49581, P91766, Q07263, Q15825, Q23022

Diamond homologs: A5X5Y0, O70212, O95264, P04757, P05376, P18845, P19370, P22770, P23979, P26153, P32297, P35563, P36544, P43143, P43679, P46098, P48182, P49581, P49582, P54131, Q05941, Q07263, Q15825, Q494W8, Q5IS76, Q68RJ7, Q70Z44, Q866A2, Q8R4G9, Q8WXA8, Q9I8C7, Q9JHJ5, Q9JJ16, A8WQK3, O16926, O70174, P02708, P02709, P02710, P02711

SIGNOR signaling

2 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
CHRNA6“form complex”“Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor complex, alpha3-alpha6-beta4”binding
CHRNA6“form complex”“Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor complex, alpha3-alpha6-beta2-beta3”binding

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

64 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic2
Likely pathogenic2
Uncertain significance48
Likely benign3
Benign5

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (4)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
1807741GRCh37/hg19 8p11.21(chr8:42303398-43002481)x1Pathogenic
563508GRCh37/hg19 8p11.21(chr8:42303397-43002481)x1Pathogenic
153159GRCh38/hg38 8p11.21(chr8:42236286-42758909)x1Likely pathogenic
236030Single alleleLikely pathogenic

SpliceAI

1041 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
8:42756825:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
8:42756926:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
8:42756927:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
8:42756953:T:TAdonor_gain1.0000
8:42756964:T:Cdonor_gain1.0000
8:42765201:CAGC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:42755847:T:TAdonor_gain0.9900
8:42765059:ACTCA:Adonor_loss0.9900
8:42765061:T:TAdonor_loss0.9900
8:42765063:A:Tdonor_loss0.9900
8:42765063:AC:Adonor_gain0.9900
8:42765064:CC:Cdonor_gain0.9900
8:42765064:CCA:Cdonor_gain0.9900
8:42765064:CCACG:Cdonor_gain0.9900
8:42765202:AGCCT:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
8:42765203:GC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
8:42765203:GCCTG:Gacceptor_loss0.9900
8:42765204:CC:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
8:42765204:CCTGT:Cacceptor_loss0.9900
8:42765205:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900
8:42765205:CTGT:Cacceptor_loss0.9900
8:42765206:T:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
8:42756820:CAGCA:Cacceptor_gain0.9800
8:42765063:A:ACdonor_gain0.9800
8:42765064:C:CCdonor_gain0.9800
8:42767900:A:ACdonor_gain0.9800
8:42767901:C:CCdonor_gain0.9800
8:42758983:A:ACdonor_gain0.9700
8:42765061:TCAC:Tdonor_gain0.9700
8:42765062:CACC:Cdonor_gain0.9700

AlphaMissense

3284 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
8:42756581:C:AW206C0.998
8:42756581:C:GW206C0.998
8:42756954:C:AW116C0.998
8:42756954:C:GW116C0.998
8:42756956:A:GW116R0.998
8:42756956:A:TW116R0.998
8:42757011:C:AW97C0.997
8:42757011:C:GW97C0.997
8:42757013:A:GW97R0.997
8:42757013:A:TW97R0.997
8:42757034:A:GW90R0.997
8:42757034:A:TW90R0.997
8:42756486:C:GR238T0.996
8:42756583:A:GW206R0.996
8:42756583:A:TW206R0.996
8:42756731:A:CS156R0.996
8:42756731:A:TS156R0.996
8:42756733:T:GS156R0.996
8:42756413:A:CF262L0.995
8:42756413:A:TF262L0.995
8:42756415:A:GF262L0.995
8:42756485:T:AR238S0.995
8:42756485:T:GR238S0.995
8:42756683:A:CC172W0.995
8:42756684:C:GC172S0.995
8:42756685:A:TC172S0.995
8:42756705:A:CF165C0.995
8:42757032:C:AW90C0.995
8:42757032:C:GW90C0.995
8:42756210:C:GR330P0.994

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000107126 (8:42760088 A>T), RS1000174694 (8:42761075 C>G,T), RS1000460628 (8:42766065 G>A), RS1000541384 (8:42760239 GCACACTCATGCACACT>G), RS1000773572 (8:42767762 A>G), RS1000877795 (8:42761804 C>T), RS1001192076 (8:42754376 C>G), RS1001485856 (8:42755029 C>A,G), RS1001623462 (8:42754144 C>T), RS1002180317 (8:42753338 G>A), RS1002268969 (8:42767247 A>C,G), RS1002368260 (8:42761056 C>T), RS1002422089 (8:42761531 G>C), RS1002568530 (8:42758199 A>C,G), RS1002758541 (8:42770539 G>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:606888 | disease phenotypes: MIM:213600, MIM:606656

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (1): basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic, 1 (MONDO:0024538)

Orphanet (1): Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis (Orphanet:1980)

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

3 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000667_4Smoking behavior1.000000e-08
GCST003185_3Nicotine dependence1.000000e-06
GCST003225_24Pelvic organ prolapse (moderate/severe)2.000000e-07

EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004318smoking behavior

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
C537657Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 2 (supp.)

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (6): CHEMBL2109233 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL2109237 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL3137285 (PROTEIN COMPLEX), CHEMBL4524133 (PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP), CHEMBL4804182 (PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP), CHEMBL4888445 (PROTEIN COMPLEX)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

1 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 184,969 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL3NICOTINE4184,969

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PharmGKB variants

3 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs2217732CHRNA60.000
rs1072003CHRNA60.000
rs2304297CHRNA60.000

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: lgic — Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh)

Most potent curated ligand interactions (3 total), top 3:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
[3H]epibatidineFull agonist10.46pKd
mecamylamineChannel blocker4.96pIC50
hexamethoniumChannel blocker4.04pIC50

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

3 measured of 3 human assays (3 total across all organisms); most potent 3 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
CHEMBL3329540EC5053 nM
CHEMBL3329544KI310 nM
CHEMBL3329545EC50540 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

126 potent at pChembl≥5 of 130 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.22Ki0.06nMCHEMBL5412811
10.11Ki0.077nMCHEMBL5404069
9.80IC500.16nMCHEMBL594330
9.70IC500.2nMCHEMBL4869892
9.62IC500.24nMCHEMBL4860756
9.59IC500.26nMCHEMBL595286
9.55IC500.28nMCHEMBL4876825
9.44Ki0.36nMCHEMBL5404578
9.41IC500.39nMCHEMBL595311
9.39IC500.41nMCHEMBL4878931
9.30Ki0.5nMCHEMBL5438932
9.17Ki0.67nMCHEMBL5430462
9.02Ki0.95nMCHEMBL2177538
9.02IC500.95nMCHEMBL3104238
9.02Ki0.95nMCHEMBL5423438
9.02IC500.95nMCHEMBL595047
9.00Ki1nMCHEMBL2177537
9.00IC501nMCHEMBL406906
8.84IC501.46nMCHEMBL4872474
8.83IC501.49nMCHEMBL4468892
8.82IC501.5nMCHEMBL5087554
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL4462168
8.66IC502.2nMCHEMBL4439678
8.65IC502.24nMCHEMBL4878856
8.59Ki2.6nMCHEMBL2177543
8.55IC502.84nMCHEMBL4461998
8.54IC502.9nMCHEMBL4454928
8.52IC503nMCHEMBL609593
8.45IC503.52nMCHEMBL4865365
8.32Ki4.8nMCHEMBL2177545
8.26IC505.55nMCHEMBL4872191
8.24IC505.7nMCHEMBL4474223
8.17IC506.75nMCHEMBL3104239
8.13EC507.4nMCHEMBL2024094
8.08IC508.3nMCHEMBL2409631
8.05EC509nMCHEMBL2409627
8.03IC509.24nMCHEMBL4461702
8.02IC509.64nMCHEMBL4459917
8.01IC509.7nMCHEMBL2024094
7.97IC5010.7nMCHEMBL4867074
7.92IC5012nMCHEMBL5086388
7.90IC5012.6nMCHEMBL4538537
7.89IC5012.8nMCHEMBL4458975
7.87IC5013.4nMCHEMBL4583045
7.85Ki14nMCHEMBL3329543
7.79IC5016.2nMCHEMBL4847671
7.74IC5018.2nMCHEMBL4516107
7.72IC5018.9nMCHEMBL4476528
7.68Ki21nMCHEMBL3329528
7.68IC5021nMCHEMBL4470868

PubChem BioAssay actives

126 with measured affinity, of 263 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
2-chloro-5-[(3S)-3-methyl(511C)pentyl]-3-[(E)-2-pyridin-4-ylethenyl]pyridine1988843: Binding affinity to nACh alpha6beta2 receptor (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0001uM
6-[5-(2-(18F)fluoro-3-pyridinyl)-3-pyridinyl]-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane1988843: Binding affinity to nACh alpha6beta2 receptor (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0001uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-6-carbamoyl-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,30,45-tris(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27,36-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0002uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24,30-bis(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-9-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-6-carbamoyl-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27,36-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0002uM
(2R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-4-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-4-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2R)-2-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methylbutanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]propanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid450500: Inhibition of alpha6beta2 nAChRic500.0002uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-30-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-24-(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-6-carbamoyl-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27,36-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0003uM
(2R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-1-[(2S,3R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2R)-2-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxybutanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]propanoyl]amino]-3-methylbutanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid450500: Inhibition of alpha6beta2 nAChRic500.0003uM
3-[[(2S)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methoxy]-5-(3-(18F)fluoropropyl)pyridine1988843: Binding affinity to nACh alpha6beta2 receptor (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0004uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-9-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-24-(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-6-carbamoyl-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,30,45-tris(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27,36-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0004uM
(4S)-4-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-4-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2R)-2-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-methylbutanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-5-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-4-amino-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(1R)-1-carboxy-2-sulfanylethyl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid450500: Inhibition of alpha6beta2 nAChRic500.0004uM
2-(18F)fluoro-3-[[(2S)-1-methyl-2,5-dihydropyrrol-2-yl]methoxy]pyridine1988843: Binding affinity to nACh alpha6beta2 receptor (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0005uM
3-[[(2S)-azetidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5-(3-(18F)fluoropropyl)pyridine1988843: Binding affinity to nACh alpha6beta2 receptor (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0007uM
(3S)-4-[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-1-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-4-amino-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S,3R)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-4-amino-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-5-amino-1-[[(2S,3S)-1-[[(1R)-1-carboxy-2-sulfanylethyl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-[[(2S)-2-amino-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid450500: Inhibition of alpha6beta2 nAChRic500.0009uM
6-[5-(6-(18F)fluoro-2-pyridinyl)-3-pyridinyl]-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane1988843: Binding affinity to nACh alpha6beta2 receptor (unknown origin) assessed as inhibition constantki0.0009uM
(1S,5R)-7-pyridin-3-yl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene705800: Displacement of [125I]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in HEK293T cellski0.0009uM
(3S)-3-[[(2S)-2-amino-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-4-[(2S)-2-[[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-21,45-bis(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-12-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-9-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-6-carbamoyl-30-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-48-(hydroxymethyl)-24-(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27,36-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-53-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-oxobutanoic acid1062465: Antagonist activity at human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in Xenopus oocytes assessed as inhibition of ACh-induced current by voltage clamp electrophysiology methodic500.0009uM
(3S)-3-amino-4-[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-1-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-4-amino-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S,3R)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-4-amino-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-5-amino-1-[[(2S,3S)-1-[[(2R)-1-amino-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-oxobutanoic acid242400: Inhibitory concentration against Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha-6-alpha-3-beta-2-beta-3; Range is 0.7-1 nMic500.0010uM
(1R,5S)-7-pyridin-3-yl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene705800: Displacement of [125I]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in HEK293T cellski0.0010uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(4-aminobutyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0015uM
2-[[(1R,4S,10S,16S,19S,22R,27S,30S,33S,36S,39S,46R)-46-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-16-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-19-(hydroxymethyl)-30-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-39-methyl-33-(2-methylpropyl)-3,9,15,18,21,29,32,35,38,41,47-undecaoxo-36-propan-2-yl-24,25,43,44-tetrathia-2,8,14,17,20,28,31,34,37,40,48-undecazatetracyclo[20.19.7.04,8.010,14]octatetracontane-27-carbonyl]amino]acetic acid1831938: Antagonist activity at rat alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in xenopus oocytes assessed as inhibition of Ach- induced response at -70 mV holding potential preincubated for 5 mins followed by Ach stimulation by voltage-clamp based electrophysiological methodic500.0015uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,18S,21S,24S,27S,30R,33S,36S,42S,45S,50R)-50-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-12,42-bis(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-15,45-bis(hydroxymethyl)-18,27-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-9,24-bis(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,41,44,47,49-tetradecaoxo-33-propan-2-yl-3,4,52,53-tetrathia-7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28,31,34,40,43,46,48-tetradecazatricyclo[28.17.7.036,40]tetrapentacontan-21-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0015uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0020uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24,30-bis(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0022uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-6-carbamoyl-24-[3-(diaminomethylideneamino)propyl]-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0022uM
7-(5-propan-2-yloxy-3-pyridinyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene705800: Displacement of [125I]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in HEK293T cellski0.0026uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-9-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0028uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-48-(hydroxymethyl)-21,30,45-tris(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0029uM
(2R)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-5-amino-2-[[(2S)-4-amino-2-[[(2S)-4-amino-2-[[2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[(2R)-2-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]propanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]amino]propanoyl]amino]acetyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid450500: Inhibition of alpha6beta2 nAChRic500.0030uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27,36-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0035uM
7-(5-phenoxy-3-pyridinyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene705800: Displacement of [125I]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in HEK293T cellski0.0048uM
(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,18S,21S,24S,27S,30R,33S,36S,42S,45S,50R)-50-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-15,21,27-tris(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-45-(hydroxymethyl)-18,42-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-12,24-dimethyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35,41,44,47,49-tetradecaoxo-33-propan-2-yl-3,4,52,53-tetrathia-7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28,31,34,40,43,46,48-tetradecazatricyclo[28.17.7.036,40]tetrapentacontane-6-carboxamide1753076: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0056uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-9,27-di(propan-2-yl)-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0057uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0067uM
3-[[(2S)-azetidin-2-yl]methoxy]-5-[(1S,2R)-2-(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopropyl]pyridine761160: Agonist activity at human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in human SHEP1 cells assessed as stimulation of 86Rb+ ion efflux after 5 mins by liquid scintillation counting analysisec500.0074uM
3-[(1S,2R)-2-(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopropyl]-5-[[(3R)-pyrrolidin-3-yl]methoxy]pyridine;2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid761152: Antagonist activity at human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in human SHEP1 cells assessed as inhibition of carbamylcholine-induced 86Rb+ ion efflux preincubated for 10 mins by liquid scintillation counting analysisic500.0083uM
3-[(1S,2R)-2-(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopropyl]-5-[[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]pyridine;2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid761160: Agonist activity at human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in human SHEP1 cells assessed as stimulation of 86Rb+ ion efflux after 5 mins by liquid scintillation counting analysisec500.0090uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-27-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0092uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9,27-bis(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0096uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-24,36-dimethyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0107uM
2-[[(1R,4S,10S,16S,19S,22R,27S,30S,33S,36S,39S,46R)-46-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-12-hydroxy-16-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-19-(hydroxymethyl)-30-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-39-methyl-33-(2-methylpropyl)-3,9,15,18,21,29,32,35,38,41,47-undecaoxo-36-propan-2-yl-24,25,43,44-tetrathia-2,8,14,17,20,28,31,34,37,40,48-undecazatetracyclo[20.19.7.04,8.010,14]octatetracontane-27-carbonyl]amino]acetic acid1831996: Antagonist activity at rat alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChRic500.0120uM
(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-12-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontane-6-carboxamide1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0126uM
2-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]acetic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0128uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-27-butyl-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0134uM
3,6-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-yl-[(1R,2R)-2-methylcyclopropyl]methanone1188741: Displacement of [3H]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR transfected in CHO cells by liquid scintillation countingki0.0140uM
(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-12,24-bis(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontane-6-carboxamide1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0162uM
2-[[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]methyl]propanedioic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0182uM
5-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-6-carbamoyl-12-(2-carboxyethyl)-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-24-yl]pentanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0189uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-9-butyl-6-carbamoyl-30,48-bis(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36-methyl-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0210uM
cyclopropyl(3,6-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-yl)methanone1188741: Displacement of [3H]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR transfected in CHO cells by liquid scintillation countingki0.0210uM
3-[(1R,6R,9S,12S,15S,21S,24S,27S,30S,33R,36S,39S,45S,48S,53R)-53-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-24-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-6-carbamoyl-30-(hydroxymethyl)-21,45-bis(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-36,48-dimethyl-9-(2-methylpropyl)-8,11,14,20,23,26,29,32,35,38,44,47,50,52-tetradecaoxo-27-propan-2-yl-3,4,55,56-tetrathia-7,10,13,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,43,46,49,51-tetradecazatetracyclo[31.17.7.015,19.039,43]heptapentacontan-12-yl]propanoic acid1753051: Inhibition of human alpha6/alpha3beta4 nAChR expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes assessed as inhibition of acetylcholine-induced current response measured after 5 min by two-electrode voltage-clamp methodic500.0220uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

10 total (human), top 10 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Arsenic Trioxidedecreases expression, increases expression2
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation2
Nicotinedecreases expression, increases expression2
abrineincreases expression1
Acetaminophendecreases expression1
Ethyl Methanesulfonateincreases expression1
Formaldehydeincreases expression1
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects response to substance1
Valproic Aciddecreases methylation1
Cadmium Chlorideincreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

34 unique, capped per target: 33 binding, 1 admet

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL2187460BindingDisplacement of [125I]epibatidine from human alpha6/alpha3beta2beta3 nAChR expressed in HEK293T cellsStructure-activity studies of 7-heteroaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-enes: a novel class of highly potent nicotinic receptor ligands. — J Med Chem
CHEMBL4810209ADMETInhibition of neuronal nicotinic receptor (unknown origin) at 0.1 to 1 uMDiscovery of Pemigatinib: A Potent and Selective Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Inhibitor. — J Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 transformed cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_D1KGPrecisION hnAChR alpha4/alpha6/beta2-HEKTransformed cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.