FEATURES

FAMILY

ligand-gated ion channel (TC 1.A.9) family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as ACHB2_HUMAN, CHRNB2. After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane permeable to sodiun ions. Neuronal AChR is composed of two different types of subunits: alpha and beta. Beta-2 subunit can be combined to alpha-2, alpha-3 or alpha-4 to give rise to functional receptors, complexes with beta-2 may be heteropentamers. Alpha-2/4:beta-2 nAChR complexes are proposed to exist in two subtypes: LS (low agonist sensitivity) with a (alpha-2/4)3:(beta-2)2 and HS (high agonist sensitivity) with a (alpha-2/4)2:(beta-2)3 stoichiometry; the subtypes differ in their subunit binding interfaces which are involved in ligand binding (PubMed:27493220, PubMed:22361591). Interacts with RIC3; which is required for proper folding and assembly (PubMed:16120769). Interacts with LYPD6 (PubMed:27344019). The heteropentamer alpha-3-beta-2 interacts with alpha-conotoxins BuIA, MII, PnIA and GID (By similarity). The heteropentamer alpha-3-beta-2 interacts with the alpha-conotoxins ImI and ImII (PubMed:15609996). The heteropentamer alpha-4-beta-2 interacts with the alpha-conotoxins PnIA, GID and MII (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

CHRNB2

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2

CHRNB2

Molecular Synopsis