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CHRNB2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q17861982

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 1[12]
Cytogenetic location
1q21.3[15]
Encodes
Cholinergic receptor nicotinic beta 2 subunit[10]
Expressed in
beta cell, vena cava, lateral nuclear group of thalamus, pars reticulata, external globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, mucosa of pharynx, ventral tegmental area, body of tongue, pars compacta[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genetic association
autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 3[13]
Genomic end
154552502, 154580013[6][7]
Genomic start
154540257, 154567778[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
595[3]
Ortholog
Chrnb2, Chrnb2, nAChRalpha1, chrnb2[8][9]
Strand orientation
forward strand[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en cholinergic receptor nicotinic beta 2 subunit en CHRNB2 en EFNL3 en nAChRB2
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Protein CHRNB2 PDB 2GVT.png ↗
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000160716
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000368476, ENST00000635876, ENST00000636034, ENST00000636695, ENST00000637900
Entrez Gene ID
1141
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03gwt5c
HGNC ID
1962
HGNC gene symbol
CHRNB2
OMIM ID
118507
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_000748, XM_017000180, XR_001736952
UMLS CUI
C1413408

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Summary

CHRNB2 is a gene[1]. CHRNB2 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → CHRNB2
    Genetic association → autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 3
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_000748, XM_017000180, XR_001736952
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/1141
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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