The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cholinergic Receptor, Nicotinic, alpha 9 across different species:

cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 9 (CHRNA9), cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 9 (Chrna9), cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 9 (LOC100229519), cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 9 (LOC100356862)

Other aliases include:

NACHRA9, HSA243342, MGC142109, MGC142135, Acra9, 2410015I05Rik, CHRNA9

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cholinergic Receptor, Nicotinic, alpha 9:

cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 9 – NACHR alpha 9 – nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha 9 – cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 9 – neuronal acetylcholine receptor protein, alpha-9 subunit – acetylcholine receptor, neuronal nicotinic, alpha-9 subunit – neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9 – OTTMUSP00000025052 – neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9-like

Cholinergic Receptor, Nicotinic, alpha 9 fulfills a number of functions:

calcium channel activity – calcium ion binding – extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity – ion channel activity – neurotransmitter receptor activity – nicotinic acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity – receptor activity

Cholinergic Receptor, Nicotinic, alpha 9 is relevant to the following processes:

calcium ion transport – cation transport – detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound – inner ear morphogenesis – ion transport

Locations for Cholinergic Receptor, Nicotinic, alpha 9:

cell junction – integral to membrane – plasma membrane – postsynaptic membrane – synapse – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology