• ACHRA
• CHNRA

>lcl|BSEQ0009580|Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
MEPWPLLLLFSLCSAGLVLGSEHETRLVAKLFKDYSSVVRPVEDHRQVVEVTVGLQLIQL
INVDEVNQIVTTNVRLKQGDMVDLPRPSCVTLGVPLFSHLQNEQWVDYNLKWNPDDYGGV
KKIHIPSEKIWRPDLVLYNNADGDFAIVKFTKVLLQYTGHITWTPPAIFKSYCEIIVTHF
PFDEQNCSMKLGTWTYDGSVVAINPESDQPDLSNFMESGEWVIKESRGWKHSVTYSCCPD
TPYLDITYHFVMQRLPLYFIVNVIIPCLLFSFLTGLVFYLPTDSGEKMTLSISVLLSLTV
FLLVIVELIPSTSSAVPLIGKYMLFTMVFVIASIIITVIVINTHHRSPSTHVMPNWVRKV
FIDTIPNIMFFSTMKRPSREKQDKKIFTEDIDISDISGKPGPPPMGFHSPLIKHPEVKSA
IEGIKYIAETMKSDQESNNAAAEWKYVAMVMDHILLGVFMLVCIIGTLAVFAGRLIELNQ
QG

>lcl|BSEQ0013245|Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha (CHRNA1)
ATGGAGCCCTGGCCTCTCCTCCTGCTCTTTAGCCTTTGCTCAGCTGGCCTCGTCCTGGGC
TCCGAACATGAGACCCGTCTGGTGGCAAAGCTATTTAAAGACTACAGCAGCGTGGTGCGG
CCAGTGGAAGACCACCGCCAGGTCGTGGAGGTCACCGTGGGCCTGCAGCTGATACAGCTC
ATCAATGTGGATGAAGTAAATCAGATCGTGACAACCAATGTGCGTCTGAAACAGCAATGG
GTGGATTACAACCTAAAATGGAATCCAGATGACTATGGCGGTGTGAAAAAAATTCACATT
CCTTCAGAAAAGATCTGGCGCCCAGACCTTGTTCTCTATAACAATGCAGATGGTGACTTT
GCTATTGTCAAGTTCACCAAAGTGCTCCTGCAGTACACTGGCCACATCACGTGGACACCT
CCAGCCATCTTTAAAAGCTACTGTGAGATCATCGTCACCCACTTTCCCTTTGATGAACAG
AACTGCAGCATGAAGCTGGGCACCTGGACCTACGACGGCTCTGTCGTGGCCATCAACCCG
GAAAGCGACCAGCCAGACCTGAGCAACTTCATGGAGAGCGGGGAGTGGGTGATCAAGGAG
TCCCGGGGCTGGAAGCACTCCGTGACCTATTCCTGCTGCCCCGACACCCCCTACCTGGAC
ATCACCTACCACTTCGTCATGCAGCGCCTGCCCCTCTACTTCATCGTCAACGTCATCATC
CCCTGCCTGCTCTTCTCCTTCTTAACTGGCCTGGTATTCTACCTGCCCACAGACTCAGGG
GAGAAGATGACTCTGAGCATCTCTGTCTTACTGTCTTTGACTGTGTTCCTTCTGGTCATC
GTGGAGCTGATCCCCTCCACGTCCAGTGCTGTGCCCTTGATTGGAAAATACATGCTGTTC
ACCATGGTGTTCGTCATTGCCTCCATCATCATCACTGTCATCGTCATCAACACACACCAC
CGCTCACCCAGCACCCATGTCATGCCCAACTGGGTGCGGAAGGTTTTTATCGACACTATC
CCAAATATCATGTTTTTCTCCACAATGAAAAGACCATCCAGAGAAAAGCAAGACAAAAAG
ATTTTTACAGAAGACATTGATATCTCTGACATTTCTGGAAAGCCAGGGCCTCCACCCATG
GGCTTCCACTCTCCCCTGATCAAACACCCCGAGGTGAAAAGTGCCATCGAGGGCATCAAG
TACATCGCAGAGACCATGAAGTCAGACCAGGAGTCTAACAATGCGGCGGCAGAGTGGAAG
TACGTTGCAATGGTGATGGACCACATACTCCTCGGAGTCTTCATGCTTGTTTGCATCATC
GGAACCCTAGCCGTGTTTGCAGGTCGACTCATTGAATTAAATCAGCAAGGATGA

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