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Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5
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<p>The neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5, or alpha-5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α5 nAChR) also known as the α5 receptor is a type of ligand gated <a href="/facts/Nicotinic_acetylcholine_receptor/k2s2pPHr">neuronal type subunit</a> of the <a href="/facts/Nicotinic_acetylcholine_receptor/k2s2pPHr">nicotinic acetylcholine receptor</a> involved in <a href="/facts/Pain/70E79oUn">pain</a> regulation encoded in the human by the <i>CHRNA5</i> gene. This receptor is commonly associated with <a href="/facts/Nicotine/VQ6HcIrY">nicotine</a> <a href="/facts/Addiction/76UrWQuT">addiction</a>, <a href="/facts/Immunotherapy/hgq3KQaJ">immunotherapy</a>, <a href="/facts/Cancer/PVW6n1D0">cancer</a>, <a href="/facts/Pain/70E79oUn">pain</a> and <a href="/facts/Attention/pleJPaeQ">attention</a>. </p>