CHRNA6 (Cholinergic Receptor Nicotinic Alpha 6 Subunit) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with CHRNA6 include Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy and Alcohol Dependence. Among its related pathways are Nanog in Mammalian ESC Pluripotency and Acetylcholine Binding And Downstream Events. CHRNA6 encodes an alpha subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These receptors consist of five subunits and function as ion channels involved in neurotransmission. The encoded protein is a subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that mediate dopaminergic neurotransmission and are activated by acetylcholine and exogenous nicotine.