[Term]
id: PR:000001488
name: muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
def: "A rhodopsin-like G-protein coupled receptor that is a translation product of the human CHRM1 to CHRM5 genes, 1:1 orthologs thereof, or a semi-ortholog thereof." [PRO:WCB, PRO:XQ, Wikipedia:Muscarinic_acetylcholine_receptor]
comment: Category=family. Note: The active form binds the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. They are more sensitive to muscarine than to nicotine.
xref: IUPHARfam:2
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF038548
is_a: PR:000001094 ! rhodopsin-like G-protein coupled receptor