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CHEMBL2492 Target Snapshot

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 · SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens

2,477Compounds
540Assays
10Approved Drugs
2,550.0Activities
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As of 2026-09-13

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 shows late clinical disease relevance led by Alzheimer disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 7 linked drugs keep the current disease frame grounded. Protein identity stays anchored to UniProt P36544. Start with Alzheimer disease, then reuse UniProt P36544 as the stable protein anchor across project notes and exports.

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ChEMBL component mapping + Open Targets-ready proxy + ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine 2026-09-13 7 linked drugs
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Disease program
Alzheimer disease

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 shows late clinical disease relevance led by Alzheimer disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 7 linked drugs remain visible in the same block.

Start review with Alzheimer disease because it currently carries late clinical support. Linked drugs include ABT-126, AQW051, AZD0328, ENCENICLINE. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

Disease source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Late clinical Open Targets-ready proxy 7 linked drugs
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This review treats Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 as ChEMBL target CHEMBL2492, mapped to UniProt P36544. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL2492
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P36544
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-13
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk

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Protein LabelNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
UniProt AccessionP36544
Component TypeProtein
Sequence Length502 aa

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7

Source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping
Review Cue

How to read this target

Review this target as Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7, mapped to UniProt P36544. Sequence length is 502 aa.

Mapped IDP36544
Review nameNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
OrganismHomo sapiens
Disease Relevance

Disease Relevance & Evidence Level

Open Targets-ready disease context using the current target-indication evidence contract.

Late clinical Open Targets-ready proxy

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 shows late clinical disease relevance led by Alzheimer disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block.

Late clinical Phase III
Alzheimer disease
7 linked drugs · 7 direct · 7 efficacy
Linked drugABT-126
Linked drugAQW051
Linked drugAZD0328
Linked drugENCENICLINE
Late clinical Phase III
Dementia
1 linked drug · 1 direct · 1 efficacy
Linked drugENCENICLINE
Clinical signal Phase II
schizophrenia
10 linked drugs · 10 direct · 10 efficacy
Linked drugABT-126
Linked drugAPN1125
Linked drugAQW051
Linked drugAVL-3288
Clinical signal Phase II
schizoaffective disorder
3 linked drugs · 3 direct · 3 efficacy
Linked drugAVL-3288
Linked drugENCENICLINE
Linked drugGTS-21
Clinical signal Phase II
asthma
2 linked drugs · 2 direct · 2 efficacy
Linked drugASM-024
Linked drugTC-6987
Clinical signal Phase II
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
2 linked drugs · 2 direct · 2 efficacy
Linked drugBRADANICLINE
Linked drugND0801
Source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Review Cue

How to read disease relevance

Start review with Alzheimer disease because it currently carries late clinical support. Linked drugs include ABT-126, AQW051, AZD0328, ENCENICLINE. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

Lead diseaseAlzheimer disease
Strongest levelLate clinical
Block modeOpen Targets-ready proxy
Clinical Profile

Clinical Phase Distribution

10
Approved
7
Phase III
20
Phase II
9
Phase I
Assay Mix

Activity Type Distribution

IC50328.0
KI1,188.0
EC501,021.0
KD13.0
Lead Set

Top Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

ChEMBL IDpChEMBLTypeValue (nM)Phase
CHEMBL2151438 10.52 Ki 0.03 Preclinical
CHEMBL3235498 10.04 Ki 0.092 Preclinical
CHEMBL2151570 9.7 Ki 0.2 Preclinical
CHEMBL3235495 9.62 Ki 0.24 Preclinical
CHEMBL2151569 9.62 Ki 0.24 Preclinical
CHEMBL412032 9.52 IC50 0.3 Preclinical
CHEMBL2179874 9.29 Ki 0.51 Preclinical
CHEMBL429557 9.12 IC50 0.75 Preclinical
CHEMBL2179875 9.1 Ki 0.8 Preclinical
CHEMBL2179877 9.05 Ki 0.9 Preclinical
Distribution

pChEMBL Value Distribution

343
5.0
377
5.5
321
6.0
304
6.5
183
7.0
109
7.5
72
8.0
51
8.5
10
9.0
5
9.5
pChEMBL
Approved Drugs

Approved Drugs

VARENICLINE
CHEMBL1076903
Approved 2006
NICOTINE
CHEMBL3
Approved 1984
ACETYLCHOLINE
CHEMBL667
Approved 1973
Assay Landscape

Assay Landscape

540
Total Assays
1,484
Tested Compounds
4
Assay Types
Binding — 453 assays, 1,484 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
cell-based format 343 881 6.2
single protein format 80 119 6.8
assay format 19 392 6.0
cell membrane format 7 69 6.5
tissue-based format 4 23 7.4
Functional — 84 assays, 243 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
cell-based format 47 151 6.1
assay format 36 92 5.8
tissue-based format 1 0
ADME — 2 assays, 0 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
single protein format 2 0
Toxicity — 1 assays, 2 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
assay format 1 2 5.4

Confidence Score Distribution

Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine