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Evidence Snapshot

Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha

CHEMBL4808 SINGLE PROTEIN Homo sapiens
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T22:20:53Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL4808
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

Keep the review anchor, source IDs, and context contract aligned before reusing this target elsewhere.

This review treats Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha as ChEMBL target CHEMBL4808, mapped to UniProt P02708. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL4808
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P02708
Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
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

Reuse the same identifiers in notes, watch rules, exports, and review packs so provenance stays stable across surfaces.

Review-ready Target Rationale

Why Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha matters

As of 2026-09-13

Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha is reviewed as Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha (UniProt P02708); the current evidence base includes 1 approved drug, 96 compounds, and 65 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 6.8.

Disease context
Disease signal

Disease relevance is not yet populated for this evidence card.

This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

ChEMBL target record
Activity base
Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 1 approved drug, 96 compounds, and 65 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL6623 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 6.8.

Use CHEMBL6623 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 6.8).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
1 approved pChEMBL 6.8
Source Guidance

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Review-ready Target Rationale
One-page rationale with as-of-date and attribution

Start with the review rationale when you need to explain why Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha matters before drilling into raw source blocks.

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UniProt Target Context
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping

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Open Protein Context
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Disease Relevance & Evidence Level
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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Open Disease Context

Snapshot State

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96
Total Compounds
65
Total Assays
1
Approved Drugs
IC50: 32.0, KI: 1.0, EC50: 9.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL6623
 6.8 IC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL1210515
 6.1 IC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL3341967
 6.0 Ki —
No preferred name
CHEMBL1210703
 6.0 IC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL4639128
 6.0 IC50 —
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T22:20:53Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL4808