Target

CHRNA9

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, CHRNA9 (neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-9, UniProt Q9UGM1) has 1 drug tested at it and 2 companies on the list, 2 on route A and 0 on route B.

Sources: UniProt, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, Pharos.

The protein

UniProt
Q9UGM1
How well studied
Chemical tools exist; no approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
At a membrane
Solved structures
4
Disease areas
Nervous system; Ear, nose and throat; Eye; Immune system; Inherited and neonatal; Mental health
Registered trials of its drugs
15

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Stopped1
Total1
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
NeramexaneStoppedPhase 3none listed

1 of 1 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A2
Total on the list2
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaARoute A
ActavisRoute A

The other 0 companies at CHRNA9

In the product

2 companies in all; 0 are not named here, and no score is.

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