GenAge entry for CNR1 (Homo sapiens)

Gene name (HAGRID: 282)

HGNC symbol: CNR1
Aliases: CB1K5; CB-R; CB1; CANN6; CB1A; CNR
Common name: cannabinoid receptor 1 (brain)

Potential relevance to the human ageing process

Main reason for selection: Entry selected based on indirect or inconclusive evidence linking the gene product to ageing in humans or in one or more model systems
Description: The CNR1 genes encodes for the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) and is involved in cannabinoid-induced central nervous system effects. Mice lacking the Cnr1 gene showed an accelerated age-dependent deficit in spatial learning accompanied by a loss of principal neurons in the hippocampus and enhanced neuroinflammation suggesting that CB1 receptor activity on hippocampal GABAergic neurons protects against age-dependent cognitive decline by reducing pyramidal cell degeneration and neuroinflammation [2206]. In human cells, the CB1 receptors have been linked to neurodegenerative [2207] and macular degeneration [2208]. Genome wide association studies found that genetic variants of CNR1 may be associated with obesity-related phenotypes in humans [2209]. Clearly, CNR1 appears to be related to neurodegenerative diseases, however, its role in broader aspects of ageing is unclear.

Cytogenetic information

Cytogenetic band: 6q14-q15
Location: 88,139,865 bp to 88,166,048 bp
Orientation: Minus strand

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Protein information

Gene Ontology

Process:

GO:0002866; positive regulation of acute inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus
GO:0007187; G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger
GO:0007188; adenylate cyclase-modulating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
GO:0007283; spermatogenesis
GO:0007413; axonal fasciculation
GO:0007568; aging
GO:0007584; response to nutrient
GO:0007613; memory
GO:0010976; positive regulation of neuron projection development
GO:0019233; sensory perception of pain
GO:0031622; positive regulation of fever generation

And 22 more GO terms

Cellular component:

GO:0005886; plasma membrane
GO:0005887; integral component of plasma membrane
GO:0030424; axon
GO:0030426; growth cone
GO:0043231; intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
GO:0045121; membrane raft

Function:

GO:0004949; cannabinoid receptor activity
GO:0008144; drug binding

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Protein interactions and network

No interactions in records.

Retrieve sequences for CNR1

ORF: ORF
CDS: CDS

Homologs in model organisms

Danio rerio: cnr1
Mus musculus: Cnr1
Rattus norvegicus: Cnr1

In other databases

LongevityMap

This gene is present as CNR1