gene: gar-3 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables G protein-coupled acetylcholine receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including G protein-coupled acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of acetylcholine secretion, neurotransmission; and positive regulation of protein localization to synapse. Located in plasma membrane. Expressed in body wall musculature; linker cell; neurons; non-striated muscle; and somatic nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Chagas disease; autoimmune disease of the nervous system (multiple); and lung disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human CHRM1 (cholinergic receptor muscarinic 1); CHRM3 (cholinergic receptor muscarinic 3); and CHRM5 (cholinergic receptor muscarinic 5).