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Submission declined on 8 March 2026 by ChrysGalley (talk). This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources include: reputable newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books from respected publishers. Unacceptable sources include: personal blogs, social media, predatory publishers, most tabloids, and websites where anyone can contribute. Replace any unreliable sources with high-quality sources. If you cannot find a reliable source for the material, it should be removed. This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that: provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, not just brief mentions or routine announcements; are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight; are independent: not connected to the subject, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content. Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by ChrysGalley 2 months ago.

• Comment: The separate article is probably okay given that all other subunits in the table at Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor#Subunits have their own article and this is the last redlink. Laura240406 (talk) 17:31, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: Sources are fine, but I don't see why this single non-universal protein subunit deserves its own article, particularly one so short. Can't the content just be added to the Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor#Subunits article, maybe as a new subsection? WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 20:39, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: No sources = no article. ChrysGalley (talk) 08:08, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

The α8 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit (α8 nAChR; gene: CHRNA8) is a neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α-subunit identified in non-mammalian vertebrates. The α8 subunit can also form homomeric acetylcholine-gated ion channels and can heteromerize with other nAChR subunits to producereceptors with different pharmacological properties.^[1][2]

α8 is an α-type nAChR subunit and contains the canonical features of neuronal α subunits.^[1][3]

Since CHRNA8 is not present in mammalian genomes, it has no direct known clinical associations in humans.^[4]

• Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
• CHRNA7
• Ligand-gated ion channel

• Gerzanich V, Anand R, Lindstrom J (1994). "Homomers of alpha 8 and alpha 7 subunits of nicotinic receptors exhibit similar channel but contrasting binding site properties." Mol. Pharmacol. 45(2):212–220. PMID 7509438.
• Pedersen JE, Bergqvist CA, Larhammar D (2019). "Evolution of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors." BMC Evol. Biol. 19:38. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1341-8. PMCID: PMC6354393.