CELE_ZC416.8b, ZC416.8b

cha-1 is part of a gene complex, in which it shares a common promoter and first (noncoding) exon with unc-17 (and is thus coexpressed with unc-17), but in which the two genes encode mutationally separable functions; cha-1 encodes a choline acetyltransferase that synthesizes acetylcholine, is expressed in neurons, and is required for viability, normal growth, locomotion, and sensitivity to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

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