Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor

ADRA2A
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesADRA2A, ADRA2, ADRA2R, ADRAR, ALPHA2AAR, ZNF32, adrenoceptor alpha 2A
External IDsOMIM: 104210; MGI: 87934; HomoloGene: 47944; GeneCards: ADRA2A; OMA:ADRA2A - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000681

NM_007417

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000672

NP_031443

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 111.08 – 111.08 MbChr 19: 54.03 – 54.04 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The alpha-2A adrenergic receptor2A adrenoceptor), also known as ADRA2A, is an α2 adrenergic receptor, and also denotes the human gene encoding it.[5]

Receptor

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α2 adrenergic receptors include 3 highly homologous subtypes: α2A, α2B, and α2C. These receptors have a critical role in regulating neurotransmitter release from sympathetic nerves and from adrenergic neurons in the central nervous system. Studies in mice revealed that both the α2A and α2C subtypes were required for normal presynaptic control of transmitter release from sympathetic nerves in the heart and from central noradrenergic neurons; the α2A subtype inhibited transmitter release at high stimulation frequencies, whereas the α2C subtype modulated neurotransmission at lower levels of nerve activity.[6]

Gene

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This gene encodes α2A subtype and it contains no introns in either its coding or untranslated sequences.[5]

Ligands

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000150594Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000033717Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: ADRA2A adrenergic, alpha-2A-, receptor".
  6. ^ Hein L, Altman JD, Kobilka BK (November 1999). "Two functionally distinct alpha2-adrenergic receptors regulate sympathetic neurotransmission". Nature. 402 (6758): 181–184. Bibcode:1999Natur.402..181H. doi:10.1038/46040. PMID 10647009. S2CID 205047992.
  7. ^ Fink EA, Xu J, Hübner H, Braz JM, Seemann P, Avet C, et al. (September 2022). "Structure-based discovery of nonopioid analgesics acting through the α2A-adrenergic receptor". Science. 377 (6614): eabn7065. doi:10.1126/science.abn7065. PMC 10360211. PMID 36173843.

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