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NameAlpha-2A adrenergic receptor
Synonyms
  • ADRA2R
  • ADRAR
  • Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor subtype C10
  • Alpha-2A adrenoceptor
  • Alpha-2A adrenoreceptor
  • Alpha-2AAR
Gene NameADRA2A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021255|Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor
MGSLQPDAGNASWNGTEAPGGGARATPYSLQVTLTLVCLAGLLMLLTVFGNVLVIIAVFT
SRALKAPQNLFLVSLASADILVATLVIPFSLANEVMGYWYFGKAWCEIYLALDVLFCTSS
IVHLCAISLDRYWSITQAIEYNLKRTPRRIKAIIITVWVISAVISFPPLISIEKKGGGGG
PQPAEPRCEINDQKWYVISSCIGSFFAPCLIMILVYVRIYQIAKRRTRVPPSRRGPDAVA
APPGGTERRPNGLGPERSAGPGGAEAEPLPTQLNGAPGEPAPAGPRDTDALDLEESSSSD
HAERPPGPRRPERGPRGKGKARASQVKPGDSLPRRGPGATGIGTPAAGPGEERVGAAKAS
RWRGRQNREKRFTFVLAVVIGVFVVCWFPFFFTYTLTAVGCSVPRTLFKFFFWFGYCNSS
LNPVIYTIFNHDFRRAFKKILCRGDRKRIV
Number of residues450
Molecular Weight48956.275
Theoretical pI10.2
GO Classification
Functions
  • protein kinase binding
  • heterotrimeric G-protein binding
  • alpha2-adrenergic receptor activity
  • epinephrine binding
  • norepinephrine binding
  • protein heterodimerization activity
  • thioesterase binding
  • alpha-1B adrenergic receptor binding
  • alpha-2C adrenergic receptor binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
Processes
  • adenylate cyclase-inhibiting adrenergic receptor signaling pathway
  • glucose homeostasis
  • epidermal growth factor-activated receptor transactivation by G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • movement of cell or subcellular component
  • negative regulation of adrenergic receptor signaling pathway
  • actin cytoskeleton organization
  • negative regulation of epinephrine secretion
  • negative regulation of adenylate cyclase activity
  • negative regulation of calcium ion transmembrane transporter activity
  • positive regulation of cell migration
  • negative regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • positive regulation of MAP kinase activity
  • negative regulation of calcium ion-dependent exocytosis
  • Ras protein signal transduction
  • negative regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction
  • acute inflammatory response
  • phospholipase C-activating adrenergic receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process
  • signal transduction
  • negative regulation of insulin secretion
  • positive regulation of wound healing
  • blood coagulation
  • negative regulation of lipid catabolic process
  • energy reserve metabolic process
  • intestinal absorption
  • DNA replication
  • positive regulation of epidermal growth factor-activated receptor activity
  • G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis
  • positive regulation of potassium ion transport
  • regulation of insulin secretion
  • positive regulation of cytokine production
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • activation of protein kinase activity
  • cell-cell signaling
  • fear response
  • Rho protein signal transduction
  • thermoception
  • platelet activation
  • negative regulation of calcium ion transport
  • cellular response to hormone stimulus
  • regulation of vasoconstriction
  • positive regulation of vasodilation
  • activation of MAPK activity by adrenergic receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of norepinephrine secretion
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • activation of protein kinase B activity
  • female pregnancy
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • basolateral plasma membrane
  • synapse
  • plasma membrane
  • receptor complex
General FunctionThioesterase binding
Specific FunctionAlpha-2 adrenergic receptors mediate the catecholamine-induced inhibition of adenylate cyclase through the action of G proteins. The rank order of potency for agonists of this receptor is oxymetazoline > clonidine > epinephrine > norepinephrine > phenylephrine > dopamine > p-synephrine > p-tyramine > serotonin = p-octopamine. For antagonists, the rank order is yohimbine > phentolamine = mianserine > chlorpromazine = spiperone = prazosin > propanolol > alprenolol = pindolol.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions34-59 71-96 107-129 152-172 195-217 375-395 410-429
GenBank Protein ID178196
UniProtKB IDP08913
UniProtKB Entry NameADA2A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021256|Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor (ADRA2A)
ATGTTCCGCCAGGAGCAGCCGTTGGCCGAGGGCAGCTTTGCGCCCATGGGCTCCCTGCAG
CCGGACGCGGGCAACGCGAGCTGGAACGGGACCGAGGCGCCGGGGGGCGGCGCCCGGGCC
ACCCCTTACTCCCTGCAGGTGACGCTGACGCTGGTGTGCCTGGCCGGCCTGCTCATGCTG
CTCACCGTGTTCGGCAACGTGCTCGTCATCATCGCCGTGTTCACGAGCCGCGCGCTCAAG
GCGCCCCAAAACCTCTTCCTGGTGTCTCTGGCCTCGGCCGACATCCTGGTGGCCACGCTC
GTCATCCCTTTCTCGCTGGCCAACGAGGTCATGGGCTACTGGTACTTCGGCAAGGCTTGG
TGCGAGATCTACCTGGCGCTCGACGTGCTCTTCTGCACGTCGTCCATCGTGCACCTGTGC
GCCATCAGCCTGGACCGCTACTGGTCCATCACACAGGCCATCGAGTACAACCTGAAGCGC
ACGCCGCGCCGCATCAAGGCCATCATCATCACCGTGTGGGTCATCTCGGCCGTCATCTCC
TTCCCGCCGCTCATCTCCATCGAGAAGAAGGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCCCGCAGCCGGCCGAG
CCGCGCTGCGAGATCAACGACCAGAAGTGGTACGTCATCTCGTCGTGCATCGGCTCCTTC
TTCGCTCCCTGCCTCATCATGATCCTGGTCTACGTGCGCATCTACCAGATCGCCAAGCGT
CGCACCCGCGTGCCACCCAGCCGCCGGGGTCCGGACGCCGTCGCCGCGCCGCCGGGGGGC
ACCGAGCGCAGGCCCAACGGTCTGGGCCCCGAGCGCAGCGCGGGCCCGGGGGGCGCAGAG
GCCGAACCGCTGCCCACCCAGCTCAACGGCGCCCCTGGCGAGCCCGCGCCGGCCGGGCCG
CGCGACACCGACGCGCTGGACCTGGAGGAGAGCTCGTCTTCCGACCACGCCGAGCGGCCT
CCAGGGCCCCGCAGACCCGAGCGCGGTCCCCGGGGCAAAGGCAAGGCCCGAGCGAGCCAG
GTGAAGCCGGGCGACAGCCTGCCGCGGCGCGGGCCGGGGGCGACGGGGATCGGGACGCCG
GCTGCAGGGCCGGGGGAGGAGCGCGTCGGGGCTGCCAAGGCGTCGCGCTGGCGCGGGCGG
CAGAACCGCGAGAAGCGCTTCACGTTCGTGCTGGCCGTGGTCATCGGAGTGTTCGTGGTG
TGCTGGTTCCCCTTCTTCTTCACCTACACGCTCACGGCCGTCGGGTGCTCCGTGCCACGC
ACGCTCTTCAAATTCTTCTTCTGGTTCGGCTACTGCAACAGCTCGTTGAACCCGGTCATC
TACACCATCTTCAACCACGATTTCCGCCGCGCCTTCAAGAAGATCCTCTGTCGGGGGGAC
AGGAAGCGGATCGTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDM23533
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDADRA2A
HGNC IDHGNC:281
Chromosome Location10
Locus10q24-q26
References
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