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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01602
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6925
Name Alpha-2B adrenergic receptor
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor subtype C2
  2. Alpha-2B adrenoceptor
  3. Alpha-2B adrenoreceptor
  4. Alpha-2BAR
Gene Name ADRA2B
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
Specific Function Alpha-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 clonidine > norepinephrine > epinephrine = oxymetazoline > dopamine > p-tyramine = phenylephrine > serotonin > p-synephrine / p-octopamine. For antagonists, the rank order is yohimbine > chlorpromazine > phentolamine > mianserine > spiperone > prazosin > alprenolol > propanolol > pindolol
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
receptor activity
transmembrane receptor activity
molecular transducer activity
signal transducer activity
g-protein coupled receptor activity
g-protein coupled amine receptor activity
adrenergic receptor activity
alpha-adrenergic receptor activity
alpha2-adrenergic receptor activity
Process
signaling
signaling pathway
cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway
g-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:2
Locus 2p13-q13
SNPs ADRA2B
Gene Sequence
>1353 bp
ATGGACCACCAGGACCCCTACTCCGTGCAGGCCACAGCGGCCATAGCGGCGGCCATCACC
TTCCTCATTCTCTTTACCATCTTCGGCAACGCTCTGGTCATCCTGGCTGTGTTGACCAGC
CGCTCGCTGCGCGCCCCTCAGAACCTGTTCCTGGTGTCGCTGGCCGCCGCCGACATCCTG
GTGGCCACGCTCATCATCCCTTTCTCGCTGGCCAACGAGCTGCTGGGCTACTGGTACTTC
CGGCGCACGTGGTGCGAGGTGTACCTGGCGCTCGACGTGCTCTTCTGCACCTCGTCCATC
GTGCACCTGTGCGCCATCAGCCTGGACCGCTACTGGGCCGTGAGCCGCGCGCTGGAGTAC
AACTCCAAGCGCACCCCGCGCCGCATCAAGTGCATCATCCTCACTGTGTGGCTCATCGCC
GCCGTCATCTCGCTGCCGCCCCTCATCTACAAGGGCGACCAGGGCCCCCAGCCGCGCGGG
CGCCCCCAGTGCAAGCTCAACCAGGAGGCCTGGTACATCCTGGCCTCCAGCATCGGATCT
TTCTTTGCTCCTTGCCTCATCATGATCCTTGTCTACCTGCGCATCTACCTGATCGCCAAA
CGCAGCAACCGCAGAGGTCCCAGGGCCAAGGGGGGGCCTGGGCAGGGTGAGTCCAAGCAG
CCCCGACCCGACCATGGTGGGGCTTTGGCCTCAGCCAAACTGCCAGCCCTGGCCTCTGTG
GCTTCTGCCAGAGAGGTCAACGGACACTCGAAGTCCACTGGGGAGAAGGAGGAGGGGGAG
ACCCCTGAAGATACTGGGACCCGGGCCTTGCCACCCAGTTGGGCTGCCCTTCCCAACTCA
GGCCAGGGCCAGAAGGAGGGTGTTTGTGGGGCATCTCCAGAGGATGAAGCTGAAGAGGAG
GAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGAAGAGTGTGAACCCCAGGCAGTGCCAGTGTCTCCGGCC
TCAGCTTGCAGCCCCCCGCTGCAGCAGCCACAGGGCTCCCGGGTGCTGGCCACCCTACGT
GGCCAGGTGCTCCTGGGCAGGGGCGTGGGTGCTATAGGTGGGCAGTGGTGGCGTCGAAGG
GCGCACGTGACCCGGGAGAAGCGCTTCACCTTCGTGCTGGCTGTGGTCATTGGCGTTTTT
GTGCTCTGCTGGTTCCCCTTCTTCTTCAGCTACAGCCTGGGCGCCATCTGCCCGAAGCAC
TGCAAGGTGCCCCATGGCCTCTTCCAGTTCTTCTTCTGGATCGGCTACTGCAACAGCTCA
CTGAACCCTGTTATCTACACCATCTTCAACCAGGACTTCCGCCGTGCCTTCCGGAGGATC
CTGTGCCGCCCGTGGACCCAGACGGCCTGGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 450
Molecular Weight 49953.1
Theoretical pI 8.52
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 13-38
  • 50-75
  • 86-108
  • 131-153
  • 170-193
  • 373-396
  • 406-429
Protein Sequence
>Alpha-2B adrenergic receptor
MDHQDPYSVQATAAIAAAITFLILFTIFGNALVILAVLTSRSLRAPQNLFLVSLAAADIL
VATLIIPFSLANELLGYWYFRRTWCEVYLALDVLFCTSSIVHLCAISLDRYWAVSRALEY
NSKRTPRRIKCIILTVWLIAAVISLPPLIYKGDQGPQPRGRPQCKLNQEAWYILASSIGS
FFAPCLIMILVYLRIYLIAKRSNRRGPRAKGGPGQGESKQPRPDHGGALASAKLPALASV
ASAREVNGHSKSTGEKEEGETPEDTGTRALPPSWAALPNSGQGQKEGVCGASPEDEAEEE
EEEEEEEEECEPQAVPVSPASACSPPLQQPQGSRVLATLRGQVLLGRGVGAIGGQWWRRR
AQLTREKRFTFVLAVVIGVFVLCWFPFFFSYSLGAICPKHCKVPHGLFQFFFWIGYCNSS
LNPVIYTIFNQDFRRAFRRILCRPWTQTAW
GenBank ID Protein 178198
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P18089
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ADA2B_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M34041
GeneCard ID ADRA2B
GenAtlas ID ADRA2B
HGNC ID HGNC:282
References
General References
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