NameAdenosine receptor A2a
Synonyms
  • ADORA2
Gene NameADORA2A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001840|Adenosine receptor A2a
MPIMGSSVYITVELAIAVLAILGNVLVCWAVWLNSNLQNVTNYFVVSLAAADIAVGVLAI
PFAITISTGFCAACHGCLFIACFVLVLTQSSIFSLLAIAIDRYIAIRIPLRYNGLVTGTR
AKGIIAICWVLSFAIGLTPMLGWNNCGQPKEGKNHSQGCGEGQVACLFEDVVPMNYMVYF
NFFACVLVPLLLMLGVYLRIFLAARRQLKQMESQPLPGERARSTLQKEVHAAKSLAIIVG
LFALCWLPLHIINCFTFFCPDCSHAPLWLMYLAIVLSHTNSVVNPFIYAYRIREFRQTFR
KIIRSHVLRQQEPFKAAGTSARVLAAHGSDGEQVSLRLNGHPPGVWANGSAPHPERRPNG
YALGLVSGGSAQESQGNTGLPDVELLSHELKGVCPEPPGLDDPLAQDGAGVS
Number of residues412
Molecular Weight44706.925
Theoretical pI8.05
GO Classification
Functions
  • enzyme binding
  • identical protein binding
  • G-protein coupled adenosine receptor activity
Processes
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • inhibitory postsynaptic potential
  • membrane depolarization
  • negative regulation of alpha-beta T cell activation
  • blood circulation
  • positive regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic
  • response to drug
  • positive regulation of acetylcholine secretion, neurotransmission
  • synaptic transmission, glutamatergic
  • positive regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, sleep
  • regulation of norepinephrine secretion
  • eating behavior
  • inflammatory response
  • regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential
  • synaptic transmission, cholinergic
  • cell-cell signaling
  • cellular defense response
  • protein kinase C-activating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of protein secretion
  • sensory perception
  • adenylate cyclase-modulating G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • locomotory behavior
  • prepulse inhibition
  • positive regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway
  • response to amphetamine
  • positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic
  • negative regulation of protein kinase activity
  • response to caffeine
  • positive regulation of adenylate cyclase activity involved in G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of vascular permeability
  • regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • positive regulation of urine volume
  • negative regulation of inflammatory response
  • vasodilation
  • cellular protein metabolic process
  • excitatory postsynaptic potential
  • neuron projection morphogenesis
  • activation of adenylate cyclase activity
  • phagocytosis
  • regulation of calcium ion transport
  • negative regulation of locomotion
  • apoptotic process
  • regulation of synaptic plasticity
  • synaptic transmission, dopaminergic
  • negative regulation of cell proliferation
  • cAMP biosynthetic process
  • transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of glutamate secretion
  • negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
  • central nervous system development
  • blood coagulation
  • positive regulation of renal sodium excretion
  • astrocyte activation
Components
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • neuronal cell body
  • asymmetric synapse
  • plasma membrane
  • presynaptic membrane
  • dendrite
  • axolemma
  • postsynaptic density
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • presynaptic active zone
  • membrane
  • endomembrane system
  • intermediate filament
General FunctionIdentical protein binding
Specific FunctionReceptor for adenosine. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions8-32 43-66 78-100 121-143 174-198 235-258 267-290
GenBank Protein ID177892
UniProtKB IDP29274
UniProtKB Entry NameAA2AR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016254|Adenosine receptor A2a (ADORA2A)
ATGCCCATCATGGGCTCCTCGGTGTACATCACGGTGGAGCTGGCCATTGCTGTGCTGGCC
ATCCTGGGCAATGTGCTGGTGTGCTGGGCCGTGTGGCTCAACAGCAACCTGCAGAACGTC
ACCAACTACTTTGTGGTGTCACTGGCGGCGGCCGACATCGCAGTGGGTGTGCTCGCCATC
CCCTTTGCCATCACCATCAGCACCGGGTTCTGCGCTGCCTGCCACGGCTGCCTCTTCATT
GCCTGCTTCGTCCTGGTCCTCACGCAGAGCTCCATCTTCAGTCTCCTGGCCATCGCCATT
GACCGCTACATTGCCATCCGCATCCCGCTCCGGTACAATGGCTTGGTGACCGGCACGAGG
GCTAAGGGCATCATTGCCATCTGCTGGGTGCTGTCGTTTGCCATCGGCCTGACTCCCATG
CTAGGTTGGAACAACTGCGGTCAGCCAAAGGAGGGCAAGAACCACTCCCAGGGCTGCGGG
GAGGGCCAAGTGGCCTGTCTCTTTGAGGATGTGGTCCCCATGAACTACATGGTGTACTTC
AACTTCTTTGCCTGTGTGCTGGTGCCCCTGCTGCTCATGCTGGGTGTCTATTTGCGGATC
TTCCTGGCGGCGCGACGACAGCTGAAGCAGATGGAGAGCCAGCCTCTGCCGGGGGAGCGG
GCACGGTCCACACTGCAGAAGGAGGTCCATGCTGCCAAGTCACTGGCCATCATTGTGGGG
CTCTTTGCCCTCTGCTGGCTGCCCCTACACATCATCAACTGCTTCACTTTCTTCTGCCCC
GACTGCAGCCACGCCCCTCTCTGGCTCATGTACCTGGCCATCGTCCTCTCCCACACCAAT
TCGGTTGTGAATCCCTTCATCTACGCCTACCGTATCCGCGAGTTCCGCCAGACCTTCCGC
AAGATCATTCGCAGCCACGTCCTGAGGCAGCAAGAACCTTTCAAGGCAGCTGGCACCAGT
GCCCGGGTCTTGGCAGCTCATGGCAGTGACGGAGAGCAGGTCAGCCTCCGTCTCAACGGC
CACCCGCCAGGAGTGTGGGCCAACGGCAGTGCTCCCCACCCTGAGCGGAGGCCCAATGGC
TATGCCCTGGGGCTGGTGAGTGGAGGGAGTGCCCAAGAGTCCCAGGGGAACACGGGCCTC
CCAGACGTGGAGCTCCTTAGCCATGAGCTCAAGGGAGTGTGCCCAGAGCCCCCTGGCCTA
GATGACCCCCTGGCCCAGGATGGAGCAGGAGTGTCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDM97370
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDADORA2A
HGNC IDHGNC:263
Chromosome Location22
Locus22q11.23
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