Adra2c adrenoceptor alpha 2C [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Adra2cprovided by RGD
Official Full Name: adrenoceptor alpha 2Cprovided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:2058
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000084818 AllianceGenome:RGD:2058
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Summary: Predicted to enable several functions, including alpha-2A adrenergic receptor binding activity; alpha2-adrenergic receptor activity; and protein dimerization activity. Involved in female pregnancy; negative regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction; and positive regulation of vasoconstriction. Located in axon terminus and neuronal cell body. Is active in glutamatergic synapse and postsynaptic density membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congestive heart failure. Orthologous to human ADRA2C (adrenoceptor alpha 2C). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 14q21

Exon count:: 1

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	14	NC_086032.1 (79695514..79697476, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	14	NC_051349.1 (75470884..75472846, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	14	NC_005113.4 (80730307..80732010, complement)

Chromosome 14 - NC_086032.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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new data suggest that alpha2-adrenoceptors play no major role on any indices of female sexual behavior.
Title: The role of adrenoceptors in the central nervous system in male and female rat sexual behavior.
Report specific roles of alpha2A - and alpha2B -, but not alpha2C -, adrenoceptor subtypes in the inhibition of the vasopressor sympathetic out-flow in diabetic pithed rats.
Title: Specific role of α2A - and α2B -, but not α2C -, adrenoceptor subtypes in the inhibition of the vasopressor sympathetic out-flow in diabetic pithed rats.
the deleterious effect of prenatal malnutrition on neocortical plasticity in the adult progeny is in part consequence of increased neocortical alpha(2C)-adrenoceptor expression
Title: Knockdown of α2C-adrenoceptors in the occipital cortex rescued long-term potentiation in hidden prenatally malnourished rats.
In 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, there was no change in alpha2C adrenoceptor expression in the rostral or caudal striatum in which the highest density of alpha2C mRNA is present.
Title: Changes in the mRNA levels of α2A and α2C adrenergic receptors in rat models of Parkinson's disease and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia.
In aging, the alpha-2C receptor mediated feedback inhibition of epinephrine release from the adrenal medulla is preserved in control rats but compromised in hypertensive rats, resulting in increased epinephrine release.
Title: Adrenal α2-adrenergic receptors in the aging normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rat.
During the development of hypertension, adrenal alpha(2) -adrenoceptor inhibitory function is conserved, accompanied by reduced noradrenaline release and unchanged adrenaline release in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Title: α₂-Adrenoceptor-mediated inhibition of catecholamine release from the adrenal medulla of spontaneously hypertensive rats is preserved in the early stages of hypertension.
Stimulation of adrenergic alpha 2 receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala attenuates stress-induced reinstatement of nicotine seeking behavior.
Title: Stimulation of α2-adrenergic receptors in the central nucleus of the amygdala attenuates stress-induced reinstatement of nicotine seeking in rats.
Results suggest that changes of beta(2)- and alpha(2C)-adrenergic receptors participate in IL-6-mediated processes in the spleen, especially during chronic stress situations.
Title: Repeated stress down-regulates β(2)- and α (2C)-adrenergic receptors and up-regulates gene expression of IL-6 in the rat spleen.
In a chronic spinal cord injury rat model, alpha(2)-ARs gene expression is downregulated in the injured segment, but returns to the normal level above and below the injured segment.
Title: [Changes in alpha2-adrenergic receptors gene expression after high-level spinal cord injury in Wistar rats].
alpha(2A)- and alpha(2C)-adrenoceptors play predominant roles in the regulation of cervical resistance on days 18-21.
Title: The roles of alpha2-adrenoceptor subtypes in the control of cervical resistance in the late-pregnant rat.

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General gene information

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Markers

D14Mco2 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:240167

RH131895 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:215178

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables G protein-coupled receptor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables alpha-2A adrenergic receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables alpha2-adrenergic receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables alpha2-adrenergic receptor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables epinephrine binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables epinephrine binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables protein heterodimerization activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables protein homodimerization activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in activation of protein kinase B activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in adrenergic receptor signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in female pregnancy	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in platelet activation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of neuron differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of vasoconstriction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in axon	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in axon terminus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in glutamatergic synapse	EXP Inferred from Experiment more info	PubMed
is_active_in glutamatergic synapse	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in neuronal cell body	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in plasma membrane	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in postsynaptic density membrane	EXP Inferred from Experiment more info	PubMed
is_active_in postsynaptic density membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in postsynaptic membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: alpha-2C adrenergic receptor

Names: Adrenergic alpha2C- receptor class I; Adrenergic, alpha2C-, receptor class I; adrenergic receptor, alpha 2c; adrenergic, alpha-2C-, receptor; alpha-2 adrenergic receptor subtype C4; alpha-2C adrenoceptor; alpha-2C adrenoreceptor; alpha-2CAR

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_138506.2 → NP_612515.2 alpha-2C adrenergic receptor

Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

JAXUCZ010000014

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P22086

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A6IK05

Related

ENSRNOP00000108688.1, ENSRNOT00000156401.1

Conserved Domains (1) summary

cd15323
Location:60 → 444

7tmA_alpha2C_AR; alpha-2 adrenergic receptors subtype C, member of the class A family of seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors