Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor

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ADRA1A
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001271759
NM_001271760
NM_001271761
NM_013461

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001258688
NP_001258689
NP_001258690
NP_038489

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 26.75 – 26.87 MbChr 14: 66.87 – 67.01 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The alpha-1A adrenergic receptor1A adrenoreceptor), also known as ADRA1A, formerly known also as the alpha-1C adrenergic receptor,[5] is an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor, and also denotes the human gene encoding it.[6] There is no longer a subtype α1C receptor. At one time, there was a subtype known as α1C, but it was found to be identical to the previously discovered α1A receptor subtype. To avoid confusion, the naming convention was continued with the letter D.

Receptor

There are 3 alpha-1 adrenergic receptor subtypes: alpha-1A, -1B and -1D, all of which signal through the Gq/11 family of G-proteins. Different subtypes show different patterns of activation. The majority of alpha-1 receptors are directed toward the function of epinephrine, a hormone that has to do with the fight-or-flight response.

Gene

This gene encodes the alpha-1A-adrenergic receptor. Alternative splicing of this gene generates four transcript variants, which encode four different isoforms with distinct C-termini but having similar ligand binding properties.[6]

Ligands

Agonists

  • 6-(5-fluoro-2-pyrimidin-5-yl-phenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]imidazole: EC50 = 1nM, Emax = 65%; good selectivity over α1B, α1D and α2A subtypes[7]
  • further partial agonistic imidazole compounds[8][9]
  • A-61603[10]
  • Metaraminol

Antagonists

Role in neural circuits

α1A-adrenergic receptor subtypes increase inhibition at dendrodendritic synapses, suggesting a synaptic mechanism for noradrenergic modulation of olfactory driven behaviors.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000120907Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000045875Ensembl, 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. PMID 9556189
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: ADRA1A adrenergic, alpha-1A-, receptor".
  7. PMID 19414260
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