Protein Name | adrenoceptor alpha 2B |
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Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
Gene ID | 24174 |
Gene Symbol | Adra2b |
UniProt | P19328 (ADA2B_RAT) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 38 |
Description |
adrenoceptor alpha 2B |
Gene Summary |
Enables alpha2-adrenergic receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including female pregnancy; positive regulation of MAPK cascade; and regulation of smooth muscle contraction. Predicted to be located in cell surface; cytosol; and intracellular membrane-bounded organelle. Predicted to be integral component of plasma membrane. Used to study hypertension. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in diabetic neuropathy; hypertension; myocardial infarction; obesity; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human ADRA2B (adrenoceptor alpha 2B). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] |
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