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Gene

ADRA2A

adrenoceptor alpha 2A

Summary

Cytogenetic location
10q25.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 10: 111,077,029–111,080,907 (GRCh38)
Exons
1 exon across 3.9 kb
Protein
465 amino acids
Also known as
ADRAR
Previous symbols
ADRA2, ADRA2R
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000280155.4NM_000681.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads ADRA2A yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How ADRA2A is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 10, with a bracket where ADRA2A sits. ADRA2A and 5 genes near it on chromosome 10, from 110,578,968 to 111,578,967.Chromosome 1010q25.2p15.3p15.2p15.1p14p13p12.33p12.32p12.31p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.31q23.32q23.33q24.1q24.2q24.31q24.32q24.33q25.1q25.2q25.3q26.11q26.12q26.13q26.2q26.3110.6 Mb110.8 Mb111 Mb111.2 Mb111.4 MbSMC3: 110,567,668–110,606,063, forward strandSMC3RBM20: 110,643,874–110,839,471, forward strandRBM20PDCD4: 110,871,790–110,900,013, forward strandPDCD4BBIP1: 110,898,730–110,919,371, reverse strandBBIP1SHOC2: 110,917,932–111,017,314, forward strandSHOC2ADRA2A: 111,077,029–111,080,907, forward strandADRA2ADiagram of ADRA2A: one exon on the forward strand of chromosome 10Exon 1: 111,077,029–111,080,907, 3,879 bases15′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 3.9 kb of the gene's 3.9 kb; 1,398 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). ADRA2A gene: adrenoceptor alpha 2A. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/adra2a

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ADRA2A gene: adrenoceptor alpha 2A [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/adra2a

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