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Gene

ADRA2C

adrenoceptor alpha 2C

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4p16.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 3,766,385–3,768,526 (GRCh38)
Exons
1 exon across 2.1 kb
Protein
462 amino acids
Also known as
ADRARL2
Previous symbols
ADRA2L2, ADRA2RL2
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000330055.7NM_000683.4
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 ADRA2C yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How ADRA2C is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where ADRA2C sits. ADRA2C and 7 genes near it on chromosome 4, from 3,267,456 to 4,267,455.Chromosome 44p16.3p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.23.4 Mb3.6 Mb3.8 Mb4 Mb4.2 MbMSANTD1: 3,244,369–3,271,738, forward strandMSANTD1RGS12: 3,292,982–3,439,913, forward strandRGS12HGFAC: 3,441,924–3,449,493, forward strandHGFACDOK7: 3,463,190–3,501,540, forward strandDOK7LRPAP1: 3,503,612–3,532,446, reverse strandLRPAP1ADRA2C: 3,766,385–3,768,526, forward strandADRA2COTOP1: 4,188,726–4,226,929, reverse strandOTOP1TMEM128: 4,235,541–4,248,372, reverse strandTMEM128Diagram of ADRA2C: one exon on the forward strand of chromosome 4Exon 1: 3,766,385–3,768,526, 2,142 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 2.1 kb of the gene's 2.1 kb; 1,389 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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). ADRA2C gene: adrenoceptor alpha 2C. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/adra2c

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ADRA2C gene: adrenoceptor alpha 2C [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/adra2c

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