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| Gene Symbol | ADORA2A |
| Full Name | Adenosine A2a Receptor |
| Chromosome | 22q11.23 |
| Protein Family | GPCR |
| Target Class | Gpcr |
| Function | encodes a 412-amino acid protein primarily expressed in the striatum, olfactory tubercle, and nucleus accumbens. |
| Mechanism of Action | Small molecule antagonists blocking adenosine A2A receptor signaling |
| Primary Expression | the striatum, olfactory tubercle, and nucleus accumbens |
| Druggability | Medium (0.57) |
| Clinical Stage | Approved |
| Pathways | Apoptosis, Mitophagy, Oxidative Stress |
| GeneCards | ADORA2A |
| Human Protein Atlas | ADORA2A |
| Polymorphism | Location |
| 1976C>T | 3' UTR |
| Associated Diseases | ALZHEIMER, als, ms, neurodegeneration |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Istradefylline, Preladenant, CHEMBL3989695, CHEMBL3694769, CHEMBL3942498, CHEMBL197669 |
| Interactions | BNIP3L, BCL2, DRP1, DNM1L, BNIP3, C1Q |
| SciDEX Target | View Target Profile (8 clinical trials) |
| SciDEX Hypotheses | Adenosine-Astrocyte Metabolic Reset |
| KG Connections | 129 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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ADORA2A["ADORA2A"]
ADORA2A -->|"regulates"| ALS["ALS"]
ADORA2A -->|"interacts"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
ADORA2A -->|"regulates"| Aging["Aging"]
ADORA2A -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
ADORA2A -->|"interacts"| BNIP3L["BNIP3L"]
ADORA2A -->|"regulates"| Mitophagy["Mitophagy"]
ADORA2A -->|"regulates"| Apoptosis["Apoptosis"]
ADORA2A -->|"interacts"| Autophagy["Autophagy"]
ADORA2A -->|"regulates"| Oxidative_Stress["Oxidative Stress"]
ADORA2A -->|"interacts"| BCL2["BCL2"]
h_41bc2d38["h-41bc2d38"] -->|"target for"| ADORA2A
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION["MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION"] -->|"regulates"| ADORA2A
AMBRA1["AMBRA1"] -->|"interacts"| ADORA2A
DRP1["DRP1"] -->|"interacts"| ADORA2A
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"] -->|"regulates"| ADORA2A
OXIDATIVE_STRESS["OXIDATIVE STRESS"] -->|"regulates"| ADORA2A
BNIP3["BNIP3"] -->|"interacts"| ADORA2A
MITOPHAGY["MITOPHAGY"] -->|"regulates"| ADORA2A| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| neurodegeneration | implicated_in | disease | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenosine | activates | compound | 0.90 |
| h-41bc2d38 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| h-41bc2d38 | targets | hypothesis | 0.80 |
| AMBRA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DRP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OVERVIEW | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DNM1L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BNIP3L | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NIX | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER DISEASE | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AGING | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BMAL1 | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| HCRTR2 | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| CLOCK | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| BDNF | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| AQP4 | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| MTNR1A | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| CX3CR1 | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| HCRT | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| CACNA1G | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| ADRA2A | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| TFEB | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
| A2A Adenosine Receptor Protein | references | protein | 0.40 |
| HDAC | co_discussed | gene | 0.40 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||