Component
Human alpha-2A adrenergic receptor / ADRA2A
Context-specific entity; species, compartment and exposure are stated on each claim.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What acts on it
Agmatine competed at human alpha-2A adrenergic receptors expressed in transfected cells in the 1995 receptor-panel study.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human receptor expression and radioligand competition.
- limitations
- The study establishes binding in its assay, not that agmatine reproduces every action of clonidine or norepinephrine.
- nutrient_topic
- Agmatine Sulfate collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · Agmatine Sulfate
- plain_language
- An adrenergic receptor is another distinct interaction node.
- primary_references
- Comparison of the properties of agmatine and endogenous clonidine-displacing substance at imidazoline and alpha-2 adrenergic receptors. · 1995 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7853171/
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human receptor expression and radioligand competition. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## agmatine-sulfate-alpha2a-binding An adrenergic receptor is another distinct interaction node. Agmatine competed at human alpha-2A adrenergic receptors expressed in transfected cells in the 1995 receptor-panel study. Model: Human receptor expression and radioligand competition. Limitations: The study establishes binding in its assay, not that agmatine reproduces every action of clonidine or norepinephrine. Evidence access: Primary abstract Comparison of the properties of agmatine and endogenous clonidine-displacing substance at imidazoline and alpha-2 adrenergic receptors. · 1995 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7853171/
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Where it participates (unsigned role)
Knockdown and overexpression experiments implicated ADRA2A, ADRA2B and ADRB2 in PAGln-associated signaling, supporting an adrenergic-receptor-dependent route.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Human MEG-01 receptor knockdown and HEK293 receptor-expression experiments, with pharmacologic comparisons.
- limitations
- Functional dependence is not proof of a single orthosteric binding mode or a clinical drug interaction.
- nutrient_topic
- L-Phenylalanine collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Phenylalanine
- plain_language
- The platelet-related signal connects to receptors used by other physiological pathways.
- primary_references
- A Cardiovascular Disease-Linked Gut Microbial Metabolite Acts via Adrenergic Receptors. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32142679/ · DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.016
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human MEG-01 receptor knockdown and HEK293 receptor-expression experiments, with pharmacologic comparisons. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## l-phenylalanine-pagln-adrenergic The platelet-related signal connects to receptors used by other physiological pathways. Knockdown and overexpression experiments implicated ADRA2A, ADRA2B and ADRB2 in PAGln-associated signaling, supporting an adrenergic-receptor-dependent route. Model: Human MEG-01 receptor knockdown and HEK293 receptor-expression experiments, with pharmacologic comparisons. Limitations: Functional dependence is not proof of a single orthosteric binding mode or a clinical drug interaction. Evidence access: Primary full text A Cardiovascular Disease-Linked Gut Microbial Metabolite Acts via Adrenergic Receptors. · 2020 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32142679/ · DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.016
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