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Adra1a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Adra1a
  • Name
    adrenergic receptor, alpha 1a
  • Synonyms
    Adra1c
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:104773
    NCBI Gene: 11549
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:66872700-67008617 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 34.60 cM, cytoband D1
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    3904 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_104773
 protein coding gene Chr14:66872700-67009549 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200025676
 protein coding gene Chr14:55473360-55617412 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195013197
 protein coding gene Chr14:55644853-55788938 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220028558
 protein coding gene Chr14:54985420-55129608 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032266
 protein coding gene Chr14:55261081-55405159 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175035157
 protein coding gene Chr14:57009797-57153844 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215020405
 protein coding gene Chr14:55206902-55343176 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019440
 protein coding gene Chr14:57780901-57875640 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005036455
 protein coding gene Chr14:56909983-57046468 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210034866
 protein coding gene Chr14:55632191-55777740 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185022871
 protein coding gene Chr14:60807650-60951684 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205025404
 protein coding gene Chr14:55147706-55291816 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000041630
 protein coding gene Chr14:71986365-72118286 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230034994
 protein coding gene Chr14:72836877-72980917 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190037927
 protein coding gene Chr14:55426868-55570948 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039624
 protein coding gene Chr14:63159739-63303820 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010031563
 protein coding gene Chr14:54865563-54997752 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010029290
 protein coding gene Chr14:58380137-58513471 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005037163
 protein coding gene Chr14:54864131-55008630 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ADRA1A, adrenoceptor alpha 1A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ADRA1A, adrenoceptor alpha 1A
  • Synonyms
    ADRA1C, ADRA1L1, ALPHA1AAR
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 148
    UniProt: P35348

  • Chr Location
    8p21.2; chr8:26748150-26867379 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with human ADRA1A associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    3 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    17 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    44 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mutations in this gene result in hypotension.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    94
  • GO References
    19
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    645
  • Tissues
    25
  • cDNA Data
    13
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000045875 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 135918 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000054661 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4137 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000053703 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 466 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      cDNA 17
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-28065
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 110
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Gene Ontology 19
      Phenotypes 44
    • Earliest
      J:14806 Serfas MS, et al., HNF-1 alpha and HNF-1 beta expression in mouse intestinal crypts. Am J Physiol. 1993 Sep;265(3 Pt 1):G506-13
    • Latest
      J:388232 Sun S, et al., Cocaine facilitates Ca(2+) fluctuations in prefrontal cortex astrocytes via norepinephrine transmission in awake mice. Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Sep;31(9):4962-4976
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    09/08/2026
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