Adrenergic Receptor Family

Adrenergic receptors are seven-transmembrane receptors, which consist of a single polypeptide chain with seven hydrophobic regions that form alpha-helical structures that span or transverse the membrane. These receptors mediate the central and peripheral actions of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline), which are catecholamine messengers that play important roles in the regulation of diverse physiological systems. The adrenergic receptors are divided into three major types: alpha-1, alpha-2, and beta. Each of these three receptors types is further divided into three subtypes. Each of these receptors couples to a distinct class of G proteins and they can also interact with other signaling proteins and pathways.

Adrenergic receptors are clinically important due to their key role in physiology, therapeutic potential as drug targets, and the contribution to different diseases. Thus, they have been actively studied for their pharmacological and molecular characteristics. Drugs which activate or inhibit adrenergic receptors have proven useful in the treatment of a variety of disorders, including nasal congestion, hypertension, glaucoma, asthma, premature labor, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and angina.

Here, we give an introduction to each subtype of adrenergic receptors, involving their structure, distribution, signaling pathways, physiologic actions, functions in disease pathology, and ligand development, etc.

Adrenergic Receptor Members
ADRA1A	ADRA1B	ADRA1D	ADRA2A	ADRA2B
ADRA2C	ADRB1	ADRB2	ADRB3

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Adrenergic Receptor Family

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