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ADA2
adenosine deaminase 2
Chromosome 22 Β· 22q11.1
NCBI Gene: 51816Ensembl: ENSG00000093072.19HGNC: HGNC:1839UniProt: A0A087X0I3
83PubMed Papers
22Diseases
0Drugs
90Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
adenosine deaminase activityzinc ion bindingadenosine receptor bindingprotein homodimerization activitydeficiency of adenosine deaminase 2Sneddon syndromepolyarteritis nodosa, childhoood-onsetDiamond-Blackfan anemia
✦AI Summary

ADA2 (adenosine deaminase 2) is a secreted enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of extracellular adenosine, a signaling molecule regulating cellular responses 1. The enzyme exhibits elevated activity at high adenosine concentrations and binds cell surfaces through proteoglycans, suggesting roles beyond its catalytic function 2. ADA2 is highly expressed in myeloid cells and plays a critical role in macrophage differentiation 2. Deficiency of ADA2 (DADA2), caused by loss-of-function mutations in CECR1, is an autosomal recessive monogenic vasculitis syndrome first described in 2014 31. Reduced ADA2 levels lead to increased extracellular adenosine, triggering a proinflammatory cascade and endothelial dysfunction 1. Endothelial instability stems from abnormal proinflammatory macrophage development 4. DADA2 presents with early-onset vasculitis, ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, livedo reticularis, and systemic vasculopathy resembling polyarteritis nodosa 32. Additionally, hematological manifestations including hypogammaglobulinemia, pure red cell aplasia, and neutropenia are increasingly recognized 2. TNF-inhibitors effectively control vasculitic manifestations, while hematopoietic stem cell transplantation addresses severe hematological involvement 1. However, the intracellular pathophysiologic mechanisms remain incompletely understood 54.

Sources cited
1
DADA2 is autosomal recessive, caused by ADA2 loss-of-function mutations; decreased ADA2 enzyme leads to increased extracellular adenosine triggering proinflammatory cascade; primary clinical features include vasculitis, stroke, hematological and immunological manifestations; TNF-inhibitors are first-line treatment
PMID: 37328410
2
DADA2 is the first molecularly described monogenic vasculitis syndrome; ADA2 is highly expressed in myeloid cells and plays a role in macrophage differentiation; clinical features include vasculopathy, stroke, and hematological manifestations including hypogammaglobulinemia and PRCA; TNF-inhibitors and HSCT are treatment options
PMID: 29951947
3
Loss-of-function mutations in CECR1 (encoding ADA2) cause early-onset stroke, vasculopathy, livedoid rash, and systemic vasculitis; patients show marked reduction in ADA2 levels and enzyme activity; pathophysiology involves endothelial integrity compromise and cellular activation
PMID: 24552284
4
Endothelial instability due to increased proinflammatory macrophage development is key to DADA2 pathophysiology; physiological role of ADA2 including possible intracellular function remains incompletely understood; TNFi treatment succeeds for vasculitis but not bone marrow failure
PMID: 38970744
5
ADA2 protein localizes to lysosomes and is involved in nucleic acid sensing; pathophysiologic mechanisms remain poorly understood despite ten years of research; diverse clinical phenotype and weak genotype-phenotype correlations complicate understanding of shared cellular mechanisms
PMID: 39956283
Disease Associationsβ“˜22
deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2Open Targets
0.83Strong
Sneddon syndromeOpen Targets
0.77Strong
polyarteritis nodosa, childhoood-onsetOpen Targets
0.72Strong
Diamond-Blackfan anemiaOpen Targets
0.60Moderate
Blackfan-Diamond anemiaOpen Targets
0.60Moderate
vasculitisOpen Targets
0.57Moderate
autoinflammatory syndromeOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
Behcet's syndromeOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
SplenomegalyOpen Targets
0.34Weak
immunodeficiency diseaseOpen Targets
0.33Weak
polyarteritis nodosaOpen Targets
0.32Weak
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.23Weak
osteitis deformansOpen Targets
0.22Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Townes-Brocks syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
acute respiratory distress syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Sneddon syndromeUniProt
Vasculitis, autoinflammation, immunodeficiency, and hematologic defects syndromeUniProt
Pathogenic Variants90
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.752C>T (p.Pro251Leu)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 251
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.140G>C (p.Gly47Ala)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome|ADA2-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 47
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.506G>A (p.Arg169Gln)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Inherited Immunodeficiency Diseases|not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome|Sneddon syndrome|Autoinflammatory syndrome|ADA2-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 169
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.336C>G (p.His112Gln)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Autoinflammatory syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 112
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.940_941del (p.Lys314fs)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 314
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.973-2A>GPathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Sneddon syndrome;Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Sneddon syndrome|ADA2-related disorder|Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.144del (p.Arg49fs)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 49
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.1078A>G (p.Thr360Ala)Pathogenic
Sneddon syndrome|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|See cases
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 360
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.139G>C (p.Gly47Arg)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Sneddon syndrome;Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Autoinflammatory syndrome|not provided|ADA2-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 47
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.139G>A (p.Gly47Arg)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Autoinflammatory syndrome|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome|Sneddon syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 47
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.140G>T (p.Gly47Val)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 47
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.1358A>G (p.Tyr453Cys)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Autoinflammatory syndrome|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 453
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.1147G>A (p.Gly383Ser)Pathogenic
Sneddon syndrome|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Sneddon syndrome;Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 383
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.139G>T (p.Gly47Trp)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 47
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.1373T>A (p.Val458Asp)Pathogenic
Sneddon syndrome|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 458
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.1072G>A (p.Gly358Arg)Pathogenic
not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|ADA2-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 358
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.753G>A (p.Pro251=)Pathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Sneddon syndrome;Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 251
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.144dup (p.Arg49fs)Pathogenic
Splenomegaly|not provided|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Sneddon syndrome;Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 49
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.882-2A>GPathogenic
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_001282225.2(ADA2):c.1110C>A (p.Asn370Lys)Pathogenic
Inherited Immunodeficiency Diseases|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2|Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2;Sneddon syndrome|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 370
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Related Genes
NT5MProtein interaction96%EPHX2Protein interaction96%NT5C3BProtein interaction95%APRTProtein interaction93%NT5C1BProtein interaction91%NT5C1B-RDH14Protein interaction91%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
65%
Lung
53%
Heart
53%
Ovary
12%
Liver
9%
Gene Interaction Network
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ADA2NT5MEPHX2NT5C3BAPRTNT5C1BNT5C1B-RDH14
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.88LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.63 [0.46–0.88]
RankingsWhere ADA2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #5,711of 20,598
    Most Researched83
  • #847of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants90 Β· top quartile
  • #7,805of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.88
Genes detectedADA2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
10β–Ό
1
Diamond-Blackfan anemia.
PMID: 32702755
Blood Β· 2020
1.00
2
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2): Review.
PMID: 37328410
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol Β· 2023
0.90
3
The Genetic Landscape of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.
PMID: 30503522
Am J Hum Genet Β· 2018
0.80
4
Early-onset stroke and vasculopathy associated with mutations in ADA2.
PMID: 24552284
N Engl J Med Β· 2014
0.70
5
Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2 (DADA2): Updates on the Phenotype, Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Treatment.
PMID: 29951947
J Clin Immunol Β· 2018
0.60