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Facts about Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor.
Receptor for MSH (alpha, beta and gamma) and ACTH.
The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylate cyclase..
Human | |
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Gene Name: | MC1R |
Uniprot: | Q01726 |
Entrez: | 4157 |
Belongs to: |
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G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |
CMM5; MC1R; MC1-R; melanocortin 1 receptor (alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor); Melanocortin receptor 1; Melanocortin-1 R; Melanocortin1R; Melanocortin-1R; melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor; melanotropin receptor; MSHR; MSH-R; Mshra; MSH-RMGC14337; SHEP2; Tob
Mass (kDA):
34.706 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 16q24.3 |
Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (89918862..89920972) |
Melanocytes and corticoadrenal tissue.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 1325670 by Mountjoy K.G., et al. The cloning of a family of genes that encode the melanocortin receptors.
PMID: 8463333 by Gantz I., et al. Molecular cloning of a novel melanocortin receptor.