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Facts about Melatonin receptor type 1A.
The activity of this receptor is mediated by pertussis toxin sensitive G proteins that inhibit adenylate cyclase activity. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | MTNR1A |
Uniprot: | P48039 |
Entrez: | 4543 |
Belongs to: |
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G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |
Mel1a receptor; Mel-1A-R; Melatonin R1A; melatonin receptor 1A; melatonin receptor type 1A; MelatoninR1A; MT1; MTNR1A
Mass (kDA):
39.375 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 4q35.2 |
Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (186532769..186555567, complement) |
Expressed in hypophyseal pars tuberalis and hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). Hippocampus.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 7946354 by Reppert S.M., et al. Cloning and characterization of a mammalian melatonin receptor that mediates reproductive and circadian responses.
PMID: 10471411 by Ebisawa T., et al. Alleic variants of human melatonin 1a receptor: function and prevalence in subjects with circadian rhythm sleep disorders.