Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor

Details

Name
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
Synonyms
  • MC1-R
  • Melanocortin receptor 1
  • MSH-R
  • MSHR
Gene Name
MC1R
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011751|Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
MAVQGSQRRLLGSLNSTPTAIPQLGLAANQTGARCLEVSISDGLFLSLGLVSLVENALVV
ATIAKNRNLHSPMYCFICCLALSDLLVSGSNVLETAVILLLEAGALVARAAVLQQLDNVI
DVITCSSMLSSLCFLGAIAVDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAVAAIWVASVVFSTLFI
AYYDHVAVLLCLVVFFLAMLVLMAVLYVHMLARACQHAQGIARLHKRQRPVHQGFGLKGA
VTLTILLGIFFLCWGPFFLHLTLIVLCPEHPTCGCIFKNFNLFLALIICNAIIDPLIYAF
HSQELRRTLKEVLTCSW
Number of residues
317
Molecular Weight
34705.04
Theoretical pI
8.44
GO Classification
Functions
G-protein coupled peptide receptor activity / hormone binding / melanocortin receptor activity / melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor activity / ubiquitin protein ligase binding
Processes
G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger / intracellular signal transduction / melanin biosynthetic process / multicellular organismal development / negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production / pigmentation / positive regulation of cAMP biosynthetic process / positive regulation of feeding behavior / positive regulation of protein kinase A signaling / positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling / positive regulation of protein kinase C signaling / positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter / sensory perception of pain / UV protection / UV-damage excision repair
Components
integral component of plasma membrane / intracellular / plasma membrane
General Function
Ubiquitin protein ligase binding
Specific Function
Receptor for MSH (alpha, beta and gamma) and ACTH. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylate cyclase.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
38-63 73-93 119-140 164-183 192-211 241-266 280-300
Cellular Location
Cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011752|Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor (MC1R)
ATGGCTGTGCAGGGATCCCAGAGAAGACTTCTGGGCTCCCTCAACTCCACCCCCACAGCC
ATCCCCCAGCTGGGGCTGGCTGCCAACCAGACAGGAGCCCGGTGCCTGGAGGTGTCCATC
TCTGACGGGCTCTTCCTCAGCCTGGGGCTGGTGAGCTTGGTGGAGAACGCGCTGGTGGTG
GCCACCATCGCCAAGAACCGGAACCTGCACTCACCCATGTACTGCTTCATCTGCTGCCTG
GCCTTGTCGGACCTGCTGGTGAGCGGGAGCAACGTGCTGGAGACGGCCGTCATCCTCCTG
CTGGAGGCCGGTGCACTGGTGGCCCGGGCTGCGGTGCTGCAGCAGCTGGACAATGTCATT
GACGTGATCACCTGCAGCTCCATGCTGTCCAGCCTCTGCTTCCTGGGCGCCATCGCCGTG
GACCGCTACATCTCCATCTTCTACGCACTGCGCTACCACAGCATCGTGACCCTGCCGCGG
GCGCGGCGAGCCGTTGCGGCCATCTGGGTGGCCAGTGTCGTCTTCAGCACGCTCTTCATC
GCCTACTACGACCACGTGGCCGTCCTGCTGTGCCTCGTGGTCTTCTTCCTGGCTATGCTG
GTGCTCATGGCCGTGCTGTACGTCCACATGCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCCAGCACGCCCAGGGC
ATCGCCCGGCTCCACAAGAGGCAGCGCCCGGTCCACCAGGGCTTTGGCCTTAAAGGCGCT
GTCACCCTCACCATCCTGCTGGGCATTTTCTTCCTCTGCTGGGGCCCCTTCTTCCTGCAT
CTCACACTCATCGTCCTCTGCCCCGAGCACCCCACGTGCGGCTGCATCTTCAAGAACTTC
AACCTCTTTCTCGCCCTCATCATCTGCAATGCCATCATCGACCCCCTCATCTACGCCTTC
CACAGCCAGGAGCTCCGCAGGACGCTCAAGGAGGTGCTGACATGCTCCTGGTGA
Chromosome Location
16
Locus
16q24.3
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ01726
UniProtKB Entry NameMSHR_HUMAN
GenBank Gene IDX65634
GenAtlas IDMC1R
HGNC IDHGNC:6929
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB04931Afamelanotideapproved, investigationalyesagonistDetails
DB05479CZEN 002investigationalunknownDetails
DB11653Bremelanotideapproved, investigationalunknownagonistDetails