Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
BE0002447ProteinHumansMC1R
G protein-coupled receptor that binds melanocyte-stimulating hormones (alpha, beta, and gamma-MSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone/ACTH, which are peptide products of the POMC precursor protein (PubMed:11442765, PubMed:11707265, PubMed:1325670, PubMed:1516719, PubMed:8463333). It is acted on by 8 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- MC1R
- UniProtKB entry
- Q01726Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 317 residues · 34,705 Da
- Also known as
- MC1-R · Melanocortin receptor 1 · MSH-R · MSHR
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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