Melanocortin receptor 3
BE0009683ProteinHumansMC3R
G protein-coupled receptor for melanocyte-stimulating hormones (alpha, beta, and gamma-MSH) and corticotropin/ACTH, which are peptide products of the POMC precursor (PubMed:37524700, PubMed:8463333). It is acted on by 3 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- MC3R
- UniProtKB entry
- P41968Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 323 residues · 36,043 Da
- Also known as
- MC3-R
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Melanocortin receptor 3, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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