Melanocortin receptor 5
BE0009684ProteinHumansMC5R
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:8396929). It is acted on by 2 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- MC5R
- UniProtKB entry
- P33032Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 325 residues · 36,600 Da
- Also known as
- MC-2 · MC5-R
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Melanocortin receptor 5, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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