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

What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019

2DrugsApproved to experimental, with action, bond type and pharmacological action
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8GO termsFunction, process and component, as structured annotations
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1Pfam domainDomain architecture mapped to Pfam families and clans
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8+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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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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