Structural highlights
Disease
MC4R_HUMAN Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Function
MC4R_HUMAN Receptor specific to the heptapeptide core common to adrenocorticotropic hormone and alpha-, beta-, and gamma-MSH. Plays a central role in energy homeostasis and somatic growth. This receptor is mediated by G proteins that stimulate adenylate cyclase (cAMP).[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Farooqi IS, Keogh JM, Yeo GS, Lank EJ, Cheetham T, O'Rahilly S. Clinical spectrum of obesity and mutations in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene. N Engl J Med. 2003 Mar 20;348(12):1085-95. PMID:12646665 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa022050
- ↑ Delhanty PJ, Bouw E, Huisman M, Vervenne RM, Themmen AP, van der Lely AJ, van den Akker EL. Functional characterization of a new human melanocortin-4 receptor homozygous mutation (N72K) that is associated with early-onset obesity. Mol Biol Rep. 2014 Dec;41(12):7967-72. doi: 10.1007/s11033-014-3691-7. Epub 2014 , Aug 28. PMID:25163632 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-014-3691-7
