COMPARTMENTS

MC4R localizations

MC4R [ENSP00000299766]

Melanocortin receptor 4; 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).

Synonyms: MC4R, MC4Rp, hMC4R, P32245, P32245p ...

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The subcellular localizations are derived from database annotations, automatic text mining of the biomedical literature, and sequence-based predictions. The confidence of each association is signified by stars, where ★★★★★ is the highest confidence and ★☆☆☆☆ is the lowest.

Developed by Janos Binder, Sune Frankild, Kalliopi Tsafou, Christian Stolte, Sean O'Donoghue, Reinhard Schneider, and Lars Juhl Jensen from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR), the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Currently maintained by Qingyao Huang at Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Zurich. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.