Gene Review:
MC3R - melanocortin 3 receptor
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
BMIQ9, MC3, MC3-R, Melanocortin receptor 3, OB20, ...
- Molecular characterization of human melanocortin-3 receptor ligand-receptor interaction. Chen, M., Aprahamian, C.J., Celik, A., Georgeson, K.E., Garvey, W.T., Harmon, C.M., Yang, Y. Biochemistry (2006)
- Chimeras of the agouti-related protein: insights into agonist and antagonist selectivity of melanocortin receptors. Jackson, P.J., Yu, B., Hunrichs, B., Thompson, D.A., Chai, B., Gantz, I., Millhauser, G.L. Peptides (2005)
- The Val81 missense mutation of the melanocortin 3 receptor gene, but not the 1908c/T nucleotide polymorphism in lamin A/C gene, is associated with hyperleptinemia and hyperinsulinemia in obese Greek caucasians. Yiannakouris, N., Melistas, L., Kontogianni, M., Heist, K., Mantzoros, C.S. J. Endocrinol. Invest. (2004)
- Naturally occurring mutations in the melanocortin receptor 3 gene are not associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in French Caucasians. Hani, E.H., Dupont, S., Durand, E., Dina, C., Gallina, S., Gantz, I., Froguel, P. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. (2001)
- A C-terminal fragment of Agouti-related protein increases feeding and antagonizes the effect of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in vivo. Rossi, M., Kim, M.S., Morgan, D.G., Small, C.J., Edwards, C.M., Sunter, D., Abusnana, S., Goldstone, A.P., Russell, S.H., Stanley, S.A., Smith, D.M., Yagaloff, K., Ghatei, M.A., Bloom, S.R. Endocrinology (1998)
- Effect of the melanocortin-3 receptor C17A and G241A variants on weight loss in childhood obesity. Santoro, N., Perrone, L., Cirillo, G., Raimondo, P., Amato, A., Brienza, C., Del Giudice, E.M. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. (2007)
- Mutation analysis of the agouti related protein promoter region and the melanocortin-3 receptor in anorexia nervosa patients. de Krom, M., de Rijke, C.E., Hendriks, J., van Engeland, H., van Elburg, A.A., Adan, R.A. Psychiatr. Genet. (2005)
- Targeting melanocortin receptors as a novel strategy to control inflammation. Catania, A., Gatti, S., Colombo, G., Lipton, J.M. Pharmacol. Rev. (2004)
- Identification of a receptor for gamma melanotropin and other proopiomelanocortin peptides in the hypothalamus and limbic system. Roselli-Rehfuss, L., Mountjoy, K.G., Robbins, L.S., Mortrud, M.T., Low, M.J., Tatro, J.B., Entwistle, M.L., Simerly, R.B., Cone, R.D. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1993)
- The Natural Inverse Agonist Agouti-related Protein Induces Arrestin-mediated Endocytosis of Melanocortin-3 and -4 Receptors. Breit, A., Wolff, K., Kalwa, H., Jarry, H., B??ch, T., Gudermann, T. J. Biol. Chem. (2006)
- Co-occurrence of two partially inactivating polymorphisms of MC3R is associated with pediatric-onset obesity. Feng, N., Young, S.F., Aguilera, G., Puricelli, E., Adler-Wailes, D.C., Sebring, N.G., Yanovski, J.A. Diabetes (2005)
- Leptin-like effects of MTII are augmented in MSG-obese rats. Kim, Y.W., Choi, D.W., Park, Y.H., Huh, J.Y., Won, K.C., Choi, K.H., Park, S.Y., Kim, J.Y., Lee, S.K. Regul. Pept. (2005)
- The melanocortin system in Fugu: determination of POMC/AGRP/MCR gene repertoire and synteny, as well as pharmacology and anatomical distribution of the MCRs. Klovins, J., Haitina, T., Fridmanis, D., Kilianova, Z., Kapa, I., Fredriksson, R., Gallo-Payet, N., Schiöth, H.B. Mol. Biol. Evol. (2004)
- Structure-activity relationships of novel cyclic alpha-MSH/beta-MSH hybrid analogues that lead to potent and selective ligands for the human MC3R and human MC5R. Balse-Srinivasan, P., Grieco, P., Cai, M., Trivedi, D., Hruby, V.J. J. Med. Chem. (2003)
- A +2138InsCAGACC polymorphism of the melanocortin receptor 3 gene is associated in human with fat level and partitioning in interaction with body corpulence. Boucher, N., Lanouette, C.M., Larose, M., Pérusse, L., Bouchard, C., Chagnon, Y.C. Mol. Med. (2002)
- Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain. Mountjoy, K.G., Mortrud, M.T., Low, M.J., Simerly, R.B., Cone, R.D. Mol. Endocrinol. (1994)
- Synthesis and biological evaluation on hMC3, hMC4 and hMC5 receptors of gamma-MSH analogs substituted with L-alanine. Grieco, P., Balse-Srinivasan, P., Han, G., Weinberg, D., MacNeil, T., Van der Ploeg, L.H., Hruby, V.J. J. Pept. Res. (2002)
- PT-141: a melanocortin agonist for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. Molinoff, P.B., Shadiack, A.M., Earle, D., Diamond, L.E., Quon, C.Y. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. (2003)
- Stimulation of intracellular free calcium in GH3 cells by gamma3-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Involvement of a novel melanocortin receptor? Langouche, L., Roudbaraki, M., Pals, K., Denef, C. Endocrinology (2001)
- Molecular determinants of melanocortin 4 receptor ligand binding and MC4/MC3 receptor selectivity. Nickolls, S.A., Cismowski, M.I., Wang, X., Wolff, M., Conlon, P.J., Maki, R.A. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (2003)
- Agouti-related protein has an inhibitory paracrine role in the rat adrenal gland. Dhillo, W.S., Small, C.J., Gardiner, J.V., Bewick, G.A., Whitworth, E.J., Jethwa, P.H., Seal, L.J., Ghatei, M.A., Hinson, J.P., Bloom, S.R. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2003)
- Interaction of dual intracellular signaling pathways activated by the melanocortin-3 receptor. Konda, Y., Gantz, I., DelValle, J., Shimoto, Y., Miwa, H., Yamada, T. J. Biol. Chem. (1994)
- Photoperiod regulates growth, puberty and hypothalamic neuropeptide and receptor gene expression in female Siberian hamsters. Adam, C.L., Moar, K.M., Logie, T.J., Ross, A.W., Barrett, P., Morgan, P.J., Mercer, J.G. Endocrinology (2000)
- Arthritic diseases: melanocortin type 3 receptor agonists as potential therapeutics. Getting, S.J., Perretti, M. Current opinion in investigational drugs (London, England : 2000) (2001)
- AgRP(83-132) acts as an inverse agonist on the human-melanocortin-4 receptor. Nijenhuis, W.A., Oosterom, J., Adan, R.A. Mol. Endocrinol. (2001)
- High-resolution NMR structure of the chemically-synthesized melanocortin receptor binding domain AGRP(87-132) of the agouti-related protein. McNulty, J.C., Thompson, D.A., Bolin, K.A., Wilken, J., Barsh, G.S., Millhauser, G.L. Biochemistry (2001)
- Differential regulation of cAMP-mediated gene transcription and ligand selectivity by MC3R and MC4R melanocortin receptors. Lee, E.J., Lee, S.H., Jung, J.W., Lee, W., Kim, B.J., Park, K.W., Lim, S.K., Yoon, C.J., Baik, J.H. Eur. J. Biochem. (2001)
- The physiological function of the agouti-related peptide gene: the control of weight and metabolic rate. Mizuno, T.M., Makimura, H., Mobbs, C.V. Ann. Med. (2003)
- Melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R) gene variants in extremely obese women. Li, W.D., Joo, E.J., Furlong, E.B., Galvin, M., Abel, K., Bell, C.J., Price, R.A. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. (2000)
- MC3-R as a novel target for antiinflammatory therapy. Getting, S.J., Perretti, M. Drug News Perspect. (2000)
- Activation of melanocortin type 3 receptor as a molecular mechanism for adrenocorticotropic hormone efficacy in gouty arthritis. Getting, S.J., Christian, H.C., Flower, R.J., Perretti, M. Arthritis Rheum. (2002)