melanocortin receptor 3; MC3-R (MC3R)

Function

• receptor for MSH-alpha, MSH-beta & MSH-gamma & ACTH
• linked to G proteins which activate adenylate cyclase

Structure

belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Expression

brain, placental, & gut tissues

More general terms

• melanocortin receptor
• glycoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:4159
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/155540
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P41968.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=4159