Melanocortin receptor
Melanocortin receptors are members of the rhodopsin family of 7-transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptors.
There are five known members of the melanocortin receptor system[1] each with differing specificities for melanocortins:[2][3][4]
- MC1R. MC1R is associated with pigmentation genetics.
- MC2R. MC2R is also known as the ACTH receptor or corticotropin receptor because it is specific for ACTH alone.
- MC3R. MC3R
- MC4R. Defects in MC4R are a cause of autosomal dominant obesity, accounting for 6% of all cases of early-onset obesity.[5]
- MC5R. MC5R
These receptors are inhibited by endogenous inverse agonists agouti signalling peptide and agouti-related peptide,[6] and activated by synthetic (ie: afamelanotide) and endogenous agonist melanocyte-stimulating hormones.[7]
Contents
Selective Ligands
Several selective ligands for the melanocortin receptors are known,[8][9][10][11] and some synthetic compounds have been investigated as potential tanning, anti-obesity and aphrodisiac drugs, with tanning effects mainly from stimulation of MC1,[12] while anorectic and aphrodisiac effects appear to involve both MC3 and MC4.[13] MC1, MC3 and MC4 are widely expressed in the brain, and are also thought to be responsible for effects on mood and cognition.[14][15][16][17]
Agonists
- Non-selective
- MC2 selective
- MC3 selective
- gamma-MSH
- MC4 selective
- beta-MSH
- THIQ
Antagonists and inverse agonists
- MC1 selective
- MC4 selective
- Agouti-related peptide (inverse agonist at both MC3 and MC4)
- HS-014
- HS-024
- MCL-0042[18]
- MCL-0129[19]
- MPB-10
- SHU-9119 (agonist at MC1 and MC5, antagonist at MC3 and MC4)
References
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External links
- "Melanocortin Receptors". IUPHAR Database of Receptors and Ion Channels. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.
- MeSH Melanocortin+Receptors
- Calculated spatial position of melanocortin-4 receptor in the lipid bilayer, inactive state with antagonist and active state with agonist
- ↑ Melanocortins and the Melanocortin Receptor
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- ↑ Farooqi IS, Keogh JM, Yeo GS, Lank EJ, Cheetham T, O'Rahilly S (2003). "Clinical spectrum of obesity and mutations in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene". N. Engl. J. Med. 348 (12): 1085–95. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa022050. PMID 12646665.
- ↑ Chai B, Pogozheva I, Lai Y, Li J, Neubig R, Mosberg H, Gantz I (2005). "Receptor-antagonist interactions in the complexes of agouti and agouti-related protein with human melanocortin 1 and 4 receptors". Biochemistry. 44 (9): 3418–31. doi:10.1021/bi0478704. PMID 15736952.
- ↑ Pogozheva I, Chai B, Lomize A, Fong T, Weinberg D, Nargund R, Mulholland M, Gantz I, Mosberg H (2005). "Interactions of human melanocortin 4 receptor with nonpeptide and peptide agonists". Biochemistry. 44 (34): 11329–41. doi:10.1021/bi0501840. PMC 2532597 Freely accessible. PMID 16114870.
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- ↑ Hruby VJ, Cai M, Cain JP, Mayorov AV, Dedek MM, Trivedi D (2007). "Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of ligands selective for the melanocortin-3 receptor". Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 7 (11): 1107–19. doi:10.2174/156802607780906645. PMC 2274922 Freely accessible. PMID 17584128.
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