MC5R (melanocortin 5 receptor)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 4161 |
| Gene name | Melanocortin 5 receptor |
| Gene symbol | MC5R |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
MC2
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| Chromosome | 18 |
| Chromosome location | 18p11.21 |
| Summary | This gene encodes a member of the seven-pass transmembrane G protein-coupled melanocortin receptor protein family that stimulate cAMP signal transduction. The encoded protein is a receptor for melanocyte-stimulating hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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P33032 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Melanocortin receptor 5 (MC5-R) (MC-2) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Receptor for MSH (alpha, beta and gamma) and ACTH. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylate cyclase. This receptor is a possible mediator of the immunomodulation properties of melanocortins. | ||||||||||
| PDB | 8INR , 8IOD | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the brain but not in the melanoma cells. | ||||||||||
| Sequence |
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| Sequence length | 325 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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