Receptors (definition)

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Receptors, Melanocortin

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Definition: A family of G-protein-coupled receptors that have specificity for MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. There are several subtypes of melanocortin receptors, each having a distinct ligand specificity profile and tissue localization.

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Examples Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1; Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 2; Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 3; Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4

Other names Receptor, Melanocortin; Melanocortin Receptor; Melanocortin Receptors

Substance	Categories	Source
acetyl-norleucyl-cyclo(aspartyl-prolyl-2-naphthylalanyl-arginyl-tryptophyl-lysyl)-prolyl-valyinamide	*Peptides, Cyclic Receptors, Melanocortin/antagonists & inhibitors.	Peptides 2008 Jan;29(1):104-11
acetyl-norleucyl-cyclo(aspartyl-octahydroindole-2-carboxylic acid(6)-4,4'-biphenylalanine(7)-pipecolic acid(8)-tryptophyl-lysyl)amide	*Peptides, Cyclic Receptors, Melanocortin/agonists.	J Med Chem 2007 May 17;50(10):2520-6
melanocortin 3 receptor, rat	*Receptors, Melanocortin.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 Oct 1;90(19):8856-60
melanocortin 5 receptor	*Receptors, Melanocortin.	Biochemistry 1994 Apr 19;33(15):4543-9

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