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Facts about Melanocortin receptor 4.
This receptor is mediated by G proteins that stimulate adenylate cyclase (cAMP). .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MC4R |
| Uniprot: | P32245 |
| Entrez: | 4160 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| G-protein coupled receptor 1 family |

Fatboy; Glu3; MC4R; MC4-R; melanocortin 4 receptor; melanocortin receptor 4; Melanocortin-4 R; Melanocortin4R; Melanocortin-4R; MGC126851; MGC138197
Mass (kDA):
36.943 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 18q21.32 |
| Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (60371062..60372775, complement) |
Brain, placental, and gut tissues.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.






PMID: 8392067 by Gantz I., et al. Molecular cloning, expression, and gene localization of a fourth melanocortin receptor.
PMID: 7854347 by Mountjoy K.G., et al. Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain.