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Designing an IHC experiment for MTNR1B? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the MTNR1B IHC GuideFacts about Melatonin receptor type 1B.
The activity of this receptor is mediated by pertussis toxin sensitive G proteins that inhibit adenylate cyclase activity. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MTNR1B |
| Uniprot: | P49286 |
| Entrez: | 4544 |

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

FGQTL2; Mel 1b melatonin receptor; Mel1b receptor; MEL-1B-R; melatonin receptor 1B; melatonin receptor MEL1B; melatonin receptor type 1B; MT2
Mass (kDA):
40.188 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 11q14.3 |
| Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (92969651..92986241) |
Expressed in retina and less in brain and hippocampus.
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.






PMID: 7568007 by Reppert S.M., et al. Molecular characterization of a second melatonin receptor expressed in human retina and brain: the Mel1b melatonin receptor.
PMID: 10696804 by Ebisawa T., et al. Genetic polymorphisms of human melatonin 1b receptor gene in circadian rhythm sleep disorders and controls.