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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Receptors, Melanocortin > Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Neurotransmitter > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Receptors, Corticotropin > Receptors, Melanocortin > Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Receptors, Corticotropin > Receptors, Melanocortin > Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1
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Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1  

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Definition

  • A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in MELANOCYTES. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Loss of function mutations of the type 1 melanocortin receptor account for the majority of red hair and fair skin recessive traits in human.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • MC1 Receptor
  • Melanocortin-1 Receptor
  • Melanocortin Receptor 1
  • Melanocyte Melanocortin Receptor
  • Receptor, Melanocortin-1

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZJQX9CMV-1

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