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MRAP2 regulates ghrelin receptor signaling and hunger sensing

Nature Communications, 2017
Melanocortin receptor accessory protein 2 (MRAP2) is an adaptor protein that contributes to melanocortin-4 receptor and prokineticin receptor 1 signalling.
Dollada Srisai, Terry C. Yin, Abigail A. Lee, Alix A. J. Rouault, Nicole A. Pearson, Justin L. Grobe, Julien A. Sebag   +6 more
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The Melanocortin-4 Receptor Integrates Circadian Light Cues and Metabolism [PDF]

, 2015
The melanocortin system directs diverse physiological functions from coat color to body weight homoeostasis. A commonality among melanocortin-mediated processes is that many animals modulate similar processes on a circannual basis in response to longer ...
Arble, Deanna M., Herman, James P., Holland, Jenna, Morano, Rachel, Ottaway, Nickki, Perez-Tilve, Diego, Pressler, Joshua W., Sandoval, Darleen A., Seeley, Randy J., Sorrell, Joyce, Woods, Stephen C.   +10 more
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Evolutionary aspects in evaluating mutations in the melanocortin 4 receptor [PDF]

, 2007
More than 70 missense mutations have been identified in the human melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), and many of them have been associated with obesity. In a number of cases, the causal link between mutations in MC4R and obesity is controversially discussed.
Annette Grüters, Buono, Christian Pitra, Claudia Stäubert, Cone, Haitina, Harald Brumm, Heike Biebermann, Hinney, Holger Römpler, Huszar, Jacobson, Kim, Larsen, Lubrano-Berthelier, Mergen, Patrick Tarnow, Ringholm, Salomon, Sangkuhl, Schioth, Schoneberg, Schoneberg, Schulz, Talbot, Tao, Tao, Tarnow, Thomas Gudermann, Torsten Schöneberg, Vaisse, VanLeeuwen, Xiang, Yeo, Yeo   +34 more
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Subcellular localization of MC4R with ADCY3 at neuronal primary cilia underlies a common pathway for genetic predisposition to obesity. [PDF]

, 2018
Most monogenic cases of obesity in humans have been linked to mutations in genes encoding members of the leptin-melanocortin pathway. Specifically, mutations in MC4R, the melanocortin-4 receptor gene, account for 3-5% of all severe obesity cases in ...
A Hinney, A Marley, A Shalata, Aaron Marley, Adelaide A. Bernard, AS Garfield, BA Ersoy, Baran A. Ersoy, C Lubrano-Berthelier, C Lubrano-Berthelier, C Vaisse, C Vaisse, C Vaisse, Christian Vaisse, D Huszar, E Stergiakouli, F Hildebrandt, GA Bishop, GJ Morton, H Fenselau, JA Green, Jacqueline E. Siljee, Jeremy F. Reiter, JF Reiter, JR Davenport, KC Corbit, L Wu, M Calton, Mark Von Zastrow, MJ Krashes, N Balthasar, NF Berbari, P Aanstad, P Acs, SC Goetz, Sumei Zhang, Y Bromberg, Yi Wang, Z Wang   +38 more
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The effect of human wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells on MC4R, NPY, and LEPR gene expression levels in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2020
Objective(s): Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease resulting from inflammatory destruction of islets β-cells. Nowadays, progress in cell therapy, especially mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) proposes numerous potential remedies for T1D. We aimed to
Fatemeh Sabet Sarvestani, Mohammad Ali Zare, Forough saki, Farhad Koohpeyma, Ismail H. al-Abdullah, Negar Azarpira   +5 more
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Melanocortin 1 Receptor Variants: Functional Role and Pigmentary Associations [PDF]

Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2011
AbstractThe significance of human cutaneous pigmentation lies in its protective role against sun‐induced DNA damage and photocarcinogenesis. Fair skin and red hair are characterized by a low eumelanin to pheomelanin ratio, and have been associated with increased risk of skin cancer.
Dessinioti, C., Antoniou, C., Katsambas, A., Stratigos, A.J.   +3 more
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NDP-MSH binding melanocortin-1 receptor ameliorates neuroinflammation and BBB disruption through CREB/Nr4a1/NF-κB pathway after intracerebral hemorrhage in mice

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2019
Neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption are two vital mechanisms of secondary brain injury following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Recently, melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) activation by Nle4-D-Phe7-α-MSH (NDP-MSH) was shown to play a
Xuan Wu, Siming Fu, Yun Liu, Hansheng Luo, Feng Li, Yiying Wang, Meng Gao, Yuan Cheng, Zongyi Xie   +8 more
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Charge Characteristics of Agouti-Related Protein Implicate Potent Involvement of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Metabolic Function. [PDF]

, 2019
The endogenous melanocortin peptide agouti-related protein (AgRP) plays a well-known role in foraging, but its contribution to metabolic regulation is less understood.
Chen, Jihuan, Chen, Valerie, Hoang, Ivy, Kawamura, Tomoya, McBride, Ryan, Millhauser, Glenn L, Repunte-Canonigo, Vez, Sanna, Pietro Paolo, Wong, Ashley Tess, Yang, Yang   +9 more
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment in Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Due to Pathogenic Homozygous Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mutation: A Case Report

Cell Reports Medicine, 2020
Summary Individuals with obesity due to pathogenic heterozygous melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) mutations can be treated efficiently with the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) liraglutide.
E. Iepsen, C. Have, S. Veedfald, S. Madsbad, J. Holst, N. Grarup, O. Pedersen, I. Brandslund, J. Holm, T. Hansen, S. Torekov   +10 more
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Melanotan-II reverses autistic features in a maternal immune activation mouse model of autism [PDF]

, 2019
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, difficulty with communication, and repetitive behavior patterns. In humans affected by ASD, there is a male pre-disposition towards the
Gould, Georgianna G, Lang, Jordan, Mazarati, Andrey, Medel-Matus, Jesus-Servando, Minakova, Elena, Reynolds, Ashley, Sankar, Raman, Shin, Don   +7 more
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