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Journal of Aging Research, 2011 The purpose of this study was to determine whether resistance exercise training-induced reductions in inflammation are mediated via melanocortin 3 receptor expression in obese (BMI 32.7±3.7) women (65.6±2.8 yrs) randomized to either a control (𝑁=11) or ...
Tara M. Henagan +5 more
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Stability and Turnover of the ACTH Receptor Complex
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Glucocorticoid production in mammals is principally regulated by the action of the pituitary hormone adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) acting on its cognate membrane receptor on the zona fasciculata cells of the adrenal cortex. The receptor for ACTH consists of
Adrian J. L. Clark, Li Chan
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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.Abstract Efforts to use transcriptomics for toxicity testing have classically relied on the assumption that chemicals consistently produce characteristic transcriptomic signatures that are reflective of their mechanism of action. However, the degree to which transcriptomic responses are conserved across different test methodologies has seldom been ...
Paul Béziers +10 more
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Structure elucidation of a human melanocortin-4 receptor specific orthosteric nanobody agonist
Nature CommunicationsThe melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) belongs to the melanocortin receptor family of G-protein coupled receptors and is a key switch in the leptin-melanocortin molecular axis that controls hunger and satiety.
Thomas Fontaine +21 more
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Targeting MC1R depalmitoylation to prevent melanomagenesis in redheads
Nature Communications, 2019 Melanocortin-1 receptor is a palmitoylated protein and variants of the receptor are associated with red hair colour and susceptibility to melanoma. Here, the authors describe a method to enhance the palmitoylation of the receptor, which can inhibit ...
Shuyang Chen +15 more
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Loss of the melanocortin-4 receptor in mice causes dilated cardiomyopathy
eLife, 2017 Haploinsufficiency of the melanocortin-4 receptor, the most common monogenetic obesity syndrome in humans, is associated with a reduction in autonomic tone, bradycardia, and incidence of obesity-associated hypertension.
Michael J Litt +9 more
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Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, EarlyView.Model for how α‐syn modulates the positioning of endolysosomes in melanoma cells. (a) α‐syn tethers endolysosomes to the plasma membrane, a last step in anterograde transport. (b) Loss of α‐syn expression causes the loss of the tethering function, which leads to perinuclear vesicle clustering. Reproduced from the open access article.
Stephan N. Witt
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MRAP2 regulates energy homeostasis by promoting primary cilia localization of MC4R
JCI Insight, 2023 The G protein–coupled receptor melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) and its associated protein melanocortin receptor–associated protein 2 (MRAP2) are essential for the regulation of food intake and body weight in humans.
Adelaide Bernard +12 more
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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Setmelanotide is a melanocortin‐4 receptor agonist approved for the treatment of rare forms of genetic obesity. Through off‐target activation of the melanocortin‐1 receptor, it may induce cutaneous pigmentation changes; however, data regarding its effects on melanocytic nevi remain limited.
Martina Cavicchi +5 more
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Inhibition of the central melanocortin system decreases brown adipose tissue activity[S]
Journal of Lipid Research, 2014 The melanocortin system is an important regulator of energy balance, and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) deficiency is the most common monogenic cause of obesity.
Sander Kooijman +8 more
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