Characterization of a novel binding partner of the melanocortin-4 receptor: Attractin-like protein

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 376, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 595-605

  Haqq, Andrea M ^a,d   René, Patricia ^a   Kishi, Toshiro ^b   Khong, Kathy ^a   Lee, Charlotte E ^b   Liu, Hongyan ^c   Friedman, Jeffrey M ^c   Elmquist, Joel K ^b   Cone, Roger D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractin; G protein coupled receptor; Glutathione S transferase pull down; Melanocortin receptor; Yeast two hybrid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BRAIN; CELLS; DNA; GENES; PROTEINS;

ENERGY HOMEOSTATIS; GENE PRODUCTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

GENE PRODUCT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA LIBRARY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART; HOMEOSTASIS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECEPTOR BINDING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE; YEAST;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

AGOUTI;

EID: 0347986622     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20031241     Document Type: Article

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