Role of third intracellular loop of the melanocortin 4 receptor in the regulation of constitutive activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 365, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-445

  Kim, Do Hun ^a   Shin, Seung Woo ^a   Baik, Ja Hyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constitutive activity; G protein; Intracellular loop; Melanocortin; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Mutation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE;

AGOUTI-RELATED PROTEIN; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CELL LINE; CYCLIC AMP; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OBESITY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 36549054587     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.170     Document Type: Article

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