Melanocortin MC1 receptor in human genetics and model systems

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 660, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Beaumont, Kimberley A ^a   Wong, Shu S ^a   Ainger, Stephen A ^a   Liu, Yan Yan ^a   Patel, Mira P ^b   Millhauser, Glenn L ^b   Smith, Jennifer J ^a   Alewood, Paul F ^a   Leonard, J Helen ^c   Sturm, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

MC1R; Melanocyte; Melanoma; Pigmentation; Red hair colour; Tanning

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

CAUCASIAN; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1;

EID: 79955930958     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.11.040     Document Type: Review

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