Molecular evolution of GPCRs: Melanocortin/melanocortin receptors

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Dores, Robert M ^a   Londraville, Richard L ^b   Prokop, Jeremy ^b   Davis, Perry ^a   Dewey, Nathan ^a   Lesinski, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; MC2R; MC4R; Melanocortin peptides; Melanocortin receptors; MRAP1; MRAP2; MSH

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR ACCESSORY PROTEIN 1; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR ACCESSORY PROTEIN 2; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; TETRACOSACTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; MELANOCORTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

CARTILAGINOUS FISH; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TELEOST; TETRAPOD; ADRENAL GLAND; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; EXOCRINE GLAND; FISH; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PIGMENTATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FISHES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MELANOCORTINS; NEURONS; PIGMENTATION; PITUITARY GLAND; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN;

EID: 84901475834     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-14-0050     Document Type: Review

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