MC1R gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:melanocyte-stimulating_hormone_receptor
gptkb:MSHR
melanotropin receptor
gptkbp:associatedWith melanoma
red hair
albinism
vitiligo
skin pigmentation
freckles
non-melanoma skin cancer
melanoma risk
gptkbp:discoveredBy Jeffrey M. Friedman (team)
gptkbp:encodes melanocortin 1 receptor protein
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:agouti_signaling_protein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 4157
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:melanocytes
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Homo_sapiens
other mammals
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:melanocortin_1_receptor
gptkbp:function regulation of eumelanin and pheomelanin production
gptkbp:HGNC_ID gptkb:HGNC:6923
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MC1R gene
gptkbp:influenced response to UV radiation
risk of sunburn
skin cancer susceptibility
gptkbp:length 317 amino acids
954 base pairs
gptkbp:ligand gptkb:alpha-melanocyte-stimulating_hormone
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:16q24.3
gptkb:chromosome_16
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith deletion
insertion
missense mutation
nonsense mutation
decreased eumelanin production
increased UV sensitivity
increased pheomelanin production
gptkbp:numberOfExons 1
gptkbp:OMIM 155555
gptkbp:orthologInMouse Mc1r
gptkbp:product gptkb:G_protein-coupled_receptor
gptkbp:proteinFamily melanocortin receptor family
gptkbp:regulates UV response
hair color variation
melanin synthesis
skin color variation
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:Q01726
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:melanocortin_1_receptor
gptkb:Light_Hair
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7