Entrez Summary: This gene encodes an antagonist of the melanocortin-3 and melanocortin-4 receptor. It appears to regulate hypothalamic control of feeding behavior via melanocortin receptor and/or intracellular calcium regulation, and thus plays a role in weight homeostasis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with late on-set obesity. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2009].
UniProt Summary: Plays a role in weight homeostasis. Involved in the control of feeding behavior through the central melanocortin system. Acts as alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone antagonist by inhibiting cAMP production mediated by stimulation of melanocortin receptors within the hypothalamus and adrenal gland. Has very low activity with MC5R (By similarity). Is an inverse agonist for MC3R and MC4R being able to suppress their constitutive activity. It promotes MC3R and MC4R endocytosis in an arrestin-dependent manner. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10371151, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11145747, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15927146, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17041250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9892020}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Agouti
GO Terms
long-day photoperiodism
positive regulation of feeding behavior
adult feeding behavior
photoperiodism
regulation of feeding behavior
neuropeptide hormone activity
positive regulation of behavior
eating behavior
maternal process involved in female pregnancy
regulation of behavior
feeding behavior
Golgi lumen
neuropeptide signaling pathway
circadian rhythm
adult behavior
hormone-mediated signaling pathway
female pregnancy
multi-multicellular organism process
response to insulin
rhythmic process
response to light stimulus
signaling receptor binding
neuronal cell body
response to peptide hormone
response to radiation
response to peptide
behavior
cellular response to hormone stimulus
multicellular organismal reproductive process
multicellular organism reproduction
response to hormone
multi-organism reproductive process
response to organonitrogen compound
response to nitrogen compound
response to abiotic stimulus
cellular response to endogenous stimulus
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
reproductive process
reproduction
response to endogenous stimulus
response to oxygen-containing compound
extracellular space
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)