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MC2R [plasma membrane]
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-388600
Type
Protein [EntityWithAccessionedSequence]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
plasma membrane
Synonyms
RecName: Full=Adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor; Short=ACTH receptor; Short=ACTH-R; Short=Adrenocorticotropin receptor; AltName: Full=Melanocortin receptor 2; AltName: Full=MC2-R;
GN Name=MC2R; Synonyms=ACTHR;
OS Homo sapiens, ACTHR_HUMAN
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Disease (Homo sapiens)
Diseases of metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Defective ACTH causes obesity and POMCD (Homo sapiens)
Defective ACTH does not bind MCR2 (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Signal Transduction (Homo sapiens)
Signaling by GPCR (Homo sapiens)
GPCR downstream signalling (Homo sapiens)
G alpha (s) signalling events (Homo sapiens)
Liganded Gs-activating GPCR acts as a GEF for Gs (Homo sapiens)
GPCR:ligand complexes that act on Gs:Heterotrimeric G-protein Gs (active) [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs:Heterotrimeric G-protein Gs (inactive) [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Liganded Gs-activating GPCRs bind inactive heterotrimeric Gs (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs:Heterotrimeric G-protein Gs (inactive) [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
The Ligand:GPCR:Gs complex dissociates (Homo sapiens)
GPCR:ligand complexes that act on Gs:Heterotrimeric G-protein Gs (active) [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Ligand:GPCR complexes that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
GPCRs that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
GPCR ligand binding (Homo sapiens)
Class A/1 (Rhodopsin-like receptors) (Homo sapiens)
Peptide ligand-binding receptors (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176) binds MC2R (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
External Reference Information
External Reference
UniProt:Q01718 MC2R
Gene Names
MC2R, ACTHR
Chain
chain:1-297
Reference Genes
BioGPS Gene:4158 MC2R
COSMIC (genes):MC2R MC2R
CTD Gene:4158 MC2R
dbSNP Gene:4158 MC2R
ENSEMBL:ENSG00000185231 MC2R
HGNC:6930 MC2R
KEGG:hsa:4158 MC2R
Monarch:4158 MC2R
NCBI Gene:4158 MC2R
OMIM:607397 MC2R
UCSC:Q01718 MC2R
Reference Transcript
RefSeq:NM_001291911.1 MC2R
RefSeq:NM_000529.2 MC2R
RefSeq:XM_017025781.1 MC2R
Other Identifiers
11741169_at
11741170_at
11741171_at
16854097
208568_PM_at
208568_at
217434_PM_at
217434_at
3800117
3800118
3800119
3800120
4158
420_at
8022412
A_23_P38649
GE79781
GO:0004930
GO:0004977
GO:0004978
GO:0005515
GO:0005737
GO:0005886
GO:0007165
GO:0007186
GO:0007187
GO:0007189
GO:0007218
GO:0016020
GO:0019222
GO:0060089
HMNXSV003038925
Hs.274501.0.S1_3p_at
ILMN_1778521
PH_hs_0013164
PH_hs_0036685
TC18000382.hg
TC18000851.hg
X65633_at
g4505126_3p_at
Participates
as an input of
Defective ACTH does not bind MCR2 (Homo sapiens)
POMC(138-176) binds MC2R (Homo sapiens)
as a member of
GPCRs that activate Gs [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
as a component of
POMC(138-176):MC2R [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Inferred To
MC2R [plasma membrane]
(Bos taurus)
MC2R [plasma membrane]
(Canis familiaris)
MC2R [plasma membrane]
(Gallus gallus)
MC2R [plasma membrane]
(Sus scrofa)
Mc2r [plasma membrane]
(Mus musculus)
Mc2r [plasma membrane]
(Rattus norvegicus)
mc2r [plasma membrane]
(Danio rerio)
Cross References
RefSeq
XP_016881270.1
,
NP_001278840.1
,
NP_000520.1
Guide to Pharmacology - Targets
283
ENSEMBL
ENST00000327606
,
ENSG00000185231
,
ENSP00000333821
OpenTargets
ENSG00000185231
ZINC - Substances
ACTHR_HUMAN
ZINC target
Q01718
PRO
Q01718
GlyGen
Q01718
PDB
8GY7
GeneCards
MC2R
HPA
ENSG00000185231-MC2R
Pharos - Targets
Q01718
Orphanet
MC2R
HMDB Protein
HMDBP12756
Interactors (3)
Accession
#Entities
Entities
Confidence Score
Evidence (IntAct)
UniProt:Q8TCY5-1 MRAP
0.621
3
UniProt:Q96G30 MRAP2
0.573
2
UniProt:Q8TCY5 MRAP
0.573
3
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