Structured Summary
Abstract
A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in MELANOCYTES. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Loss of function mutations of the type 1 melanocortin receptor account for the majority of red hair and fair skin recessive traits in human.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
12 entry terms
- MC1 Receptor
- Melanocortin Receptor 1
- Melanocortin-1 Receptor
- Melanocyte Melanocortin Receptor
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1
- Receptor, Melanocortin-1
- Melanocortin 1 Receptor
- Melanocortin Receptor, Melanocyte
- Receptor 1, Melanocortin
- Receptor, MC1
- Receptor, Melanocortin 1
- Receptor, Melanocyte Melanocortin
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.
MeSH Record
History Note
2004(2002)
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Receptors, Corticotropin (1999-2003)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Melanocortin Type 1 Receptor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044102
- Melanocortin Type 1 Receptor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanocortin_1_receptor
- Melanocortin Type 1 Receptor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21173746