Citations for
1ASIP, BNC2, IRF4, MC1R, RALY
A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies the Skin Color Genes IRF4, MC1R, ASIP, and BNC2 Influencing Facial Pigmented Spots.
Jacobs LC, Hamer MA, Gunn DA, Deelen J, Lall JS, van Heemst D, Uh HW, Hofman A, Uitterlinden AG, Griffiths CE, Beekman M, Slagboom PE, Kayser M, Liu F, Nijsten T.
J Invest Dermatol 135(7):1735-42. doi: 10.1038/jid.2015.62. Epub 2015 Feb 23. 2015
2MC1R, MET
A melanin-independent interaction between Mc1r and Met signaling pathways is required for HGF-dependent melanoma.
Wolnicka-Glubisz A, Strickland FM, Wielgus A, Anver M, Merlino G, De Fabo EC, Noonan FP.
Int J Cancer 136(4):752-60. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29050. Epub 2014 Jul 7. 2015
3MC1R, POMC
Significance of the melanocortin 1 receptor in the DNA damage response of human melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation.
Swope V, Alexander C, Starner R, Schwemberger S, Babcock G, Abdel-Malek ZA.
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 27(4):601-10. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12252. Epub 2014 May 12. 2014
4AKT1, MC1R, POMC
Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone protects retinal pigment epithelium cells from oxidative stress through activation of melanocortin 1 receptor-Akt-mTOR signaling.
Cheng LB, Cheng L, Bi HE, Zhang ZQ, Yao J, Zhou XZ, Jiang Q.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 443(2):447-52. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.11.113. Epub 2013 Dec 6. 2014
5MC1R
Insufficient expression of the melanocortin-1 receptor by human dermal fibroblasts contributes to excess collagen synthesis in keloid scars.
Luo LF, Shi Y, Zhou Q, Xu SZ, Lei TC.
Exp Dermatol 22(11):764-6. doi: 10.1111/exd.12250. 2013
6MC1R, PTEN
MC1R is a potent regulator of PTEN after UV exposure in melanocytes.
Cao J, Wan L, Hacker E, Dai X, Lenna S, Jimenez-Cervantes C, Wang Y, Leslie NR, Xu GX, Widlund HR, Ryu B, Alani RM, Dutton-Regester K, Goding CR, Hayward NK, Wei W, Cui R.
Mol Cell 51(4):409-22. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.010. 2013
7MC1R
MC1R and cAMP signaling inhibit cdc25B activity and delay cell cycle progression in melanoma cells.
Lyons J, Bastian BC, McCormick F.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110(34):13845-50. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1201917110. Epub 2013 Aug 1. 2013
8MC1R, SDC2
Melanocortin 1 receptor regulates melanoma cell migration by controlling syndecan-2 expression.
Chung H, Lee JH, Jeong D, Han IO, Oh ES.
J Biol Chem 287(23):19326-35. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.334730. Epub 2012 Apr 6. 2012
9MC1R
Functional status and relationships of melanocortin 1 receptor signaling to the cAMP and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 pathways in human melanoma cells.
Herraiz C, Journé F, Ghanem G, Jiménez-Cervantes C, García-Borrón JC.
Int J Biochem Cell Biol 44(12):2244-52. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.09.008. Epub 2012 Sep 19. 2012
10MC1R, POMC
Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone suppresses oxidative stress through a p53-mediated signaling pathway in human melanocytes.
Kadekaro AL, Chen J, Yang J, Chen S, Jameson J, Swope VB, Cheng T, Kadakia M, Abdel-Malek Z.
Mol Cancer Res 10(6):778-86. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-11-0436. Epub 2012 May 23. 2012
11DEFB103B, MC1R
Melanocortin-1 receptor-mediated signalling pathways activated by NDP-MSH and HBD3 ligands.
Beaumont KA, Smit DJ, Liu YY, Chai E, Patel MP, Millhauser GL, Smith JJ, Alewood PF, Sturm RA.
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 25(3):370-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2012.00990.x. Epub 2012 Mar 19. 2012
12CNR1, MC1R, POMC
Endocannabinoids stimulate human melanogenesis via type-1 cannabinoid receptor.
Pucci M, Pasquariello N, Battista N, Di Tommaso M, Rapino C, Fezza F, Zuccolo M, Jourdain R, Finazzi Agrò A, Breton L, Maccarrone M.
J Biol Chem 287(19):15466-78. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.314880. Epub 2012 Mar 19. 2012
13MC1R, UBE3A
UBE3A regulates MC1R expression: a link to hypopigmentation in Angelman syndrome.
Low D, Chen KS.
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 24(5):944-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2011.00884.x. Epub 2011 Jul 27. 2011
14MC1R, POMC
Spatial and temporal localization of the melanocortin 1 receptor and its ligand α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone during cutaneous wound repair.
Muffley LA, Zhu KQ, Engrav LH, Gibran NS, Hocking AM.
J Histochem Cytochem 59(3):278-88. doi: 10.1369/0022155410397999. Epub 2011 Jan 12. 2011
15MC1R, POMC, TUBB3
Alpha-MSH regulates intergenic splicing of MC1R and TUBB3 in human melanocytes.
Dalziel M, Kolesnichenko M, das Neves RP, Iborra F, Goding C, Furger A.
Nucleic Acids Res 39(6):2378-92. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq1125. Epub 2010 Nov 11. 2011
16MC1R
Involvement of the melanocortin-1 receptor in acute pain and pain of inflammatory but not neuropathic origin.
Delaney A, Keighren M, Fleetwood-Walker SM, Jackson IJ.
PLoS One 5(9):e12498. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012498. 2010
17MC1R
Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype: an important determinant of the damage response of melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation.
Kadekaro AL, Leachman S, Kavanagh RJ, Swope V, Cassidy P, Supp D, Sartor M, Schwemberger S, Babcock G, Wakamatsu K, Ito S, Koshoffer A, Boissy RE, Manga P, Sturm RA, Abdel-Malek ZA.
FASEB J 24(10):3850-60. doi: 10.1096/fj.10-158485. Epub 2010 Jun 2. 2010
18ASIP, CDK4, CDKN2A, CMM1, CMM2, CMM20, CMM3, CMM4, MC1R, TYR, TYRP1
Genetic risk factors for melanoma.
Meyle KD, Guldberg P.
Hum Genet 126(4):499-510. Epub 2009 Jul 8. Review. 2009
19HERC2, MC1R, OCA2
Interactions between HERC2, OCA2 and MC1R may influence human pigmentation phenotype.
Branicki W, Brudnik U, Wojas-Pelc A.
Ann Hum Genet 73(2):160-70. Epub 2009 Feb 4.PMID: 19208107 2009
20MC1R
Mechanism of dimerization of the human melanocortin 1 receptor.
Zanna PT, S‡nchez-Laorden BL, PŽrez-Oliva AB, Turp’n MC, Herraiz C, JimŽnez-Cervantes C, Garc’a-Borr—n JC.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 368(2):211-6. Epub 2008 Jan 24. 2008
21NR4A1, MC1R
Melanocortin-1 receptor signaling markedly induces the expression of the NR4A nuclear receptor subgroup in melanocytic cells.
Smith AG, Luk N, Newton RA, Roberts DW, Sturm RA, Muscat GE.
J Biol Chem 283(18):12564-70. Epub 2008 Feb 21. 2008
22ASIP, TPCN2, MC1R, TYRP1
Two newly identified genetic determinants of pigmentation in Europeans.
Sulem P, Gudbjartsson DF, Stacey SN, Helgason A, Rafnar T, Jakobsdottir M, Steinberg S, Gudjonsson SA, Palsson A, Thorleifsson G, P‡lsson S, Sigurgeirsson B, Thorisdottir K, Ragnarsson R, Benediktsdottir KR, Aben KK, Vermeulen SH, Goldstein AM, Tucker MA, Kiemeney LA, Olafsson JH, Gulcher J, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K.
Nat Genet 40(7):835-7. Epub 2008 May 18. 2008
23MC1R, SLC45A2
Variants of the MATP/SLC45A2 gene are protective for melanoma in the French population.
Guedj M, Bourillon A, Combadières C, Rodero M, Dieudé P, Descamps V, Dupin N, Wolkenstein P, Aegerter P, Lebbe C, Basset-Seguin N, Prum B, Saiag P, Grandchamp B, Soufir N; MelanCohort Investigators.
Hum Mutat 29(9):1154-60. 2008
24MC1R
Regulation of human melanocortin 1 receptor signaling and trafficking by Thr-308 and Ser-316 and its alteration in variant alleles associated with red hair and skin cancer.
Sanchez-Laorden BL, Jimenez-Cervantes C, Garcia-Borron JC.
J Biol Chem 282(5):3241-51. Epub 2006 Nov 27. 2007
25SLC24A4, KITLG, TYR, MC1R, OCA2, HERC2, HECD
Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans.
Sulem P, Gudbjartsson DF, Stacey SN, Helgason A, Rafnar T, Magnusson KP, Manolescu A, Karason A, Palsson A, Thorleifsson G, Jakobsdottir M, Steinberg S, P‡lsson S, Jonasson F, Sigurgeirsson B, Thorisdottir K, Ragnarsson R, Benediktsdottir KR, Aben KK, Kiemeney LA, Olafsson JH, Gulcher J, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K.
Nat Genet 39(12):1443-52. Epub 2007 Oct 21. 2007
26MC1R, BRAF
MC1R germline variants confer risk for BRAF-mutant melanoma.
Landi MT, Bauer J, Pfeiffer RM, Elder DE, Hulley B, Minghetti P, Calista D, Kanetsky PA, Pinkel D, Bastian BC.
Science 313(5786):521-2. Epub 2006 Jun 29. 2006
27MC1R
Variant amino acids in different domains of the human melanocortin 1 receptor impair cell surface expression.
S‡nchez-Laorden BL, S‡nchez-M‡s J, Turp’n MC, Garc’a-Borr—n JC, JimŽnez-Cervantes C.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 52(2):39-46. 2006
28MC1R
Melanocortin receptor-1 gene polymorphisms and the risk of cutaneous melanoma in a low-risk southern European population.
Stratigos AJ, Dimisianos G, Nikolaou V, Poulou M, Sypsa V, Stefanaki I, Papadopoulos O, Polydorou D, Plaka M, Christofidou E, Gogas H, Tsoutsos D, Kastana O, Antoniou C, Hatzakis A, Kanavakis E, Katsambas AD.
J Invest Dermatol 126(8):1842-9. Epub 2006 Apr 6. 2006
29MC1R, HCL4
Melanocortin-1 receptor gene variants affect pain and mu-opioid analgesia in mice and humans.
Mogil JS, Ritchie J, Smith SB, Strasburg K, Kaplan L, Wallace MR, Romberg RR, Bijl H, Sarton EY, Fillingim RB, Dahan A.
J Med Genet 42(7):583-7. 2005
30MC1R
Altered cell surface expression of human MC1R variant receptor alleles associated with red hair and skin cancer risk.
Beaumont KA, Newton RA, Smit DJ, Leonard JH, Stow JL, Sturm RA.
Hum Mol Genet 14(15):2145-54. Epub 2005 Jun 22. 2005
31OCA2, MC1R
Allele variations in the OCA2 gene (pink-eyed-dilution locus) are associated with genetic susceptibility to melanoma.
Jannot AS, Meziani R, Bertrand G, Gerard B, Descamps V, Archimbaud A, Picard C, Ollivaud L, Basset-Seguin N, Kerob D, Lanternier G, Lebbe C, Saiag P, Crickx B, Clerget-Darpoux F, Grandchamp B, Soufir N; Melan-Cohort.
Eur J Hum Genet [Epub ahead of print] 2005
32MC1R, OCA2
Interactive effects of MC1R and OCA2 on melanoma risk phenotypes.
Duffy DL, Box NF, Chen W, Palmer JS, Montgomery GW, James MR, Hayward NK, Martin NG, Sturm RA.
Hum Mol Genet 13(4):447-61. Epub 2004 Jan 06. 2004
33MC1R, OCA2
MC1R mutations modify the classic phenotype of oculocutaneous albinism type 2 (OCA2).
King RA, Willaert RK, Schmidt RM, Pietsch J, Savage S, Brott MJ, Fryer JP, Summers CG, Oetting WS.
Am J Hum Genet 73(3):638-45. Epub 2003 Jul 22. 2003
34MC1R
Human melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene variants alter melanoma cell growth and adhesion to extracellular matrix.
Robinson SJ, Healy E.
Oncogene 21(52):8037-46. 2002
35MC1R
The melanocortin-1-receptor gene is the major freckle gene.
Bastiaens M, ter Huurne J, Gruis N, Bergman W, Westendorp R, Vermeer BJ, Bouwes Bavinck JN.
Hum Mol Genet 10(16):1701-8. 2001
36MC1R
Functional variation of MC1R alleles from red-haired individuals.
Healy E, Jordan SA, Budd PS, Suffolk R, Rees JL, Jackson IJ.
Hum Mol Genet 10(21):2397-402. 2001
37MC1R
Melanocortin-1 receptor variant R151C modifies melanoma risk in Dutch families with melanoma.
van der Velden PA, Sandkuijl LA, Bergman W, Pavel S, van Mourik L, Frants RR, Gruis NA.
Am J Hum Genet 69(4):774-9. 2001
38MC1R
MC1R genotype modifies risk of melanoma in families segregating CDKN2A mutations.
Box NF, Duffy DL, Chen W, Stark M, Martin NG, Sturm RA, Hayward NK.
Am J Hum Genet 69(4):765-73. 2001
39MC1R
Melanocortin-1 receptor genotype is a risk factor for basal and squamous cell carcinoma.
Box NF, Duffy DL, Irving RE, Russell A, Chen W, Griffyths LR, Parsons PG, Green AC, Sturm RA.
J Invest Dermatol 116(2):224-9. 2001
40TCF25, MC1R
Human DNA sequence variation in a 6.6-kb region containing the melanocortin 1 receptor promoter.
Makova KD, Ramsay M, Jenkins T, Li WH.
Genetics 158(3):1253-68. 2001
41MC1R
Thr40 and Met122 are new partial loss-of-function natural mutations of the human melanocortin 1 receptor.
Jimenez-Cervantes C, Germer S, Gonzalez P, Sanchez J, Sanchez CO, Garcia-Borron JC.
FEBS Lett 508(1):44-8. 2001
42MC1R
Melanocortin-1 receptor polymorphisms and risk of melanoma: is the association explained solely by pigmentation phenotype?
Palmer JS, Duffy DL, Box NF, Aitken JF, O'Gorman LE, Green AC, Hayward NK, Martin NG, Sturm RA.
Am J Hum Genet 66(1):176-86. 2000
43MC1R
Pleiotropic effects of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene on human pigmentation.
Flanagan N, Healy E, Ray A, Philips S, Todd C, Jackson IJ, Birch-Machin MA, Rees JL.
Hum Mol Genet 9(17):2531-7. 2000
44MC1R
High polymorphism at the human melanocortin 1 receptor locus.
Rana BK, et al.
Genetics 151(4):1547-57. 1999
45MC1R
Molecular analysis of a new splice variant of the human melanocortin-1 receptor.
Tan CP, et al.
FEBS Lett 451(2):137-41. 1999
46HCL4, MC1R
Loss of function mutations of the human melanocortin 1 receptor are common and are associated with red hair.
Schioth HB, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 260(2):488-91 1999
47MC1R
Characterization of the promoter region of the human melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene.
Moro O, Ideta R, Ifuku O.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 262(2):452-60 1999
48MC1R
Human pigmentation phenotype : a point mutation generates nonfunctional MSH receptor.
Frandberg PA, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 245 : 490-492. 1998
49RPL13, CDK10, SPG7, DPEP1, FANCA, MC1R, CHMP1A
Construction of a high-resolution physical and transcription map of chromosome 16q24.3 : a region of frequent loss of heterozygosity in sporadic breast cancer.
Whitmore SA, et al.
Genomics 50 : 1-8. 1998
50HCL4, MC1R
Identification of common polymorphisms in the coding sequence of the human MSH receptor (MCIR) with possible biological effects.
Koppula SV, et al.
Hum Mutat 9 : 30-36. 1997
51MC1R
Characterisation of D117A and H260A mutations in the melanocortin 1 receptor.
Schišth HB, et al.
Mol Cell Endocrinol 126 : 213-219. 1997
52MC1R, HADC, MC3R, MC4R
Deletions of the N-terminal regions of the human melanocortin receptors.
Schioth HB, Petersson S, Muceniece R, Szardenings M, Wikberg JE.
FEBS Lett 410(2-3):223-8. 1997
53HCL4, MC1R
Characterization of melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor variant alleles in twins with red hair.
Box NF, Wyeth JR, O'Gorman LE, Martin NG, Sturm RA.
Hum Mol Genet 6(11):1891-7. 1997
54MC1R
The Asp84Glu variant of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is associated with melanoma.
Valverde P, et al.
Hum Mol Genet 5 : 1663-1666. 1996
55MC1R, HCL4
Variants of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor gene are associated with red hair and fair skin in humans.
Valverde P, et al.
Nat Genet 11 : 328-330. 1995
56MC1R
Mapping of the gene encoding the melanocortin-1 (alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone) receptor (MC1R) to human chromosome 16q24.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Gantz I, et al.
Genomics 19 : 394-395. 1994
57MC1R, HADC, MC3R, MC4R, MC1RH1, MC1RH2
Mapping of the ACTH, MSH, and neural (MC3 and MC4) melanocortin receptors in the mouse and human.
Magenis RE, et al.
Mamm Genome 5 : 503-508. 1994
58MC1R, MC3R, MC4R
Molecular cloning of a novel melanocortin receptor.
Gantz I, et al.
J Biol Chem 268 : 8246-8250. 1993
59MC1R
Pigmentation phenotypes of variant extension locus alleles result from point mutations that alter MSH receptor function.
Robbins LS, Nadeau JH, Johnson KR, Kelly MA, Roselli-Rehfuss L, Baack E, Mountjoy KG, Cone RD.
Cell 72(6):827-34. 1993
60MC1R
The cloning of a family of genes that encode the melanocortin receptors.
Mountjoy KG, Robbins LS, Mortrud MT, Cone RD.
Science 257(5074):1248-51. 1992
61MC1R
Molecular cloning and expression of the human melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor cDNA.
Chhajlani V, Wikberg JE.
FEBS Lett 309(3):417-20. 1992