Citations for
1MC4R, SIM1
Sim1 Neurons Are Sufficient for MC4R-Mediated Sexual Function in Male Mice.
Semple E, Hill JW.
Endocrinology 159(1):439-449. doi: 10.1210/en.2017-00488. 2018
2MC4R, MRAP2
Melanocortin Receptor Accessory Protein 2-Induced Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Response of Human Melanocortin 4 Receptor.
Soletto L, Hernández-Balfagó S, Rocha A, Scheerer P, Kleinau G, Cerdá-Reverter JM.
J Endocr Soc. Dec 6;3(2):314-323. doi: 10.1210/js.2018-00370. eCollection 2019 Feb 1 2018
3MC3R, MC4R
Biased signaling at neural melanocortin receptors in regulation of energy homeostasis.
Yang LK, Tao YX.
Biochim Biophys Acta iochim Biophys Acta. 2017 Apr 19. pii: S0925-4439(17)30122-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.04.010. [Epub ahead of print] 2017
4MC4R
Prevalence of mutations in LEP, LEPR, and MC4R genes in individuals with severe obesity.
Paolini B, Maltese PE, Del Ciondolo I, Tavian D, Missaglia S, Ciuoli C, Zuntini M, Cecchin S, Bertelli M, Pompucci G.
Genet Mol Res 15(3). doi: 10.4238/gmr.15038718. 2016
5MC4R
A common variant and the transcript levels of MC4R gene are associated with adiposity in children: the IDEFICS Study.
Lauria F, Siani A, Picó C, Ahrens W, Bammann K, De Henauw S, Foraita R, Iacoviello L, Kourides Y, Marild S, Molnar D, Moreno LA, Pitsiladis Y, Sánchez J, Veidebaum T, Wang G, Russo P; IDEFICS consortium.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Sep 1:jc20161992. [Epub ahead of print] 2016
6MC4R
Hyperphagia in male melanocortin 4 receptor deficient mice promotes growth independently of growth hormone.
Tan HY, Steyn FJ, Huang L, Cowley M, Veldhuis JD, Chen C.
J Physiol Physiol. 2016 Aug 25. doi: 10.1113/JP272770. 2016
7MC3R, MC4R, RNF11
Ring Finger Protein 11 Inhibits Melanocortin 3 and 4 Receptor Signaling.
Müller A, Niederstadt L, Jonas W, Yi CX, Meyer F, Wiedmer P, Fischer J, Grötzinger C, Schürmann A, Tschöp M, Kleinau G, Grüters A, Krude H, Biebermann H.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 7:109. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2016.00109. eCollection 2016. 2016
8MC4R
Melanocortin-4 receptor-regulated energy homeostasis.
Krashes MJ, Lowell BB, Garfield AS.
Nat Neurosci 19(2):206-19. doi: 10.1038/nn.4202. Review. 2016
9MC3R, MC4R
Effects of Melanocortin 3 and 4 Receptor Deficiency on Energy Homeostasis in Rats.
You P, Hu H, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Yang Y, Wang T, Xing R, Shao Y, Zhang W, Li D, Chen H, Liu M.
Sci Rep 6:34938. doi: 10.1038/srep34938. 2016
10AGRP, KCNJ13, MC4R
G-protein-independent coupling of MC4R to Kir7.1 in hypothalamic neurons.
Ghamari-Langroudi M, Digby GJ, Sebag JA, Millhauser GL, Palomino R, Matthews R, Gillyard T, Panaro BL, Tough IR, Cox HM, Denton JS, Cone RD.
Nature 520(7545):94-8. doi: 10.1038/nature14051. Epub 2015 Jan 19. 2015
11FTO, MC4R
Interaction between common variants of FTO and MC4R is associated with risk of PCOS.
Yuan H, Zhu G, Wang F, Wang X, Guo H, Shen M.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 13:55. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0050-z. 2015
12MC4R
The melanocortin-4 receptor integrates circadian light cues and metabolism.
Arble DM, Holland J, Ottaway N, Sorrell J, Pressler JW, Morano R, Woods SC, Seeley RJ, Herman JP, Sandoval DA, Perez-Tilve D.
Endocrinology 156(5):1685-91. doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1937. Epub 2015 Mar 2. 2015
13MC4R
Role of hindbrain melanocortin-4 receptor activity in controlling cardiovascular and metabolic functions in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
do Carmo JM, da Silva AA, Hall JE.
J Hypertens 33(6):1201-6. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000530. 2015
14MC4R, MRAP2
Melanocortin receptor accessory proteins in adrenal disease and obesity.
Jackson DS, Ramachandrappa S, Clark AJ, Chan LF.
Front Neurosci. Jun 10;9:213. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00213. eCollection 2015 2015
15MC4R, SLC24A4
An essential role for the K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+-exchanger, NCKX4, in melanocortin-4-receptor-dependent satiety.
Li XF, Lytton J.
J Biol Chem 289(37):25445-59. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.564450. Epub 2014 Aug 5. 2014
16MC4R
Melanocortin 4 receptor activation inhibits presynaptic N-type calcium channels in amygdaloid complex neurons.
Agosti F, López Soto EJ, Cabral A, Castrogiovanni D, Schioth HB, Perelló M, Raingo J.
Eur J Neurosci 40(5):2755-65. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12650. Epub 2014 Jun 18. 2014
17MC4R
Differential control of metabolic and cardiovascular functions by melanocortin-4 receptors in proopiomelanocortin neurons.
do Carmo JM, da Silva AA, Rushing JS, Pace B, Hall JE.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 305(4):R359-68. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00518.2012. Epub 2013 Jul 10. 2013
18MC4R
Melanocortin 4 receptors reciprocally regulate sympathetic and parasympathetic preganglionic neurons.
Sohn JW, Harris LE, Berglund ED, Liu T, Vong L, Lowell BB, Balthasar N, Williams KW, Elmquist JK.
Cell 152(3):612-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.12.022. 2013
19MC4R
Melanocortin 4 receptor distribution in the human hypothalamus.
Siljee JE, Unmehopa UA, Kalsbeek A, Swaab DF, Fliers E, Alkemade A.
Eur J Endocrinol 168(3):361-9. doi: 10.1530/EJE-12-0750. Print 2013 Mar. 2013
20MC4R
Pleiotropic functions of the transmembrane domain 6 of human melanocortin-4 receptor.
Huang H, Tao YX.
J Mol Endocrinol 49(3):237-48. doi: 10.1530/JME-12-0161. Print 2012 Dec. 2012
21MC4R
Melanocortin-4 receptor expression in different classes of spinal and vagal primary afferent neurons in the mouse.
Gautron L, Lee CE, Lee S, Elmquist JK.
J Comp Neurol 520(17):3933-48. doi: 10.1002/cne.23137. 2012
22MC4R, NHLH2
Melanocortin 4 receptor is a transcriptional target of nescient helix-loop-helix-2.
Wankhade UD, Good DJ.
Mol Cell Endocrinol 341(1-2):39-47. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.05.022. Epub 2011 Jun 1. 2011
23MC4R, OBS3
Evidence that multiple genetic variants of MC4R play a functional role in the regulation of energy expenditure and appetite in Hispanic children.
Cole SA, Butte NF, Voruganti VS, Cai G, Haack K, Kent JW Jr, Blangero J, Comuzzie AG, McPherson JD, Gibbs RA.
Am J Clin Nutr 91(1):191-9. Epub 2009 Nov 4. 2010
24FTO, MC4R, OBS2
Life course variations in the associations between FTO and MC4R gene variants and body size.
Hardy R, Wills AK, Wong A, Elks CE, Wareham NJ, Loos RJ, Kuh D, Ong KK.
Hum Mol Genet 19(3):545-52. Epub 2009 Oct 31.PMID: 19880856 2010
25BDNF, FTO, HSPA1B, MC4R, TMEM18
Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity.
Thorleifsson G, Walters GB, Gudbjartsson DF, Steinthorsdottir V, Sulem P, Helgadottir A, Styrkarsdottir U, Gretarsdottir S, Thorlacius S, Jonsdottir I, Jonsdottir T, Olafsdottir EJ, Olafsdottir GH, Jonsson T, Jonsson F, Borch-Johnsen K, Hansen T, Andersen G, Jorgensen T, Lauritzen T, Aben KK, Verbeek AL, Roeleveld N, Kampman E, Yanek LR, Becker LC, Tryggvadottir L, Rafnar T, Becker DM, Gulcher J, Kiemeney LA, Pedersen O, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K.
Nat Genet 41(1):18-24. Epub 2008 Dec 14. 2009
26FTO, GNPDA2, KCTD15, MC4R, MTCH2, NEGR1, PCSK1, SH2B1, TMEM18
Replication and extension of genome-wide association study results for obesity in 4,923 adults from Northern Sweden.
Renström F, Payne F, Nordström A, Brito EC; GIANT Consortium, Rolandsson O, Hallmans G, Barroso I, Nordström P, Franks PW.
Hum Mol Genet um Mol Genet. 2009 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print] 2009
27BDNF, FAIM2, GNPDA2, MC4R, SEC16B, TMEM18
Association between obesity and polymorphisms in SEC16B, TMEM18, GNPDA2, BDNF, FAIM2 and MC4R in a Japanese population.
Hotta K, Nakamura M, Nakamura T, Matsuo T, Nakata Y, Kamohara S, Miyatake N, Kotani K, Komatsu R, Itoh N, Mineo I, Wada J, Masuzaki H, Yoneda M, Nakajima A, Funahashi T, Miyazaki S, Tokunaga K, Kawamoto M, Ueno T, Hamaguchi K, Tanaka K, Yamada K, Hanafusa T, Oikawa S, Yoshimatsu H, Nakao K, Sakata T, Matsuzawa Y, Kamatani N, Nakamura Y.
J Hum Genet 54(12):727-31. Epub 2009 Oct 23. 2009
28MC4R
Role of third intracellular loop of the melanocortin 4 receptor in the regulation of constitutive activity.
Kim DH, Shin SW, Baik JH.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 365(3):439-45. Epub 2007 Nov 5. 2008
29MC4R
Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the melanocortin-4 receptor promoter in infantile spasms.
Liu ZL, He B, Fang F, Tang CY, Zou LP.
Neuropediatrics 38(6):304-9. 2007
30MC4R, OBS3
Mutations in the human melanocortin-4 receptor gene associated with severe familial obesity disrupts receptor function through multiple molecular mechanisms.
Yeo GS, Lank EJ, Farooqi IS, Keogh J, Challis BG, O'Rahilly S.
Hum Mol Genet 12(5):561-74. 2003
31MC4R
Melanocortin-4 receptor gene: case-control study and transmission disequilibrium test confirm that functionally relevant mutations are compatible with a major gene effect for extreme obesity.
Hinney A, Hohmann S, Geller F, Vogel C, Hess C, Wermter AK, Brokamp B, Goldschmidt H, Siegfried W, Remschmidt H, Schafer H, Gudermann T, Hebebrand J.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88(9):4258-67. 2003
32MC4R, OBS3
The human MC4R promoter: characterization and role in obesity.
Lubrano-Berthelier C, Cavazos M, Le Stunff C, Haas K, Shapiro A, Zhang S, Bougneres P, Vaisse C.
Diabetes 52(12):2996-3000. 2003
33MC4R, OBS3
A novel melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene mutation associated with morbid obesity.
Mergen M, Mergen H, Ozata M, Oner R, Oner C.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86(7):3448. 2001
34MC4R
Testing of human homologues of murine obesity genes as candidate regions in Finnish obese sib pairs.
Ohman M, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 7(2):117-24. 1999
35MC4R
Identification and functional analysis of novel human melanocortin-4 receptor variants.
Gu W, et al.
Diabetes 48(3):635-9. 1999
36MC4R, OBS3
Several mutations in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene including a nonsense and a frameshift mutation associated with dominantly inherited obesity in humans.
Hinney A, et al.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84(4):1483-6. 1999
37MC4R
Haplosufficiency of the melancortin-4 receptor gene in individuals with deletions of 18q.
Cody JD, Reveles XT, Hale DE, Lehman D, Coon H, Leach RJ.
Hum Genet 105(5):424-7 1999
38MC4R, OBS3
Phenotypes in three pedigrees with autosomal dominant obesity caused by haploinsufficiency mutations in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene.
Sina M, Hinney A, Ziegler A, Neupert T, Mayer H, Siegfried W, Blum WF, Remschmidt H, Hebebrand J.
Am J Hum Genet 65(6):1501-7 1999
39MC4R, OBS3
Molecular scanning for mutations in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene in obese/diabetic Japanese.
Ohshiro Y, Sanke T, Ueda K, Shimajiri Y, Nakagawa T, Tsunoda K, Nishi M, Sasaki H, Takasu N, Nanjo K.
Ann Hum Genet 63 : 483-487. 1999
40MC4R
Assignment of the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene to human chromosome band 18q22 by in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping.
Sundaramurthy D, et al.
Cytogenet Cell Genet 82 : 97-98. 1998
41MC4R, OBS4
A frameshift mutation in MC4R associated with dominantly inherited human obesity.
Yeo GSH, et al.
Nat Genet 20 : 111-112. 1998
42MC4R, OBS4
A frameshift mutation in human MC4R is associated with a dominant form of obesity.
Vaisse C, et al.
Nat Genet 20 : 113-114. 1998
43AGRP, CLU, CPE, MC4R, NPY5R, NPY6R, PCSK1, POMC, DIDAN, TUB, UCP2
Microsatellite marker content mapping of 12 candidate genes for obesity: assembly of seven obesity screening panels for automated genotyping.
Winick JD, Friedman JM.
Genome Res 8(9):985-94. 1998
44MC1R, 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
45MC4R
Molecular screening of the human melanocortin-4 receptor gene: identification of a missense variant showing no association with obesity, plasma glucose, or insulin.
Gotoda T, Scott J, Aitman TJ.
Diabetologia 40(8):976-9. 1997
46MC4R
Integration of 28 STSs into the physical map of human chromosome 18.
Gerken S, et al.
Genomics 24 : 612-613. 1994
47MC1R, 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
48MC4R
Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain.
Mountjoy KG, Mortrud MT, Low MJ, Simerly RB, Cone RD.
Mol Endocrinol 8(10):1298-308. 1994
49MC1R, MC3R, MC4R
Molecular cloning of a novel melanocortin receptor.
Gantz I, et al.
J Biol Chem 268 : 8246-8250. 1993
50MC4R, HADC, MC3R
Molecular cloning, expression, and gene localization of a fourth melanocortin receptor.
Gantz I, et al.
J Biol Chem 268 : 15174-15179. 1993
51MC4R, HADC, MC3R
Localization of the genes encoding the melanocortin-2 (adrenocorticotropic hormone) and melanocortin-3 receptors to chromosomes 18p11.2 and 20q13.2-q13.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Gantz I, et al.
Genomics 18 : 166-167. 1993