Protein Name melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 83567
Gene Symbol

Mchr1

UniProt P97639 (MCHR1_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 57
Total Number of Articles : 42
Description

melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1

Gene Summary

Enables hormone binding activity; melanin-concentrating hormone receptor activity; and protein C-terminus binding activity. Involved in cell surface receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of calcium ion transport; and positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration. Located in plasma membrane. Biomarker of obesity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in morbid obesity. Orthologous to human MCHR1 (melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1
  • G-protein coupled receptor 24
  • MCH receptor 1
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Properties