title: Molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of a fifth melanocortin receptor.
abstract: We report the isolation of a gene encoding a novel member of the family of melanocortin receptors. The mouse melanocortin-5 receptor (mMC5R) responds to melanocortins with an increase in intracellular cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations. Stimulation of the mMC5R by the melanocortins revealed a hierarchy of potency in which alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) > beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) > adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) > gamma- melanocyte stimulating hormone (gamma-MSH). Further structure-activity studies indicated that amino- and carboxyl-terminal portions of alpha-MSH appear to be key determinants in the activation of mMC5R whereas the melanocortin core heptapeptide sequence is devoid of pharmacological activity. Northern blot analysis demonstrated the expression of mMC5R mRNA in mouse skeletal muscle, lung, spleen, and brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gantz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D015870:Gene Expression; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin / Q000235:genetics*; D044101:Receptors, Melanocortin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin; D044101:Receptors, Melanocortin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones; D000242:Cyclic AMP