title: Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene.
abstract: The chick melanocortin 1-receptor gene was isolated. It is found to be an intronless gene encoding a 314 amino acid protein, sharing 64% identity with mammalian counterparts. A cis-element responsible for melanocyte-specific transcription is found in its 5' upstream region. It is probable that the expression of the receptor in melanocytes is closely correlated with that of melanogenesis-related genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Japan. stakevoh@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yabuuchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D017931:DNA Primers; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011979:Receptors, Pituitary Hormone / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011979:Receptors, Pituitary Hormone; C029446:MSH receptor; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones; D004247:DNA