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Replacement of short segments within transmembrane domains of MC2R disrupts retention signal.
Journal of molecular endocrinology - 1 Oct 2014
Fridmanis Davids, Petrovska Ramona, Pjanova Dace, Schiöth Helgi B, Klovins Janis
Abstract excerpt
The proteolysis of the pro-opiomelanocortin precursor results in the formation of melanocortins (MCs), a group of peptides that share the conserved -H-F-R-W- sequence, which acts as a pharmacophore for five subtypes of MC receptors (MCRs). MC type 2 receptor (MC2R; also known as ACTHR) is the most specialized of all the MCRs. It is predominantly expressed in the adrenal cortex and specifically binds ACTH. Unlike...
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