Melanocortin receptors are members of the rhodopsin family of 7-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors.

There are five known members of the melanocortin receptor system[1] each with differing specificities for melanocortins:[2][3][4]

These receptors are inhibited by endogenous inverse agonists agouti signalling peptide and agouti-related peptide,[7] and activated by synthetic (i.e. afamelanotide) and endogenous agonist melanocyte-stimulating hormones.[8]

Selective ligands

Several selective ligands for the melanocortin receptors are known,[9][10][11][12] and some synthetic compounds have been investigated as potential tanning, anti-obesity and aphrodisiac drugs, with tanning effects mainly from stimulation of MC1,[13] while anorectic and aphrodisiac effects appear to involve both MC3 and MC4.[14] MC1, MC3 and MC4 are widely expressed in the brain, and are also thought to be responsible for effects on mood and cognition.[15][16][17][18]

Agonists

Non-selective
MC1-selective
MC4-selective
Unknown (but for certain MC2-acting)

Antagonists and inverse agonists

Non-selective
MC4-selective

Unknown

References

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  5. ^ Lam, B.Y.H., Williamson, A., Finer, S. et al. MC3R links nutritional state to childhood growth and the timing of puberty. Nature (2021). doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04088-9
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  9. ^ Balse-Srinivasan P, Grieco P, Cai M, Trivedi D, Hruby VJ (November 2003). "Structure-activity relationships of gamma-MSH analogues at the human melanocortin MC3, MC4, and MC5 receptors. Discovery of highly selective hMC3R, hMC4R, and hMC5R analogues". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46 (23): 4965–73. doi:10.1021/jm030119t. PMID 14584947.
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