MC4R Antibody (N-Term)
Peptide-affinity purified goat antibody
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Primary Accession | P32245 |
Other Accession | NP_005903.2, 4160 |
Predicted | Human |
Host | Goat |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Concentration | 0.5 mg/ml |
Isotype | IgG |
Calculated MW | 36943 Da |
Gene ID | 4160 |
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Other Names | Melanocortin receptor 4, MC4-R, MC4R |
Format | 0.5 mg/ml in Tris saline, 0.02% sodium azide, pH7.3 with 0.5% bovine serum albumin |
Storage | Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20°C in small aliquots to prevent freeze-thaw cycles. |
Precautions | MC4R Antibody (N-Term) is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
Name | MC4R |
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Function | Hormone receptor that acts as a key component of the leptin- melanocortin pathway at the intersection of homeostatic maintenance of energetic state (PubMed:32327598, PubMed:33858992). Plays a role in regulating food intake: activation by a stimulating hormone such as anorexigenic alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) inhibits appetite, whereas binding to a natural antagonist like Agouti-related protein/AGRP promotes appetite. G-protein-coupled receptor that activates conventional Galphas signaling leading to induction of anorexogenic signaling in the hypothalamus to result in negative energy balance (PubMed:33858992). Regulates the firing activity of neurons from the hypothalamus by alpha-MSH and AGRP independently of Galphas signaling by ligand-induced coupling of closure of inwardly rectifying potassium channel KCNJ13 (By similarity). In intestinal epithelial cells, plays a role in the inhibition of hepatic glucose production via nesfatin-1/NUCB2 leading to increased cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion in the intestinal epithelium (PubMed:39562740). |
Cellular Location | Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein |
Tissue Location | Brain, placental, and gut tissues. |

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Background
The immunizing peptide represents extracellular part of the protein
References
Constitutive cholesterol-dependent endocytosis of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is essential to maintain receptor responsiveness to ?-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (?-MSH). McDaniel FK, Molden BM, Mohammad S, Baldini G, McPike L, Narducci P, Granell S, Baldini G. The Journal of biological chemistry 2012 Jun 287 (26): 21873-90. PMID: 22544740

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