Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1

Synonyms

MC1 Receptor

Melanocortin 1 Receptor

Melanocortin Receptor 1

Melanocortin Receptor, Melanocyte

Melanocortin-1 Receptor

Melanocyte Melanocortin Receptor

Receptor 1, Melanocortin

Receptor, MC1

Receptor, Melanocortin 1

Receptor, Melanocortin-1

Receptor, Melanocyte Melanocortin

A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in MELANOCYTES. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Loss of function mutations of the type 1 melanocortin receptor account for the majority of red hair and fair skin recessive traits in human.