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Biological Pathway / MC receptors

Melanocortin Signaling

Família de receptores ativados por peptídeos derivados de POMC, com funções dependentes do subtipo receptor e tecido.

At a glance

Research Summary

What is it?
Família de receptores ativados por peptídeos derivados de POMC, com funções dependentes do subtipo receptor e tecido.
Why does it matter?
Melanocortin Signaling connects 1 targets to 1 curated biological processes.
Key mechanisms
Melanocortin ligand · MC receptor subtype · Gs · cAMP · Tissue-specific response
Key targets
MC1R
Related compounds
PT-141 / Bremelanotide · Afamelanotide · Melanotan II
Human evidence
0 related published study records are indexed.
Main uncertainties
Effects are tissue- and context-dependent; a pathway diagram is a curated model, not proof that every step is direct in every system.

Pathway profile

Canonical details

Primary ligand
Context dependent
Target / receptor
MC1R
Second messenger
cAMP
Downstream pathway
Gs → cAMP → Tissue-specific response
Cell types
Melanocytes
Tissues
Brain, Pituitary, Skin
Physiological processes
Pigmentation
Known uncertainties
Effects are tissue- and context-dependent; a pathway diagram is a curated model, not proof that every step is direct in every system.

Complementary visualization

Mechanism

Melanocortin ligand
MC receptor subtype
Gs
cAMP
Tissue-specific response

Arrows show a curated signaling sequence. They do not imply that every transition is a direct physical interaction.

Relationship evidence

direct

Pigmentation associated with Melanocortin Signaling.

scope not indexed
direct

Melanocortin Signaling acts on MC1R.

mechanistic
associated

Melanocortin Signaling associated with PT-141 / Bremelanotide.

scope not indexed
associated

Melanocortin Signaling associated with Afamelanotide.

scope not indexed
associated

Melanocortin Signaling associated with Melanotan II.

scope not indexed
associated

Melanogenesis associated with Melanocortin Signaling.

scope not indexed

Related Compounds

Related topics

Evidência publicada

Estudos

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