Associated Papers
A conserved functional missense SNP (E100K) in sheep MC4R gene leading to functional loss and impacting the growth traits.
Yang Y et al.
Journal of Animal Science, 2026
High-resolution deep mutational scanning of the melanocortin-4 receptor enables target characterization for drug discovery.
Howard CJ et al.
Elife, 2025
Medical semiology of patients with monogenic obesity: A systematic review.
Renard E et al.
Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2024
A Critical Functional Missense Mutation (T117M) in Sheep MC4R Gene Significantly Leads to Gain-of-Function.
Zhao Z et al.
Animals : an Open Access Journal From Mdpi, 2024
Targeted gene panel provides advantages over whole-exome sequencing for diagnosing obesity and diabetes mellitus.
Yu H et al.
Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, 2023
Biased signaling in naturally occurring mutations of G protein-coupled receptors associated with diverse human diseases.
Yang LK et al.
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. Molecular Basis of Disease, 2021
Evaluation of the MC4R gene across eMERGE network identifies many unreported obesity-associated variants.
Namjou B et al.
International Journal of Obesity (2005), 2021
Novel Mutations in Obesity-related Genes in Turkish Children with Non-syndromic Early Onset Severe Obesity: A Multicentre Study
Akıncı A et al.
Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology, 2019
Loss-of-function mutations in MRAP2 are pathogenic in hyperphagic obesity with hyperglycemia and hypertension.
Baron M et al.
Nature Medicine, 2019
Signal Transduction and Pathogenic Modifications at the Melanocortin-4 Receptor: A Structural Perspective.
Heyder N et al.
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Pharmacoperones as Novel Therapeutics for Diverse Protein Conformational Diseases.
Tao YX et al.
Physiological Reviews, 2018
Pharmacological chaperones for the misfolded melanocortin-4 receptor associated with human obesity.
Huang H et al.
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. Molecular Basis of Disease, 2017
How genetic errors in GPCRs affect their function: Possible therapeutic strategies.
Stoy H et al.
Genes & Diseases, 2015
A novel MC4R mutation associated with childhood-onset obesity: A case report.
Doulla M et al.
Paediatrics & Child Health, 2014
Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) polymorphisms are associated with growth and meat quality traits in sheep.
Zuo B et al.
Molecular Biology Reports, 2014
Rescue of defective MC4R cell-surface expression and signaling by a novel pharmacoperone Ipsen 17.
Wang XH et al.
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 2014
A small molecule agonist THIQ as a novel pharmacoperone for intracellularly retained melanocortin-4 receptor mutants.
Huang H et al.
International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2014
Ipsen 5i is a Novel Potent Pharmacoperone for Intracellularly Retained Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mutants.
Tao YX et al.
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2014
Defect in MAPK signaling as a cause for monogenic obesity caused by inactivating mutations in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene.
He S et al.
International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2014
The neuroendocrine circuitry controlled by POMC, MSH, and AGRP.
Biebermann H et al.
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 2012
A novel missense mutation T101N in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene associated with obesity.
Buchbinder S et al.
Genetics and Molecular Research : Gmr, 2011
The melanocortin-4 receptor: physiology, pharmacology, and pathophysiology.
Tao YX
Endocrine Reviews, 2010
Pharmacological characterization of 30 human melanocortin-4 receptor polymorphisms with the endogenous proopiomelanocortin-derived agonists, synthetic agonists, and the endogenous agouti-related protein antagonist.
Xiang Z et al.
Biochemistry, 2010
Engineering the melanocortin-4 receptor to control constitutive and ligand-mediated G(S) signaling in vivo.
Srinivasan S et al.
Plos One, 2007
[Melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations associated with obesity].
Kobayashi H
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2006
Obesity-associated mutations in the human melanocortin-4 receptor gene.
MacKenzie RG
Peptides, 2006
Gene polymorphisms and their effects in the melanocortin system.
Carroll L et al.
Peptides, 2005
Molecular mechanisms of the neural melanocortin receptor dysfunction in severe early onset obesity.
Tao YX
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2005
Functional characterization of melanocortin-4 receptor mutations associated with childhood obesity.
Tao YX et al.
Endocrinology, 2003
Melanocortin-4 receptor gene: case-control study and transmission disequilibrium test confirm that functionally relevant mutations are compatible with a major gene effect for extreme obesity.
Hinney A et al.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2003
The human obesity gene map: the 2002 update.
Chagnon YC et al.
Obesity Research, 2003
A Novel homozygous missense mutation of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) in a Japanese woman with severe obesity.
Kobayashi H et al.
Diabetes, 2002