The different subtypes of the melanocortin (MC) receptors, which are a subfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), play a variety of physiological roles, including pigmentation, steroid secretion, energy homeostasis, and food intake. Five G-protein-coupled receptors (MC1R-MC5R) make up the melanocortin receptor (MCR) family. The MC1R regulates pigmentation, the MC2R is an essential part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, the MC3R, MC4R, and MC5R are involved in exocrine function, and they all play a significant role in energy homeostasis.
A number of neuropeptides known as melanocortins, such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and,, and -melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSHs), activate MCRs. Pro-opiomelanocortin, a common polypeptide precursor that is primarily expressed in the hypothalamus and pituitary, is processed post-translationally to produce melanocortins.
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V70585 | Chlorophorin | 537-41-7 | Chlorophorin is an inhibitor (blocker/antagonist) of the Melanocortin Receptor. |
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V86663 | CRN04894 | 2392970-97-5 | CRN04894 (compound 17h) is an orally active MC2R antagonist that exhibits in vivo efficacy in a rat model of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-stimulated corticosterone secretion. |
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V94273 | Dersimelagon phosphate | 2490660-87-0 | Dersimelagon phosphate is an orally active, selective melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) agonist with EC50 values of 8.16, 3.91, 1.14, and 0.251 nM for human (h), cynomolgus monkey (cm), mouse (m), and rat (r) MC1R, respectively. |
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V79400 | Fenoprofen-13C6 sodium hydrate (Fenoprofen 13C6) | Fenoprofen-13C6 (sodium hydrate) is 13C (carbon 13) labelled Fenoprofen. | |
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V88930 | GPS1573 | 2445822-54-6 | GPS1573 is a noncompetitive antagonist of melanocortin type 2 receptor (MC2R) that dose-dependently antagonizes ACTH-stimulated MC2R activity (IC50=66 nM). |
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V76917 | HS014 TFA | HS014 TFA is a potent and specific melanocortin-4 (MC4) receptor antagonist (inhibitor) with Kis of 3.16, 108, 54.4 and 694 nM for human MC4, MC1, MC3 and MC5 receptors, respectively. | |
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V76916 | HS024 TFA | HS024 is a selective MC4 receptor antagonist (inhibitor) with Ki of 0.29, 3.29, 5.45 and 18.6 nM for MC4, MC5, MC3 and MC1 respectively. | |
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V70577 | IIIM-8 | 1128053-62-2 | IIIM-8 is a melanin production inhibitor. |
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V70581 | JKC363 | 436083-30-6 | JKC363 is a selective melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonist, with an affinity 90 times higher at the MC4 receptor (IC50=0.5 nM) than at the MC3 receptor (44.9 nM). |
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V80448 | JKC363 TFA | JKC363 TFA is a selective melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonist, with 90-fold higher affinity at the MC4 receptor (IC50=0.5 nM) than at the MC3 receptor (44.9 nM). | |
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V4507 | JNJ-10229570 | 524923-88-4 | JNJ-10229570 is a novel, potent and selective antagonist of melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) and melanocortin receptor 5 (MC5R) with the potential to treat primary human sebaceous cells and for the treatment of acne and other sebaceous gland pathologies. |
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V70574 | Lys-γ3-MSH(human) | 156159-18-1 | Lys-γ3-MSH (human) is a melanocortin peptide extracted from the C-terminus of the POMC fragment. |
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V80654 | Lys-γ3-MSH(human) TFA | Lys-γ3-MSH (human) TFA is a melanocortin peptide extracted from the C-terminus of the POMC fragment. | |
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V70583 | MCL0020 | 475498-26-1 | MCL0020 is a potent and specific melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonist (inhibitor) with IC50 of 11.63 nM. |
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V86667 | Melanostatin, frog | 134709-16-3 | Melanostatin, frog is an inhibitor of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) release with IC50 of 60 nM. |
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V70568 | ML-00253764 hydrochloride | 1706524-94-8 | ML-00253764 is a non-peptide melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) antagonist (inhibitor) with Ki and IC50s of 0.16 µM and 0.103 µM, respectively. |
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V70564 | ML00253764 | 681847-92-7 | ML00253764 is a selective melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) antagonist that can cause apoptosis by inhibiting ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation and has anti-neoplastic activity. |
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V70566 | MSG606 | 1416983-77-1 | MSG606 is a selective MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor) antagonist that may be utilized to study neuro-protective (neuro-protection) effects. |
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V80844 | MSG606 TFA | MSG606 TFA is a potent human MC1 receptor antagonist (IC50=17 nM). | |
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V70569 | N,N′-Diferuloylputrescine | 42369-86-8 | N,N′-Diferuloylputrescine is an inhibitor (blocker/antagonist) of pigmentation and reduced pigmentation by 57%. |