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.