Biology:Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2 (MCH2) also known as G-protein coupled receptor 145 (GPR145) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MCHR2 gene.[1][2][3]

MCH2 is also found in dogs, ferrets, and some other primates and carnivores, but is not found in mice or rats. This has delayed research into the receptor as a therapeutic target, due to most early pharmaceutical research usually being conducted in small mammals such as mice, rats or rabbits which lack the MCH2 gene and its receptor product.

Clinical significance

Treatment of human cells expressing MCHR2 with MCH resulted in upregulation of IDH3A, PCK1 and PFKFB4 and the downregulation of INSIG2 and ACOT8.[4]

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References

  1. "Entrez Gene: MCHR2 melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=84539. 
  2. "Cloning of a novel G protein-coupled receptor, SLT, a subtype of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 283 (5): 1013–8. May 2001. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.4893. PMID 11355873. 
  3. "Molecular cloning and functional characterization of MCH2, a novel human MCH receptor". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (23): 20125–9. June 2001. doi:10.1074/jbc.M102068200. PMID 11274220. 
  4. "Comparative proteomic analysis of proteins influenced by melanin-concentrating hormone and melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2 interaction". Horm. Metab. Res. 42 (7): 521–7. June 2010. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1249019. PMID 20340065. 

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