The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Melanocortin 1 Receptor across different species:

melanocortin 1 receptor (alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor) (MC1R), melanocortin 1 receptor (Mc1r), melanocortin 1 receptor (mc1r), melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R), melanocortin 1 receptor (mc1r_par1)

Other aliases include:

MSH-R, SHEP2, MGC14337, e, Tob, Mshra, MC1R, MSHR, MC1-R, MC5R, mc1r

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Melanocortin 1 Receptor:

melanocortin 1 receptor – melanotropin receptor – tobacco darkening – melanocortin-1 receptor – extension recessive yellow – melanocortin 1-receptor – melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor – alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor – melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor – Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor – Melanocortin receptor 5 – melanocortin 1 receptor Mc1r – Melanotropin receptor – Melanocortin receptor 1

Melanocortin 1 Receptor fulfills a number of functions:

G-protein coupled receptor activity – melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor activity – receptor activity – melanocortin receptor activity – protein binding – signal transducer activity – hormone binding – molecular_function

Melanocortin 1 Receptor is relevant to the following processes:

G-protein signaling, coupled to cyclic nucleotide second messenger – UV protection – multicellular organismal development – signal transduction – G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway – melanin biosynthetic process – pigmentation – sensory perception of pain – biological_process

Locations for Melanocortin 1 Receptor:

integral to plasma membrane – plasma membrane – integral to membrane – membrane – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology