Melanocortin receptor accessory proteins in adrenal disease and obesity

Melanocortin receptor accessory proteins (MRAPs) are regulators of the melanocortin receptor family. MRAP is an essential accessory factor for the functional expression of the MC2R/ACTH receptor. The importance of MRAP in adrenal gland physiology is demonstrated by the clinical condition familial gl...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors:	David eJackson, Shwetha eRamachandrappa, Adrian eClark, Li eChan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Subjects:	Obesity accessory proteins melanocortin receptors knockout mouse model Adrenal function
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00213/full