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Melatonin receptor 1

MTNR1A
Identifiers
Aliases MTNR1A, MEL-1A-R, MT1, Melatonin receptor 1A
External IDs MGI: 102967 HomoloGene: 21207 GeneCards: MTNR1A
Targeted by Drug
6-hydroxymelatonin, agomelatine, GR 196429, ly-156735, melatonin, ramelteon, tasimelteon, luzindole
RNA expression pattern
PBB GE MTNR1A 221369 at tn.png
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005958

NM_008639

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005949

NP_032665.1
NP_032665

Location (UCSC) Chr 4: 186.53 – 186.56 Mb Chr 8: 45.07 – 45.09 Mb
PubMed search

NM_005958

NM_008639

NP_005949

NP_032665.1
NP_032665

Melatonin receptor type 1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MTNR1A gene.

This gene encodes the MT1protein, one of two high-affinity forms of a receptor for melatonin, the primary hormone secreted by the pineal gland. This receptor is a G protein-coupled, 7-transmembrane receptor that is responsible for melatonin effects on mammalian circadian rhythm and reproductive alterations affected by day length. The receptor is an integral membrane protein that is readily detectable and localized to two specific regions of the brain. The hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus appears to be involved in circadian rhythm while the hypophysial pars tuberalis may be responsible for the reproductive effects of melatonin.


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