| Applications: | Immunodepletion/Immunocompetition |
| Note: | STRICTLY FOR FURTHER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH USE ONLY (RUO). MUST NOT TO BE USED IN DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS. |
| Short Description : | MC4 Receptor Blocking Peptide is synthetically produced from the 10-60 sequence and is suitable for use in western blot applications. |
| Formulation: | Liquid form at 2.5mg/ml concentration in PBS. Up to 5% DMSO can be added. Orders with >1mg can be supplied in lyophilized powder form, or in buffer of choice. |
| Storage Instruction: | Store at-20°C for long term storage. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Gene Symbol: | MC4R |
| Gene ID: | 4160 |
| Uniprot ID: | MC4R_HUMAN |
| Immunogen Region: | 10-60 |
| Immunogen: | Synthetic peptide taken within amino acid region 10-60 on human MC4R protein. |
| Tissue Specificity | Brain, placental, and gut tissues. |
| Function | Receptor specific to the heptapeptide core common to adrenocorticotropic hormone and alpha-, beta-, and gamma-MSH. Plays a central role in energy homeostasis and somatic growth. This receptor is mediated by G proteins that stimulate adenylate cyclase (cAMP). |
| Peptide Name | Melanocortin Receptor 4Mc4-R |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-375276Reactome: R-HSA-418555Reactome: R-HSA-9856649 |
| Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane Protein |
| Alternative Peptide Names | Melanocortin Receptor 4 proteinMc4-R proteinMC4R protein |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org