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11459838

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
37
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-10
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a neuropeptide highly expressed in the brain that regulates several physiological functions mediated by receptors in the G protein-coupled receptor family. Recently an orphan receptor, SLC-1, has been identified as an MCH receptor (MCH-R1). Herein we identify and characterize a novel receptor for human MCH (MCH-R2). The receptor is composed of 340 amino acids encoded by a 1023-base pair cDNA and is 35% homologous to SLC-1. (125)I-MCH specifically bound to Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing MCH-R2. MCH stimulated dose-dependent increases in intracellular free Ca(2+) and inositol phosphate production in these cells but did not affect cAMP production. The pharmacological profile for mammalian MCH, [Phe(13),Tyr(19)]MCH, and salmon MCH at MCH-R2 differed compared with MCH-R1 as assessed by intracellular signaling and radioligand binding assays. The EC(50) in signaling assays and the IC(50) in radioligand binding assays of salmon MCH was an order of magnitude higher than mammalian MCH at MCH-R2. By comparison, the EC(50) and IC(50) values of salmon MCH and mammalian MCH at MCH-R1 were relatively similar. Blot hybridization revealed exclusive expression of MCH-R2 mRNA in several distinct brain regions, particularly in the cortical area, suggesting the involvement of MCH-R2 in the central regulation of MCH-mediated functions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34664-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification and pharmacological characterization of a novel human melanin-concentrating hormone receptor, mch-r2.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Human Genomics and Central Nervous System Biology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article