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HMRbase accession number20658
Swiss-prot Accession numberP48039 (Sequence in FASTA format)
DescriptionMelatonin receptor type 1A (Mel-1A-R) (Mel1a melatonin receptor).
Source organismHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomical ClassificationEukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini;Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
Subcellular locationCell membrane; multi-pass membrane protein
Developmental StageN/A
Similarity Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family.
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in hypophyseal pars tuberalis and hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). Hippocampus.
Post translational modificationN/A
Function High affinity receptor for melatonin. Likely to mediates the reproductive and circadian actions of melatonin. The activity of this receptor is mediated by pertussis toxin sensitive G proteins that inhibit adenylate cyclase activity.
Protein Length350 Amino acids
Molecular weight39375
Domain Name7tm_1  
References1  PubMed abstract 7946354
2  PubMed abstract 10471411
3  PubMed abstract 15489334
HormoneDetail in HMRbase   
Gene ID4543      
PDB IDN/A
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