In reporter assays of common carp Mc3r, NDP-MSH activated the cAMP signaling pathway, as did ACTH (1-24), α-MSH and β-MSH, with different potencies.
In plain wordsIn lab tests with carp receptor cells, NDP-MSH switched on the cAMP signal, as did three other ligands.
- Peptide
- Melanotan I (afamelanotide)
- Outcome
- IncreasecAMP signaling activation via common carp Mc3r
- Study
common carpn: not reported in source
Luciferase reporter assays of common carp Mc3r- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Pharmacology
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
The luciferase reporter systems showed that four ligands, ACTH (1-24), α-MSH, β-MSH, and NDP-MSH, were able to activate the cAMP and MAPK/ERK signaling pathways downstream of ccMc3r with different potencies.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In this study, we cloned the coding sequence (CDS) of common carp Mc3r (ccMc3r), examined its tissue expression profile, and investigated the function of this receptor in mediating downstream signaling pathways.