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ArticleEndocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)2014

Gene expression regulation by agonist-independent constitutive signaling of melanocortin-1 receptor.

Ikjoo Seong, Jaesang Kim

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Article in Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ikjoo SeongDepartment of Life Science and Ewha Research Center for Systems Biology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Jaesang KimDepartment of Life Science and Ewha Research Center for Systems Biology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Ewha Womans University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMelanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r), a key signaling receptor for melanogenesis, has been reported to mediate migration of B16F10 melanoma cells. Interestingly, this activity appears to be a part of the constitutive signaling of Mc1r.

methodsWe carried out small interfering RNA-mediated knock-down of Mc1r on murine melanoma B16F10 cells and performed microarray analysis to characterize changes in the gene expression profile.

resultsWe isolated 22 and four genes whose expression decreased and increased, respectively, by 2.5-fold or higher as the result of Mc1r knock-down. Several down-regulated genes have been proposed to be involved in cell migration. Among these genes are several members of the chemokine gene family.

conclusionWe provide a gene set for further functional analyses of Mc1r. The Mc1r target genes we present may be particularly relevant for understanding the ligand-independent activity of Mc1r. Further examination of the mode of action may lead to novel strategies in regulating the migration and metastasis of melanoma cells.

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ChemokinesMelanomaMigrationReceptor, melanocortin, type 1

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PMID25031891
PMCPMC4091487
OpenAlexW2158837632

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