Localization of the human melanocortin-5 receptor gene (MC5R) to chromosome band 18p11.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization

  • Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1995;68(1-2):79-81. doi: 10.1159/000133895.
B P Chowdhary  1 ,  I Gustavsson ,  J E Wikberg ,  V Chhajlani
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.
PMID: 7956366 DOI: 10.1159/000133895
Abstract

The recently cloned novel MC5R gene is suggested to be a mediator of neural functions of the melanocortic peptides, such as melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). We now report the localization of the human MC5R locus to chromosome 18p11.2.