Gene Information
Gene NameMC3R
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length323
Protein NamesMelanocortin receptor 3 (MC3-R)
Target Namemelanocortin receptor 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000124089 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP41968
Gene CardMC3R
Uniprot IDP41968
PfamPF00001
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.199205807)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MC3R ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MC3R ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MC3R ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MC3R ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mc3r ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MC3R ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mc3r ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MC3R ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLPAR2, GPR6, MC4R, MC5R, GPR3
ParalogsS1PR1, S1PR5, S1PR2, S1PR3, S1PR4, LPAR1, LPAR2, LPAR3, GPR3, GPR119, GPR6, GPR12, CNR1, CNR2, MC4R, MC5R, MC2R, MC1R
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityBrain, placental, and gut tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3827103  rs74315393  rs121913556 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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