About Melanocortin receptor 3
Melanocortin receptor 3 (MC3R) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
P41968, 323 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
132 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Melanocortin receptor 3 |
| UniProt accession | P41968 |
| Gene | MC3R |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 323 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Approved drugs hitting this target (11)
DrugCentral-linked approved drugs that act on this protein.
Disease associations (132)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- age at menarche · score 0.41
- body height · score 0.41
- lean body mass · score 0.33
- age at first facial hair · score 0.32
- appendicular lean mass · score 0.30
- age at voice drop · score 0.26
- glioblastoma multiforme · score 0.26
- ovarian cancer · score 0.25
- puberty onset measurement · score 0.24
- fat body mass · score 0.23
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-P41968-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 83.87 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (323 residues)
MNASCCLPSV QPTLPNGSEH LQAPFFSNQS SSAFCEQVFI KPEVFLSLGI VSLLENILVI LAVVRNGNLH SPMYFFLCSL AVADMLVSVS NALETIMIAI VHSDYLTFED QFIQHMDNIF DSMICISLVA SICNLLAIAV DRYVTIFYAL RYHSIMTVRK ALTLIVAIWV CCGVCGVVFI VYSESKMVIV CLITMFFAMM LLMGTLYVHM FLFARLHVKR IAALPPADGV APQQHSCMKG AVTITILLGV FIFCWAPFFL HLVLIITCPT NPYCICYTAH FNTYLVLIMC NSVIDPLIYA FRSLELRNTF REILCGCNGM NLG
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