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Symbol
Name
ID
Mc4r
melanocortin 4 receptor
MGI:99457
Phenotype annotations related to homeostasis/metabolism
*Aspects of the system are reported to show a normal phenotype.
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Decreased resting energy expenditure
Disease(s) Associated with MC4R
obesity

Mouse Phenotypes
homeostasis/metabolism phenotype
increased susceptibility to diet-induced obesity
increased hydroxyproline level
hyperglycemia
increased circulating insulin level
increased circulating leptin level
increased circulating cholesterol level
increased circulating free fatty acids level
increased circulating interleukin-6 level
increased circulating alanine transaminase level
increased circulating aspartate transaminase level
increased energy expenditure
abnormal oxygen consumption
decreased oxygen consumption
abnormal glucose homeostasis
impaired glucose tolerance
decreased circulating adiponectin level
increased liver triglyceride level
Availability Mouse Genotype
Mc4rtm1.1Fbz/Mc4rtm1.1Fbz
Mc4rtm1Dhu/Mc4rtm1Dhu
Mc4rtm1Lowl/Mc4rtm1Lowl
Mc4rtm1Matsu/Mc4rtm1Matsu
Mc4rGlu3/Mc4r+
Mc4rtm1.1Fbz/Mc4r+ *
Mc4rtm1Lowl/Mc4rtm1Lowl
Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl/0  (conditional)
Mc4rtm1Lowl/Mc4rtm1Lowl
Chattm1(cre)Lowl/Chat+  (conditional)
Mc4rtm1Lowl/Mc4rtm1Lowl
Slc17a6tm2(cre)Lowl/Slc17a6+  (conditional)
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
05/14/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory