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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q01726: Variant p.Asp84Glu

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
Gene: MC1R
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Variant information Variant position: help 84 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LB/B The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance

Residue change: help From Aspartate (D) to Glutamate (E) at position 84 (D84E, p.Asp84Glu). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Similar physico-chemical property. Both residues are medium size and acidic. The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 2 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
More information can be found on the following page

Polymorphism: help Genetic variants in MC1R define the skin/hair/eye pigmentation variation locus 2 (SHEP2) [MIM:266300]. Hair, eye and skin pigmentation are among the most visible examples of human phenotypic variation, with a broad normal range that is subject to substantial geographic stratification. In the case of skin, individuals tend to have lighter pigmentation with increasing distance from the equator, with type I skin being the most lightly pigmented and type IV the most dark pigmented. By contrast, the majority of variation in human eye and hair color is found among individuals of European ancestry, with most other human populations fixed for brown eyes and black hair. Partial loss-of-function mutations are associated with fair skin, poor tanning and increased skin cancer risk.MC1R variants associated with red hair and fair skin, determine female-specific increased analgesia from kappa-opioid receptor agonist [MIM:613098]. - Additional information on the polymorphism described.
Variant description: help Probable risk factor for developing melanoma; reduced expression at the cell surface. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 84 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 317 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help AKNRNLHSPMYCFICCLALS D LLVSGSNVLETAVILLLEAG The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences.
Human                         AKNRNLHSPMYCFICCLALSDLLVSGSNVLETAVILLLEAG

Gorilla                       AKNRNLHSPMYCFICCLALSDLLVSGSNVVDT-LLLLLEAG

                              AKNRNLHSPMYYFIGCLAVSDLLVSVTNVLETAVMLLVEAG

Rhesus macaque                AKNRNLHSPMYCFICCLALSDLLVSGSNMLETAVTLLLEAG

Chimpanzee                    AKNRNLHSPMYCFICCLALSDLLVSGSNVLETAVILLLEAG

Mouse                         TKNRNLHSPMYYFICCLALSDLMVSVSIVLETTIILLLEAG

Pig                           AKNRNLHSPMYYFVCCLAVSDLLVSVSNVLETAVLLLLEAG

Bovine                        AKNRNLHSPMYYFICCLAVSDLLVSVSNVLETAVMLLLEAG

Goat                          AKNRNLHSPMYYFICCLAMSDLLVSVSNVLETAVMLLLEAG

Sheep                         AKNRNLHSPMYYFICCLAMSDLLVSVSNVLETAVMLLLEAG

Cat                           AKNRNLHSPMYYFICCLAVSDLLVSVSSVLETAVMLLLEAG

Horse                         AKNRNLHSPMYYFICCLAVSDLLVSMSNVLEMAILLLLEAG

Chicken                       LKNRNLHSPTYYFICCLAVSDMLVSVSNLAKTLFMLLMEHG

Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 1 – 317 Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
Transmembrane 73 – 93 Helical; Name=2
Mutagenesis 65 – 65 K -> R. Only minor effect on internalization rate and protein half-life; when associated with R-226; R-238 and R-310.
Helix 72 – 102



Literature citations
High polymorphism at the human melanocortin 1 receptor locus.
Rana B.K.; Hewett-Emmett D.; Jin L.; Chang B.H.; Sambuughin N.; Lin M.; Watkins S.; Bamshad M.; Jorde L.B.; Ramsay M.; Jenkins T.; Li W.H.;
Genetics 151:1547-1557(1999)
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]; VARIANTS GLN-67; GLU-84; MET-92; CYS-151 AND GLN-163; The Asp84Glu variant of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is associated with melanoma.
Valverde P.; Healy E.; Sikkink S.; Haldane F.; Thody A.J.; Carothers A.; Jackson I.J.; Rees J.L.;
Hum. Mol. Genet. 5:1663-1666(1996)
Cited for: VARIANT GLU-84; Identification of common polymorphisms in the coding sequence of the human MSH receptor (MC1R) with possible biological effects.
Koppula S.V.; Robbins L.S.; Lu D.; Baack E.; White C.R. Jr.; Swanson N.A.; Cone R.D.;
Hum. Mutat. 9:30-36(1997)
Cited for: VARIANTS GLU-84 AND MET-92; Altered cell surface expression of human MC1R variant receptor alleles associated with red hair and skin cancer risk.
Beaumont K.A.; Newton R.A.; Smit D.J.; Leonard J.H.; Stow J.L.; Sturm R.A.;
Hum. Mol. Genet. 14:2145-2154(2005)
Cited for: CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS GLU-84; CYS-151; THR-155 AND TRP-160;
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