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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q01726: Variant p.Pro159Thr

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
Gene: MC1R
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Variant information Variant position: help 159 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 Proline (P) to Threonine (T) at position 159 (P159T, p.Pro159Thr). 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 Change from medium size and hydrophobic (P) to medium size and polar (T) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help -1 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).
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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 UV-induced skin damage; shows a strong decreased cAMP production to NDP-MSH stimulation. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 159 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 AVDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTL P RARRAVAAIWVASVVFSTLF 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                         AVDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAVAAIWVASVVFSTLF

Gorilla                       AVDRYISIFYALRYRSIVTLPRARRAVAAIWVASVLFSTLF

                              AVDRYLSIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAWRAISAIWVASVLSSTLF

Rhesus macaque                AVDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAQRAIAAIWVASVLCSTLF

Chimpanzee                    AVDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAIAAIWVASVLFSTLF

Mouse                         AIDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAVVGIWMVSIVSSTLF

Pig                           AVDRYVSIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAGRAIAAIWAGSVLSSTLF

Bovine                        AVDRYISIFYALRYHSVVTLPRAWRIIAAIWVASILTSLLF

Goat                          AVDRYISIFYALRYHSVVTLPRAWRIIAAIWVASILTSVLS

Sheep                         AVDRYISIFYALRYHSVVTLPRAWRIIAAIWVASILTSVLS

Cat                           AVDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAWRAISAIWVASVLSSTLF

Horse                         AVDRYISIFYALRYHSIMMLPRVWRAIVAIWVVSVLSSTLF

Chicken                       AVDRYITIFYALRYHSIMTLQRAVVTMASVWLASTVSSTVL

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
Topological domain 141 – 163 Cytoplasmic
Helix 158 – 181



Literature citations
Identification of novel functional variants of the melanocortin 1 receptor gene originated from Asians.
Nakayama K.; Soemantri A.; Jin F.; Dashnyam B.; Ohtsuka R.; Duanchang P.; Isa M.N.; Settheetham-Ishida W.; Harihara S.; Ishida T.;
Hum. Genet. 119:322-330(2006)
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]; FUNCTION; VARIANTS GLN-67; MET-92; THR-120; PHE-147 DEL; CYS-151; ILE-157; THR-159; GLN-163 AND GLY-166; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS GLN-67; MET-92; THR-120; PHE-147 DEL; CYS-151; ILE-157; THR-159; GLN-163 AND GLY-166;
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