Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups	Neuropeptides

Synonyms

β-melanocyte stimulating hormone

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms Pomc proopiomelanocortin Rat pro-opiomelanocortin alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, alphaMSH, corticotropin-lipotropin, Pomc1, Pomc2, pro-opiomelanocortin, proopiomelanocortin, proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta-lipotropin/ alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-endorphin), pro-opiomelanocortin-alpha, proopiomelanocortin, beta (endorphin, beta), proopoimelanocortin, beta (endorphin, beta)

Database Links
Specialist databases
GPCRdb Ligand	beta-MSH
Other databases
Ensembl Gene	ENSRNOG00000012686 (Rn)
GtoPdb PubChem SID	135651634
UniProtKB	P01194 (Rn)