UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q01726: Variant p.Arg160Trp

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
Gene: MC1R
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Variant information Variant position:

160 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant:

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:

From Arginine (R) to Tryptophan (W) at position 160 (R160W, p.Arg160Trp). 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:

Change from large size and basic (R) to large size and aromatic (W) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score:

-3 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:

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:

Probable risk factor for developing melanoma; unable to stimulate cAMP production as strongly as the wild type receptor in response to alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone stimulation; reduced expression at the cell surface.. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources:

Links to websites of interest for the variant.

Variant rs1805008 [ dbSNP | Ensembl ]

Sequence information Variant position:

160 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length:

317 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence:

VDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLP R ARRAVAAIWVASVVFSTLFI 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:

The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences.

Human                         VDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAVAAIWVASVVFSTLFI

Gorilla                       VDRYISIFYALRYRSIVTLPRARRAVAAIWVASVLFSTLFI

                              VDRYLSIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAWRAISAIWVASVLSSTLFI

Rhesus macaque                VDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAQRAIAAIWVASVLCSTLFI

Chimpanzee                    VDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAIAAIWVASVLFSTLFI

Mouse                         IDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRARRAVVGIWMVSIVSSTLFI

Pig                           VDRYVSIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAGRAIAAIWAGSVLSSTLFI

Bovine                        VDRYISIFYALRYHSVVTLPRAWRIIAAIWVASILTSLLFI

Goat                          VDRYISIFYALRYHSVVTLPRAWRIIAAIWVASILTSVLSI

Sheep                         VDRYISIFYALRYHSVVTLPRAWRIIAAIWVASILTSVLSI

Cat                           VDRYISIFYALRYHSIVTLPRAWRAISAIWVASVLSSTLFI

Horse                         VDRYISIFYALRYHSIMMLPRVWRAIVAIWVVSVLSSTLFI

Chicken                       VDRYITIFYALRYHSIMTLQRAVVTMASVWLASTVSSTVLI

Sequence annotation in neighborhood:

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.

Type	Positions	Description
Chain	1 – 317	Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
Topological domain	141 – 163	Cytoplasmic
Helix	158 – 181

Literature citations
Submission
SeattleSNPs variation discovery resource;
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]; VARIANTS LEU-60; MET-92; CYS-151; THR-155; LEU-156; TRP-160; GLN-163 AND LEU-196; Characterization of melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor variant alleles in twins with red hair.
Box N.F.; Wyeth J.R.; O'Gorman L.E.; Martin N.G.; Sturm R.A.;
Hum. Mol. Genet. 6:1891-1897(1997)
Cited for: VARIANTS LEU-60; MET-92; CYS-151; TRP-160 AND HIS-294; Melanocortin 1 receptor variants in an Irish population.
Smith R.; Healy E.; Siddiqui S.; Flanagan N.; Steijlen P.M.; Rosdahl I.; Jacques J.P.; Rogers S.; Turner R.; Jackson I.J.; Birch-MacHin M.A.; Rees J.L.;
J. Invest. Dermatol. 111:119-122(1998)
Cited for: VARIANT TRP-160; Loss of function mutations of the human melanocortin 1 receptor are common and are associated with red hair.
Schioeth H.B.; Phillips S.R.; Rudzish R.; Birch-Machin M.A.; Wikberg J.E.S.; Rees J.L.;
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 260:488-491(1999)
Cited for: CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS LEU-60; HIS-142; CYS-151; TRP-160 AND HIS-294; 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; MC1R: three novel variants identified in a malignant melanoma association study in the Spanish population.
Fernandez L.; Milne R.; Bravo J.; Lopez J.; Aviles J.; Longo M.; Benitez J.; Lazaro P.; Ribas G.;
Carcinogenesis 28:1659-1664(2007)
Cited for: VARIANTS CMM5 PHE-41 AND THR-128; VARIANTS LEU-60; MET-92; THR-155; TRP-160; GLN-163; SER-281 AND HIS-294; Genetic modifiers of multiple sclerosis progression, severity and onset.
Sadovnick A.D.; Traboulsee A.L.; Zhao Y.; Bernales C.Q.; Encarnacion M.; Ross J.P.; Yee I.M.; Criscuoli M.G.; Vilarino-Gueell C.;
Clin. Immunol. 180:100-105(2017)
Cited for: VARIANT TRP-160;

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