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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P32245: Variant p.Val253Ile

Melanocortin receptor 4
Gene: MC4R
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Variant information Variant position: help 253 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LP/P [Disclaimer] 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 Valine (V) to Isoleucine (I) at position 253 (V253I, p.Val253Ile). 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 hydrophobic. The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 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).
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Variant description: help In obesity; shows a partial cAMP response to alpha-MSH. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 253 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 332 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help GAIRQGANMKGAITLTILIG V FVVCWAPFFLHLIFYISCPQ 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                         GAIRQGANMKGAITLTILIGVFVVCWAPFFLHLIFYISCPQ

Mouse                         GTIRQGTNMKGAITLTILIGVFVVCWAPFFLHLLFYISCPQ

Rat                           GTIRQGANMKGAITLTILIGVFVVCWAPFFLHLLFYISCPQ

Pig                           GTIRQGANMKGAITLTILIGVFVVCWAPFFLHLIFYISCPQ

Bovine                        GTIRQGANMKGAITLTILIGVFVVCWAPFFLHLIFYISCPQ

Zebrafish                     GPIWQAANMKGAITITILLGVFVVCWAPFFLHLILMISCPR
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 – 332 Melanocortin receptor 4
Transmembrane 249 – 271 Helical; Name=6
Helix 241 – 270



Literature citations
Mutations in the human melanocortin-4 receptor gene associated with severe familial obesity disrupts receptor function through multiple molecular mechanisms.
Yeo G.S.H.; Lank E.J.; Farooqi I.S.; Keogh J.; Challis B.G.; O'Rahilly S.;
Hum. Mol. Genet. 12:561-574(2003)
Cited for: VARIANTS OBESITY SER-62; ASP-97; PRO-106; LYS-125; GLN-165; THR-175; ILE-253; TYR-271 AND SER-316; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS OBESITY SER-62; ASP-97; PRO-106; LYS-125; GLN-165; THR-175; ILE-253; TYR-271 AND SER-316;
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